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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

Short

This is a transaction that is carried out in order to earn money to reduce 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 fall in the near future, so it occupies a certain amount of these tokens on the bail of its own funds and immediately sells tokens X on the exchange 2) then patiently waits until the price for token x falls to a certain mark 3) As soon as this happens, the trader redeems X tokens at a lower price and returns their exchange Profit: The difference between the price of the sale and the purchase price.

Other Important Terms

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.

Account

Excount on the exchange or in the service Multiakacounds (cartoons, cartoons) - several accounts that belong (Athenicated) to one person, but decorated on different people (relatives, acquaintances) Drop (astronaut) - a person whose documents are drawn up by a multi -account Multiakking (cartoon) - an investment (speculative) process that uses multi -accense Abusing (from the English. Abuse - abuse) - use all the capabilities of the system, violating the established rules - for example, multipacing or using bots/scripts

IEO

This is a format for attracting investments in which the sale of tokens of tokens of a project is organized and controlled by a centralized exchange, for example, Binance.

Steblcoins

These are cryptocurrencies that are universally recognized and attached to traditional fiat currencies, for example, to the dollar. Examples: USDT, USDC, DAI, BUSD, etc. Due to the fact that these cryptocurrencies are tied to stable assets, they are assigned the corresponding name "Stable coins" or "stabiboins".

IRL

The abbreviation denoting what is happening in real life (outside the Internet) - is used in correspondence or as a hashtag on a tweeter

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