Crypto & Finance Glossary

Regulatory frameworks specifically governing stablecoins, covering reserve requirements, auditing, issuer licensing, and consumer protections.

Locking up tokens to help secure a proof-of-stake network and earn rewards.

Companies or platforms that handle the technical aspects of staking so you don't have to run your own validator node.

Tokens you receive when you stake through a liquid staking protocol, representing your staked position plus accumulated rewards.

A cross-chain bridge built on LayerZero that enables native asset transfers between chains.

An Ethereum Layer 2 that uses STARK zero-knowledge proofs, which don't require a trusted setup.

A Layer 2 scaling technique where two parties open a channel, transact off-chain as many times as they want, and only settle the final result on-chain.

A data structure used by Ethereum to store the complete state of all accounts, balances, and smart contract storage.

A momentum indicator that compares a closing price to its price range over a given period.

Shares representing partial ownership in a company.

An order to sell automatically if price drops to a specified level.

An order that combines a stop trigger with a limit price.

The concept of nations holding Bitcoin as part of their monetary reserves, similar to gold reserves.

A Layer 1 blockchain built by former Meta (Facebook) engineers using the Move programming language.

Optimism's vision for a network of interoperable L2 chains all built on the OP Stack.

A sudden reduction in the available supply of an asset, which can drive prices up sharply if demand stays the same or increases.

A price level where buying pressure tends to overcome selling pressure, preventing further decline.

A multi-chain DEX that started as a Uniswap fork with added token incentives.

Exchanging one cryptocurrency for another.

Creating multiple fake identities to gain disproportionate influence in a system.

A tokenized derivative that mimics the price of a real-world asset without requiring you to own it.

A protocol that creates synthetic assets (called Synths) tracking the price of real-world assets, crypto, forex, and commodities.

An order that automatically sells your position when price reaches a target level to lock in gains.

The fee charged when your order removes liquidity from the order book by filling immediately against existing orders.

Studying price charts and patterns to predict future movements.

A crypto trading bot that operates through Telegram messages, letting you buy, sell, and snipe tokens directly from chat.

A blockchain environment for testing where tokens have no real value.

A decentralized protocol for indexing and querying blockchain data.

A cryptographic scheme where multiple parties each hold a piece of a private key, and a minimum number of them must cooperate to produce a valid signature.

The minimum price increment at which an asset can trade.

A trading parameter that determines how long an order stays active before it's cancelled.

An AMM design that factors in the duration of liquidity provision, rewarding long-term liquidity providers more than short-term ones.

A smart contract mechanism that enforces a waiting period before certain actions take effect.

A digital asset created on an existing blockchain rather than its own chain.

Permanently removing tokens from circulation by sending them to an unreachable address.

Restricting access to content, communities, or experiences based on whether someone holds a specific token or NFT.

The moment when a new token is created and becomes available.

A set of rules that tokens on a blockchain must follow so wallets, exchanges, and dApps can interact with them.

When locked tokens from team allocations, investor rounds, or ecosystem funds become available for trading.

The economic design of a token including supply, distribution, utility, and incentives.

The Open Network, a Layer 1 blockchain originally designed by Telegram.

The maximum revenue opportunity available for a product or service if it captured 100% of its market.

All tokens that currently exist, including locked or reserved ones.

Telling someone to go outside and take a break from the internet, crypto charts, or CT (Crypto Twitter).

How many transactions a blockchain can process per second.

The total amount of an asset traded over a period, usually 24 hours.

A dynamic stop-loss order that moves with the price when it goes in your favor.

A transfer of value or data recorded on a blockchain.

A FATF regulation requiring financial institutions to share sender and receiver information for transactions above a certain threshold.

Funds controlled by a protocol or DAO, usually held in a multi-sig wallet.