Crypto Glossary: 250+ Terms Explained
From Airdrops to Zero-Knowledge proofs, explore concise explanations and key insights for the terms that shape the digital asset economy.
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Alpha
When used as an indication of active return on an investment, it measures the asset price against the overall market movement. The…
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Larping
The act of adopting a false persona, exaggerated story, or fake insider image to appear more credible, influential, or successful in order…
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Staking
A way of earning passive income from cryptocurrencies. When investors stake their coins, they don't sell them and can't trade them. In…
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Ethereum
An open source blockchain that acts as a distributed computing platform and operating system, allowing decentralized applications and smart contracts be executed.
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Block Reward
A mechanism that awards miners with newly minted bitcoin, acting as an incentive for users to add hashing power to the network.
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Fakeout
A term used in technical analysis to refer to a situation in which the investor enters into a position in anticipation of…
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DeFi
Short for decentralized finance. DeFi offers financial vehicles without relying on intermediaries such as brokerages, exchanges, or banks by using smart contracts…
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Staking Pool
Staking pools are created by miners to increase their chance of successfully validating a new block.
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Proof of Stake
A power efficient transaction validation system in where users must ‘stake’ their coins in order to mint new blocks, minting of fraudulent…
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Proof of Work
A transaction validation system that requires the use of a computationally intensive process within the network that acts as a deterrent to…
