Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Dictionary

Terms commonly used in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency

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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.

Other Important Terms

Airdrop

An airdrop is a way to distribute coins. End users can generally get coins for free or in exchange for a small task, such as subscribing to a newsletter, sending a tweet or inviting other people via a personal affiliate link.

ATH

The maximum value of the price for token for the entire period of its existence. Перевод Microsoft

Blockchain

Blockchain is most simply defined as a decentralized, distributed ledger technology that records the provenance of a digital asset.

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

Smart Contract

A smart contract is a computer program or a transaction protocol respectively, which is intended to automatically execute, control or document respectively legally relevant events and actions according to the terms of a contract, of an agreement or of a negotiation.

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