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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

Block explorer

A block explorer is an online service to track blockchain transactions. It usually is a website where you can see all the new blocks that are being created. You can also search for transactions and wallet addresses. The best-known block explorers are blockchain.info for Bitcoin and etherscan.io for Ethereum.

Other Important Terms

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.

Double Spending

With digital currency, there is a risk that the holder could make a copy of the digital token and send it to a merchant or another party while retaining the original.

Market Order

Order (application) for quick purchase/sale at the current market price. For example: a market order for sale will correspond to the cheapest limit order for a purchase available in an exchange glass. The warrant will pass throughout the glass until it is closed according to your volume, so do not forget to look at liquidity.

Sail or Tokeneil

This is the format of crowdfunding of cryptocurrency means, which allows you to purchase project tokens at low prices and in the early stages before they are available for a wide audience of users on trading floors. Pre-Eed Round (Pre-SID stage) is the earliest stage of financing of the project, in which only partners and large funds at the lowest price of token participate, but with the highest risks SEED/Strategic Round (SID/Strategic round) - the next stage at which the price of token is higher, but the risks are lower, because the degree of development of the project is better (as a rule is MVP) - only funds and partners participate Private Sale (Private Sale) - small funds, clubs of investors, media partners are involved, distinguish direct allocations for influents - the price of token is even higher and the risks below. Large projects with TIR1-2 funds rarely use privat Public Sale (public round) - public sail to buy in front of listing for everyone - the price of token is maximum, risks minimal Community Sale (community Round) - Sale for participants in a particular community HOLDER SALE (round for holders) is a sail for holders of certain

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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