Crypto & Finance Glossary

A comprehensive technical indicator that shows support, resistance, trend direction, momentum, and trade signals all at once.

A fundraising method where new crypto projects sell tokens to early investors.

Token launches that happen directly on decentralized exchanges rather than centralized platforms.

Data that can't be changed once written.

The difference between holding tokens in a liquidity pool versus just holding them in your wallet.

The market's expectation of how much an asset's price will move, derived from options pricing.

A fund that tracks a market index like the S&P 500 by holding all its components.

An average price derived from multiple exchanges, used as a reference for derivatives trading.

When you approve a smart contract to spend unlimited amounts of a token from your wallet.

The rate at which prices rise and money loses purchasing power.

A Cosmos-based Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for finance applications.

Data permanently embedded directly onto Bitcoin's blockchain, popularized by the Ordinals protocol in 2023.

A new approach where users specify what outcome they want (like 'swap 1 ETH for the most USDC possible') and solvers compete to fill that intent.

A new paradigm where users specify what they want to achieve (the intent) rather than how to achieve it (specific transactions).

The cost of borrowing money, set by central banks and market forces.

The ability of different blockchains to communicate and work together.

A decentralized file storage protocol that addresses content by what it is rather than where it is.

When a private company first sells shares to the public on a stock exchange.

A margin mode where you assign a specific amount of collateral to each position separately.