User contributions
26 April 2022
Decentralised Applications (DApps)
Created page with "DApps are essentially software programs built and hosted on blockchain technology, providing users with various functions through peer-to-peer action rather than depending on traditional intermediaries such as governments or banks. Decentralised apps are frequently used to execute decentralised finance operations. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Decentralised
Created page with "When something does not have any central control but rather operates independently through peer-to-peer networks and consensus algorithms instead, transactions cannot be reversed once confirmed on blockchains that do not have any central authority or place of residence since they are decentralised. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Crypto-Native Assets
Created page with "Digital tokens on a blockchain platform that derive their value from the decentralised consensus formed among all/majority of users, rather than coming from an external source like fiat money or company stock. Examples include Ether, Binance Coin (BNB), and Basic Attention Token (BAT). == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Cryptography
Created page with "The use of cryptographic protocols or mathematical techniques to encrypt messages sent between parties which are then decrypted using a key for security purposes. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Cryptoeconomics
Created page with "The combination of cryptography, information theory, computer science, and game theory creates secure economic systems that incentivise proof-of-work consensus models through mechanisms such as decentralised control, immutability, and trustless transactions. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Crypto Derivatives
Created page with "A financial instrument that derives its value from an underlying asset. They are usually contracts traded between two parties based on the price of a certain item, rate or index at some future date. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Cryptocurrency
Created page with "A form of digital asset that uses cryptography as its main security measure to control the creation of additional units and verify transactions on its decentralised network. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Crowdsale
Created page with "The process of selling crypto coins or tokens through crowdfunding, usually done before a new blockchain-based project launches its token/coin on the market so investors can take part in early bonuses and incentives. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Transactions Confirmation
Created page with "This is how many transactions have been processed/validated and added to its ledger so far since it began existing, either through mining or other means, including private ones off-chain. Confirmed transactions cannot be reversed without cooperation from others involved with keeping records on the network's shared ledger (see consensus). Cryptocurrencies need at least six confirmations before they can be considered finalised but more often than not, only take one dependi..."
Chaffing
Created page with "The practice of purposely sending false signals between nodes on a network using fake IP addresses so that they only see information that has already been seen by another node or set of nodes before, thus making consensus impossible for any new data being added onto the chain; this works against 51% attacks where attackers try to introduce invalid blocks into the chain since other miners will not recognise these blocks because they cannot make sense out of what they are..."
Coinless Protocol
Created page with "A decentralised network where all incentive mechanisms are built into the protocol itself and not as an additional layer on top of it (like Ethereum). The purpose is to create fully autonomous systems with no need for central management. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Centralised
Created page with "A system of power where a central authority has control over the execution of operations. Often associated with a dictatorial style of rule and a single point of attack. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Casper
Created page with "Ethereum's proof-of-stake protocol upgrade, designed to replace the proof-of-work as mentioned earlier and improve the scalability of the network while also enhancing security by making it less costly for an attacker to attack the network. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Bull market
Created page with "A market in which prices are rising, and investors expect even better returns. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Bullish
Created page with "When investors are bullish, they expect a price to go up in the future and would be comfortable buying coins/tokens at these levels because they believe it will increase even more. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Bollinger bands
Created page with "A technical indicator used by traders to measure market volatility consisting of three lines plotted at standard deviation levels above and below a centre line. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Block size limit
Created page with "The maximum amount of data that can be included in a block, measured in bytes. Bitcoin's is hard-coded at one megabyte while Ethereum's was recently increased to around 20% of that number (to roughly 12.66MB), with plans for it to increase further over the coming years. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Block reward
Created page with "A type of monetary incentive provided by cryptocurrencies whenever an individual mines a block successfully. Coins/Tokens are not created out of thin air. Still, rather they must have gone through mining first before being awarded as such since it requires computational resources and electricity costs to mine them effectively. This is how miners make their profits, doing the work necessary in ensuring proper security measures are put in place so that these tokens cannot..."
Block height
Created page with "When discussing blockchain networks such as BitcoinBTC), this term refers to how many blocks make up their total height/length starting from block #0, also called its genesis block, which was mined during the first round of updates to this network. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Bitcoin maximalist
Created page with "A person who defends bitcoin against all other crypto assets. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Algorithmic Stablecoin
Created page with "An algorithmic stablecoin actually uses an algorithm underneath, which can issue more coins when its price increases and buy them off the market when the price falls. == Sources: == https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/algorithmic-stablecoin Category:Glossary"
Bear market
Created page with "A market in which prices fall and negative sentiment is rife; this could lead to a drop-off in demand while buyers wait for lower prices. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Bearish
Created page with "When investors or traders see a bearish trend, they expect a price to decrease and would recommend selling coins/tokens. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Crypto & NFT Terminology
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Bag holder
Created page with "A derogatory term to describe investors who are still holding certain assets that have dropped significantly in value since their purchase price. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
ATH
Created page with "All-Time High, the highest value reached by an asset at any point in its history. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
AML
Created page with "Anti-Money Laundering, a legal framework used by governments worldwide to stop financial crimes like money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and more. == Sources: == https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/140-blockchain-and-crypto-words-ultimate-z-glossary Category:Glossary"
Airnode
Created page with "Airnode is an oracle node and API blockchain gateway that is readily deployed by API providers who want to engage in the API3 blockchain protocol and put their data feeds on-chain. == Sources: == https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/airnode Category:Glossary"
Adaptive State Sharding
Created page with "There are three types of sharding: state, transactions, and network. Elrond’s approach to Blockchain sharding involves the combination of all three types – and is given the name of adaptive state sharding. Combining the advantages of all three types of sharding results in an optimal mechanism. The result enables parallel processing – improves communication inside the shards – and eventually enhances performance. == Sources: == https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandri..."
51% Attack
Created page with "A 51% attack refers to a malicious actor (or group acting in concert), controlling over 50% of the total mining power of the blockchain network and disrupting the integrity of the blockchain. == Sources: == https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/51-attack Category:Glossary"
Airdrop
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Shielded Transaction
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Shielded Transaction
Created page with "A shielded transaction is essentially a transaction that is between two shielded addresses. This will essentially keep the addresses, transaction amount and the memo field shielded from the public, with an exception of migrating funds between Sprout and Sapling shielded addresses. Category:Glossary"
Arweave
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PancakeSwap
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Venus
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Tokemak
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BNB Chain
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Klima DAO
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SushiSwap
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Instadapp
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JustStable
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Dydx
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SpookySwap
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Neutrino
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Benqi
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Stellar
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Cosmos
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Stacks Network
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Polygon
Other projects
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