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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 Reward

The block reward is the payment that is offered to the node that is securing the blockchain. In the case of Bitcoin, which is has a Proof-of-Work consensus algorithm, these would be the miners. The payment is in the form of the native cryptocurrency of that blockchain. The amount is a predetermined reward per block, but often that is supplemented with the fees that are paid for the transactions that block contains. For Bitcoin the current block rewards are cut in half every four years. This is called the ‘halvening’.

Other Important Terms

Altcoin

An altcoin is any cryptocurrency or token created after the Bitcoin was developed.

Liquidity

These are assets (tokens) to be sold or purchased on the market without any influence on the basic price of this asset.

Dior or Dayor

The abbreviation, which stands for "conduct your own research." This term is used in cases where it is recommended to independently study the project, get acquainted with its white paper, see ratings on various aggregators, etc., and not to believe the word for other investors.

Fomo

The abbreviation, which is deciphered as a syndrome of lost opportunity or benefit. The negative emotional state that occurs in the crypto -investor if he did not take advantage of the presented opportunity to earn or profitably invest his funds. The peak manifestations of this state are manifested when the entire network literally buzzes about incredible Xs, that is, profits, and this user only remains, what to consider other people's earnings.        

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

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