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Crypto Glossary: Cryptocurrency Terms from A to Z

Plain-English definitions of 310 crypto, blockchain, DeFi, security and tax terms. Entries are written for general education and are not investment, tax or legal advice.

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Concept Blockchain A blockchain is a distributed digital ledger that records transactions in linked, time-stamped blocks secured by… Concept Staking Staking is the process of locking up cryptocurrency to help validate transactions and secure a proof-of-stake… Platform MetaMask MetaMask is a self-custodial crypto wallet, available as a browser extension and mobile app, that lets… Attack Rug Pull A rug pull is a type of crypto scam in which a project's creators attract investors,… Concept 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security method that requires two separate proofs of identity, usually a… Compliance Form 1099-DA Form 1099-DA is a US IRS information return that brokers file to report sales and exchanges… Slang FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) FOMO, short for "fear of missing out," is the anxiety that others are profiting from an… Protocol 0x Protocol (ZRX) 0x is an open-source protocol that lets developers build decentralized exchanges and apps that swap tokens…

All terms, A to Z

A15 TERMS
  • AeternityProject
  • AirdropConcept
  • Algorithmic StablecoinCoin
  • AltcoinCoin
  • AML (Anti-Money Laundering)Compliance
  • AMM (Automated Market Maker)Concept
  • Anarcho-CapitalismConcept
  • API (Crypto API)Concept
  • Aping InSlang
  • APR (Annual Percentage Rate)Metric
  • APY (Annual Percentage Yield)Metric
  • ArbitrageConcept
  • Aroon IndicatorIndicator
  • ArweaveProject
  • Atomic Swap (HTLC)Concept
B19 TERMS
  • BacktestingConcept
  • Bear MarketConcept
  • Bear Trap & Bull TrapConcept
  • BEP-20 (BEP-2 & BEP-20)Standard
  • BinancePlatform
  • Bitcoin ATMPlatform
  • Bitcoin ETFConcept
  • Bitcoin MiningConcept
  • Bitcoin Misery IndexMetric
  • BitcoinerSlang
  • BitLicenseCompliance
  • Block RewardConcept
  • Block TimeConcept
  • BlockchainConcept
  • Blockchain ExplorerTool
  • Bollinger BandsIndicator
  • Bonding CurveConcept
  • BTC DominanceMetric
  • Bull Market (Bull Run)Concept
C50 TERMS
  • Cantillon EffectConcept
  • Capital Gains Tax on CryptoConcept
  • CapitulationConcept
  • Cardano HydraProtocol
  • Casascius Coins (Physical Bitcoin)Coin
  • Cathie WoodPerson
  • CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency)Concept
  • CDP (Collateralized Debt Position)Concept
  • CeDeFiConcept
  • Censorship ResistanceConcept
  • Central BankConcept
  • CentralizationConcept
  • CEX (Centralized Exchange)Platform
  • CFD (Contract for Difference)Concept
  • CFTCRegulator
  • ChainlinkProject
  • Circulating SupplyMetric
  • Cloud MiningConcept
  • CME Crypto FuturesConcept
  • Coin vs TokenConcept
  • CollateralConcept
  • Consensus MechanismConcept
  • ConsensysPlatform
  • ConsolidationConcept
  • Craig WrightPerson
  • Cross-ChainConcept
  • Crypto BubbleConcept
  • Crypto CorrectionConcept
  • Crypto Domain Names (Unstoppable Domains)Platform
  • Crypto ExchangePlatform
  • Crypto GovernanceConcept
  • Crypto IRAConcept
  • Crypto LendingConcept
  • Crypto Market MakerConcept
  • Crypto MiningConcept
  • Crypto Mixer (Bitcoin Tumbler)Concept
  • Crypto PresaleConcept
  • Crypto ScamScam
  • Crypto SupercycleConcept
  • Crypto TaxConcept
  • Crypto Trading PairConcept
  • Crypto WalletConcept
  • Crypto WhitelistConcept
  • Crypto WhitepaperConcept
  • Crypto WinterConcept
  • CryptocurrencyConcept
  • CryptoPunksProject
  • Custodial WalletWallet
  • CypherpunkHistory
  • CZ (Changpeng Zhao)Person
D28 TERMS
  • Daedalus WalletPlatform
  • DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph)Concept
  • DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization)Concept
  • dApp (Decentralized Application)Concept
  • DecentralizationConcept
  • Decentralized StorageConcept
  • Deep Web & Dark WebConcept
  • DeFi (Decentralized Finance)Concept
  • DeFi AggregatorConcept
  • DegenSlang
  • Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS)Consensus
  • DemurrageConcept
  • Dencun UpgradeConcept
  • DepegConcept
  • DePINConcept
  • DerivativesConcept
  • DEX (Decentralized Exchange)Platform
  • Diamond HandsSlang
  • Digital AssetConcept
  • Digital IdentityConcept
  • Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)Concept
  • Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA)Strategy
  • Dolphin Wallet (Crypto Dolphin)Slang
  • DoS & DDoS AttackAttack
  • Double SpendingConcept
  • DrawdownConcept
  • DRC-20Standard
  • DYOR (Do Your Own Research)Slang
E11 TERMS
  • EIP (Ethereum Improvement Proposal)Concept
  • Electrum WalletPlatform
  • Elliott Wave TheoryConcept
  • EMA (Exponential Moving Average)Indicator
  • Enterprise Ethereum AllianceConcept
  • EpochConcept
  • ERC-1155Standard
  • ERC-20Standard
  • ERC-721Standard
  • Ether (ETH)Coin
  • Exploit (Crypto Exploits & Hacks)Attack
F12 TERMS
G10 TERMS
  • GameFiConcept
  • Gas (Gas Fees & Gas Limit)Concept
  • Genesis BlockConcept
  • Geth (Go Ethereum)Software
  • GigachadSlang
  • Gold-Backed CryptoToken
  • Governance TokenToken
  • Greater Fool TheoryConcept
  • Green CandleConcept
  • GweiUnit
H8 TERMS
  • Hal FinneyPerson
  • Hash Function (SHA-256)Concept
  • Hash Rate (TH/s, MH/s)Metric
  • HODLSlang
  • HoneypotAttack
  • Howey TestCompliance
  • HuobiPlatform
  • HyperledgerPlatform
I12 TERMS
  • IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication)Protocol
  • ICO (Initial Coin Offering)Concept
  • IDO (Initial DEX Offering)Concept
  • IEO (Initial Exchange Offering)Concept
  • IGO (Initial Game Offering)Concept
  • ImmutabilityConcept
  • Impermanent LossConcept
  • InflationConcept
  • Insurance FundConcept
  • Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)Concept
  • IOHK (Input Output)Company
  • IOU (I Owe You)Concept
K1 TERM
  • Kimchi PremiumConcept
L12 TERMS
  • Lambo (Wen Lambo)Slang
  • LARPSlang
  • Laser EyesSlang
  • LaunchpadPlatform
  • Layer 0Concept
  • Layer 1 (L1) BlockchainConcept
  • Liquid StakingConcept
  • LiquidationConcept
  • Liquidity (Crypto Liquidity)Concept
  • Liquidity PoolConcept
  • Long & Short PositionConcept
  • LTV (Loan-to-Value)Metric
M24 TERMS
  • MACDIndicator
  • Mainchain & SidechainConcept
  • MainnetConcept
  • Man-in-the-Middle AttackAttack
  • Market CapMetric
  • MasternodeConcept
  • MempoolConcept
  • Merkle TreeConcept
  • MetaMaskPlatform
  • Metcalfe's LawConcept
  • MEV (Maximal Extractable Value)Concept
  • MicropaymentConcept
  • Miner (Crypto Miner)Concept
  • Mining DifficultyMetric
  • Mining FarmConcept
  • Mining PoolConcept
  • Mining RigHardware
  • MintingConcept
  • Money Transmitter License (MTL)Compliance
  • Move LanguageLanguage
  • MPC (Multi-Party Computation)Concept
  • Mt. GoxHistory
  • Multi-Coin WalletWallet
  • Multisig WalletWallet
N6 TERMS
  • NFT (Non-Fungible Token)Concept
  • NGMISlang
  • Nick SzaboPerson
  • Nifty GatewayPlatform
  • NodeConcept
  • Non-Custodial WalletWallet
O9 TERMS
  • OdyseePlatform
  • OFAC SanctionsCompliance
  • OmnichainConcept
  • On-Chain vs Off-ChainConcept
  • OpenSeaPlatform
  • Order Book (CLOB)Concept
  • Order Types (Limit, Stop & Market)Concept
  • OTC (Over-the-Counter) Crypto TradingConcept
  • Oversold & OverboughtConcept
P14 TERMS
  • P&L (Profit and Loss) ReportMetric
  • P2P (Peer-to-Peer)Concept
  • Paper WalletWallet
  • PayFiConcept
  • Peg (Crypto Peg)Concept
  • PermissionlessConcept
  • Perpetual ContractConcept
  • Play-to-Earn (P2E)Concept
  • POAP (Proof of Attendance Protocol)Protocol
  • Polkadot (Relay Chain & Parachains)Protocol
  • Ponzi SchemeScam
  • PremineConcept
  • Proof of Stake (PoS)Consensus
  • Proof of Work (PoW)Consensus
R7 TERMS
  • Rebase TokenConcept
  • Regulated MarketsConcept
  • RehypothecationConcept
  • RektSlang
  • Roger VerPerson
  • ROI (Return on Investment)Metric
  • Rug PullAttack
S32 TERMS
  • SAFT (Simple Agreement for Future Tokens)Concept
  • SAFUSlang
  • Satoshi (Sat) & Bitcoin UnitsUnit
  • Scaling SolutionsConcept
  • ScryptAlgorithm
  • Security TokenToken
  • Seed Phrase (Mnemonic Phrase)Concept
  • Settlement LayerConcept
  • ShardingConcept
  • ShillingSlang
  • ShitcoinCoin
  • SIM SwapAttack
  • SlippageConcept
  • Smart ContractConcept
  • Smart Contract AuditConcept
  • Sniper Bot (Crypto Sniping)Concept
  • Soft Cap & Hard CapConcept
  • Software WalletWallet
  • SolidityLanguage
  • Solvers (Intent-Based Trading)Concept
  • SPV (Simplified Payment Verification)Concept
  • StablecoinCoin
  • StakingConcept
  • Staking RewardsConcept
  • Stock-to-Flow (S2F)Model
  • Store of ValueConcept
  • Subnet (Avalanche Subnets)Concept
  • SubstrateFramework
  • Supply Chain AttackAttack
  • Support & Resistance PatternsConcept
  • Sybil AttackAttack
  • Synthetic AssetsConcept
T22 TERMS
  • Technical Analysis (TA)Concept
  • TEE (Trusted Execution Environment)Concept
  • TendermintSoftware
  • TestnetConcept
  • TGE (Token Generation Event)Concept
  • To the MoonSlang
  • Token BurnConcept
  • Token MigrationConcept
  • Token SaleConcept
  • Token SwapConcept
  • TokenomicsConcept
  • TokenSetsProject
  • Total Supply & Max SupplyMetric
  • TradFi (Traditional Finance)Concept
  • Trading VolumeMetric
  • Transaction ID (TXID)Concept
  • Transactions Per Second (TPS)Metric
  • TRC-20 (TRC-10 & TRC-20)Standard
  • TrustlessConcept
  • Turing CompleteConcept
  • TVL (Total Value Locked)Metric
  • TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price)Metric
U3 TERMS
  • Unbanked & UnderbankedConcept
  • Unit of AccountConcept
  • Utility TokenToken
V2 TERMS
W7 TERMS
  • WAGMISlang
  • WallStreetBets (WSB)Community
  • Wasabi WalletPlatform
  • Web3 (Web 1.0, 2.0 & 3.0)Concept
  • Whale (Crypto Whale)Slang
  • Wrapped Bitcoin (HBTC & WBTC)Token
  • Wyckoff Accumulation & DistributionConcept
X1 TERM
  • XBT (Bitcoin Ticker)Unit
Y1 TERM
  • Yield Farming (Liquidity Mining)Concept
Z1 TERM
  • ZK-Rollup & Zero-Knowledge ProofsConcept

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