Glossary A → Z

The highest price an asset has ever reached.

Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin.

Taking advantage of price differences for the same asset across markets.

The price at which a seller is willing to sell an asset.

Permission to perform certain actions on a blockchain network.

Trading carried out automatically by algorithms or trading bots.

The amount of a cryptocurrency available in a wallet.

A market in which prices follow a prolonged downward trend.

The price at which a buyer is willing to purchase an asset.

A decentralized, secure digital ledger of transactions.

A software program that automatically executes trading operations.

A point at which price breaks through an important support or resistance level.

A market in which prices follow a prolonged upward trend.

The deliberate destruction of tokens to reduce the circulating supply.

A chart showing price movements over a specified period.

A derivative that lets traders speculate on price changes without owning the asset.

The native cryptocurrency of a blockchain.

A temporary price decline within an upward trend.

The crossing of two indicators or moving averages.

A digital currency that uses cryptography and blockchain to secure transactions.

Methods that use encryption to secure communications and data.

A service or method for securely storing digital assets.

An organization governed through smart contracts and decentralized decision-making.

Investing a fixed amount at regular intervals to average the purchase price.

The absence of a central authority; control is distributed across a network.

A general decline in prices, often associated with a reduction in the money supply.

A financial product whose value depends on an underlying asset.

A temporary price decline before a possible recovery.

A share of profits paid to shareholders.

The official currency of the United States, widely used as a market benchmark.

A rapid wave of selling that drives prices down.

Online commerce, sometimes supported by blockchain-based payments.

Using borrowed funds to increase the size of a trading position.

A third-party arrangement that holds assets securely until a transaction is completed.

A third-party deposit arrangement that secures a transaction between the parties.

A decentralized public blockchain with smart contracts and the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

A platform for trading cryptocurrencies or other financial assets.

Rapid growth in which a value increases in proportion to its current size.

Government-issued currency such as the euro or US dollar.

Government-issued currency with no intrinsic value, such as the euro or dollar.

Using borrowed money to increase position size.

A sudden, sharp and short-lived market decline.

The fear of missing an opportunity, which can lead to impulsive buying.

A change to a blockchain protocol that may create a separate chain.

An illegal practice of placing an order ahead of a client’s order to profit from advance information.

Valuing an asset based on economic, financial or sector-specific factors.

Money invested or set aside for a particular trading or crypto purpose.

A contract to buy or sell an asset on a specified future date.

An activity whose outcome mainly depends on chance and is generally discouraged in trading.

An empty space on a price chart between two periods, usually caused by a rapid move.

A unit that measures the computational work needed to execute transactions on Ethereum.

A bullish signal that occurs when a shorter moving average crosses above a longer one.

Decision-making and management systems used in decentralized blockchain projects.

A bullish candlestick showing that price rose during a period.

A strategy that places orders at regular price intervals to trade market fluctuations.

A periodic halving of Bitcoin mining rewards.

An incompatible protocol change that results in a separate blockchain.

A cryptographic function that turns data into a unique, fixed-length string.

The total computing power of a blockchain network.

A strategy that offsets exposure to reduce risk.

A long-term strategy of holding an asset.

A wallet connected to the internet; convenient, but generally less secure.

Sudden, often exaggerated excitement about an asset or project.

A fundraising event that issues new cryptocurrencies before a project launches.

A sustained general rise in prices that reduces the purchasing power of money.

A fundraising method for a blockchain project; see Initial Coin Offering.

An initial coin offering organized directly by an exchange platform.

Putting money into an asset in expectation of a future return.

A company’s first sale of shares to the public on a stock exchange.

A decentralized protocol for swapping tokens between users.

An unusually large gain from an investment or bet.

Creating public and private keys to secure a crypto wallet.

A key metric used to measure the performance of a strategy or project.

A period of high volatility when price moves quickly and sharply.

Another name for a candlestick used in technical analysis.

A platform for launching and funding new tokens or projects.

A ledger or database where blockchain transactions are recorded.

An order to buy or sell at a specified price or a better one.

An order to buy or sell at a set price or a better one.

The forced closure of a position when losses exceed available margin.

How easily an asset can be bought or sold without significantly affecting its price.

Buying an asset in expectation that its price will rise.

A standard unit used to measure trade size in financial markets.

The funds required to open and maintain a leveraged position.

The total value of all circulating units of an asset or cryptocurrency.

The total value of all outstanding tokens or shares of an asset.

A rapid collapse in prices following heavy selling.

A sudden and severe fall in prices across a financial market.

How well an asset or project meets market needs.

An order executed immediately at the best available market price.

An order executed immediately at the best available price.

A network participant that validates and adds blocks by solving cryptographic problems.

The process of validating and adding blocks to a blockchain by solving computational problems.

The process of validating transactions and creating new units on a blockchain.

A measure of the speed and strength of a price move.

A set of interconnected nodes and participants in a blockchain or decentralized system.

A computer that participates in a blockchain network and stores a copy of its ledger.

An arbitrary value used only once in a cryptographic process to secure a block.

A system that supplies external data to a blockchain so smart contracts can use it.

Simulated trading without real financial risk, used to test strategies.

A direct exchange between users without an intermediary.

A block-validation mechanism based on token ownership rather than computing power.

A block-validation mechanism based on solving cryptographic problems.

Market manipulation that artificially inflates an asset’s price before a large sell-off.

An approach that uses numerical data and statistics to analyze markets.

The minimum number of participants needed to approve a decision in an organization.

A phase in which an asset regains value after a decline.

A price level where selling pressure is expected to be strong enough to limit further gains.

The return on an investment, often expressed as a percentage.

Methods for limiting losses and protecting trading capital.

An indicator that measures the speed and change of price movements.

A strategy focused on small gains from very short-term price moves.

Selling an asset in expectation that its price will fall.

A market with no clear trend, moving within a relatively narrow range.

Locking up cryptocurrency to help secure a network and earn rewards.

A statistical measure of the performance of a group of shares.

An automatic order that limits losses by closing a position at a specified price.

A price level where demand is expected to be strong enough to prevent further declines.

A fee or credit applied for keeping a position open overnight.

An automatic order that secures gains by closing a position at a specified price.

Studying charts and indicators to forecast future price movements.

A digital unit representing an asset or a right on a blockchain.

A digital unit representing an asset or right on a blockchain.

The economic design of a token, including its issuance and uses.

The activity of buying and selling financial assets.

Using algorithms to execute market orders automatically.

A program that automatically trades according to a predefined strategy.

A business day on which financial markets are open.

A period during which a trader carries out market transactions.

The cost of carrying out a transaction on a blockchain or platform.

The general direction of an asset’s price over a given period.

The property of a digital asset being unique and non-duplicable.

An index that tracks the US dollar against a basket of major currencies.

The official currency of the United States and a global benchmark currency.

A token that provides access to a product or service in a blockchain ecosystem.

The process of confirming transactions on a blockchain.

A secure vault or wallet for storing cryptocurrencies or tokens.

A measure of how much an asset’s price changes over a period.

An app or device used to store and manage cryptocurrencies.

An app or device used to store and manage cryptocurrencies.

An ERC-20 token representing Bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain.

An investor who holds enough assets to potentially influence the market.

The native cryptocurrency of the Ripple network, used for fast transfers.

A strategy for earning returns by lending crypto or providing liquidity.

A comparison of performance with the same period in the previous year.

A cryptographic method that proves information without revealing it.

A cryptocurrency that has been abandoned or has little to no activity.

A multiplier that doubles market exposure and can double gains or losses.