Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Dictionary

Terms commonly used in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency

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Food/ FAD

These are manipulations performed by some persons in order to spread obviously false or negative information, which will later cause a decrease in the rating of any project, the emergence of distrust of it or will contribute to the fall of the price of token.

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Wall

A huge order for a purchase or sale that can stop, respectively, a growth or fall in the course. It happens that the walls are the manipulation of whales to confuse hamsters.

Anti-Money Laundering

AML is the abbreviation for ‘anti-money laundering’. AML stands for policy and legislation on money laundering. This prevents illegally acquired funds from being converted into a legal variant. Within the crypto world, it is no longer unusual for AML techniques to be used by exchanges and wallets. This term is often used as AML/KYC, where KYC stands for ‘Know your customer’.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a digital or virtual cryptocurrency created in 2009 that uses peer-to-peer technology to facilitate instant payments.

Node

A computer (server) connected to a blockchain and performing the functions of confirming transactions, creating blocks and storing copies of blockchain. In order for the computer (server) to become a node, it is necessary to install special software.

GM / GN

Good morning / Good evening -

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