Crypto Glossary

The highest price ever reached by a cryptocurrency in its trading history.

The lowest price ever reached by a cryptocurrency in its trading history.

The annual rate of interest earned on crypto deposits or paid on loans, without compounding.

The effective annual rate of return including the effect of compound interest.

A decentralized, distributed digital ledger that records transactions across many computers.

The first and most well-known cryptocurrency, created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009.

Financial services built on blockchain without intermediaries like banks or brokers.

A peer-to-peer exchange where users trade cryptocurrencies directly without a central authority.

A crypto exchange operated by a company that acts as an intermediary between buyers and sellers.

An organization represented by rules encoded as smart contracts, controlled by token holders.

A common crypto community phrase encouraging investors to research before investing.

An emotional response where investors buy assets due to fear of missing potential gains.

Negative or misleading information spread to create fear and doubt about a crypto project.

A fee required to execute transactions on blockchain networks like Ethereum.

An event that cuts the block reward for Bitcoin mining in half, occurring approximately every four years.

A crypto slang term meaning "Hold On for Dear Life" — holding crypto long-term regardless of price.

The process of verifying a user's identity, required by most regulated exchanges.

A secondary protocol built on top of a blockchain to improve scalability and transaction speed.

The ability to quickly buy or sell an asset without significantly affecting its price.

The process of validating transactions and adding blocks to a blockchain using computational power.

A unique digital asset representing ownership of a specific item like art, music, or collectibles.

A service that brings real-world data onto the blockchain for smart contracts to use.

A consensus mechanism where miners solve complex puzzles to validate transactions.

A consensus mechanism where validators stake tokens to secure the network.

Tokenized representations of physical assets like real estate, commodities, or bonds on blockchain.

A cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value by being pegged to a reserve asset like USD.

A digital asset built on an existing blockchain representing value, utility, or ownership.

Software or hardware used to store, send, and receive cryptocurrencies securely.

A document that explains the purpose, technology, and economics of a crypto project.

A DeFi strategy where users lend or stake crypto to earn rewards, typically in the form of tokens.

A cryptographic method allowing one party to prove knowledge of information without revealing the information itself.