Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin.
Crypto Glossary
Essential cryptocurrency and investing terms explained in plain English for beginners.
A distributed ledger that records transactions.
A decentralized digital currency and network.
A method of keeping keys offline.
The process a network uses to agree on valid records.
How and where access to assets or keys is controlled.
Financial applications built on blockchain networks.
A decentralized exchange that uses smart contracts.
The decline from an account peak to a later low.
A fee paid to process some blockchain transactions.
A scheduled reduction in some network issuance rewards.
A one-way digital fingerprint used in computing.
A wallet connected to the internet.
Exposure larger than the trader’s own capital.
How easily an asset can be bought or sold.
Price multiplied by circulating supply.
An order intended to execute at available prices.
An order with a specified price condition.
Secret cryptographic information controlling access.
An identifier that can usually receive assets.
Secret words used to restore wallet access.
The difference between expected and executed price.
Code that executes rules on a blockchain.
A token designed to track a reference value.
Committing assets to support a network or protocol.
A digital asset issued on an existing network.
Assets deposited in a DeFi protocol.
The size and speed of price movements.
Software or hardware that manages cryptographic keys.
A holder whose activity can affect market liquidity.