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Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Dictionary

A complete list of crypto definitions

Cryptocurrency and blockchain glossary

Commonly used terms in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency

Terms commonly used in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency

IDO

This is a format for attracting investments in which the sale of tokens to investors of any project is organized on a decentralized exchange, for example, Pancakeswap. ILO (Initial Liquidity Offering) - a type of IDO when funds are sent to the liquidity pool

Other Important Terms

Long

This is a transaction that is carried out in order to earn money to increase the cost of a cryptocurrency asset. The algorithm of actions is as follows: 1) The trader believes that the price for token x will begin to grow in the near future, so he buys a certain number of these tokens on the exchange 2) then patiently waits until the price for token x grows to a certain mark 3) As soon as this happens, the trader sells tokens x at a higher price Profit: The difference between the price of the sale and the purchase price.

Scam

A fraudulent cryptocurrency project, which organized a fundraiser, but at the same time violated a number of obligations - in fact deceiving investors.

Stakeing

This is a way of obtaining passive earnings. This method is based on the Proof-OF-Stake algorithm. Its essence is to keep the tokens on the wallet to obtain the right to participate in the extraction of cryptocurrencies. Tokens are blocked for a certain period of time and are used to ensure the activity of the blockchain. The user receives awards for performing these actions. Steering is a kind of analogue of a bank deposit at a certain percentage.

Transaction Fee

These are commission fees that the user pays to miners or validators of the network for various transactions and transactions. The commission is paid using the native tokens of a particular network, for example, on the BSC network for transactions, you need to pay in BNB.

Pending

This is the stage of waiting for a transaction. For example, the user sent funds to another wallet, but immediately this transfer will not occur, because for some time this transaction is checked by special services, and is in processing. On the user side, this transaction will be marked with "Pending".

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