Essential Terminology in the Crypto World: A-Z Quick Reference Manual of 100 High-Frequency Terms#
1-10#
- ATH——All Time High
- Aggregators——Liquidity Aggregators: A new type of decentralized exchange platform that integrates liquidity pools from multiple exchanges to smartly obtain the best transaction prices.
- APY——Annual Percentage Yield: The real annual return including compound interest calculations.
- Arbitrage——Cross-platform arbitrage: The profit-making behavior of buying low and selling high by exploiting price differences between exchanges.
- APR——Annual Percentage Rate: The annual return rate calculated using simple interest.
- AMM——Automated Market Makers: A decentralized trading system based on algorithms.
- AML——Anti-Money Laundering: A risk control system to prevent the legitimization of illegal funds.
- AMA——Ask Me Anything: A regular event for project teams to directly engage with the community.
- BD——Business Development: Involves maintaining partnerships and market expansion.
- Byzantine Fault Tolerance——An algorithmic mechanism that allows distributed systems to reach consensus even when nodes are unreliable.
11-20#
- Blockchain Trilemma——The underlying contradiction of achieving decentralization, scalability, and security simultaneously.
- Super Mario Chart——A candlestick pattern characterized by extreme price fluctuations due to high control by market makers.
- Genesis Block——The first foundational block generated in a blockchain network.
- Collateral——Assets used to secure debts in DeFi lending.
- CEX——Centralized Exchange: A trading platform that holds user assets.
- CeFi——Centralized Finance: The crypto version of traditional financial institutions.
- veToken——Voting Rights Token Model: Governance rights obtained through locking assets (e.g., CRV/BAL).
- Governance Token——Holders enjoy voting rights in protocol governance.
- Token Weighted Voting——A governance model where voting influence is determined by the amount of tokens held.
- Time Weighted Voting——A governance mechanism where voting weight is determined by the duration of asset locking (e.g., UNI/COMP).
21-30#
- Doxx/Doxxed——The status of a project team being publicly identified by real names.
- DYOR——Do Your Own Research: A common disclaimer.
- Floor Price——The current lowest listing price of an NFT series.
- DAO——Decentralized Autonomous Organization: An on-chain governance entity operating based on smart contracts.
- DEX——Decentralized Exchange: An on-chain trading protocol where users self-custody their assets.
- DeFi——Decentralized Finance: An open financial ecosystem based on smart contracts.
- DApp——Decentralized Application: An open-source program running on a blockchain network.
- EVM——Ethereum Virtual Machine: A distributed computing environment for executing smart contracts.
- ERC-1155——NFT token standard that supports batch minting.
- Crypto ETF——Exchange-traded fund that tracks the prices of digital assets.
31-40#
- ERC-721——Non-Fungible Token (NFT) standard protocol.
- ERC-20——Ethereum fungible token issuance standard.
- FUD——Fear/Uncertainty/Doubt: Market panic sentiment.
- Fair Distribution——An equal token distribution mechanism without pre-sales or reservations.
- Gas War——A phenomenon where transaction congestion leads to bidding wars for fees.
- HODL——A long-term holding strategy (originating from a misspelling of "Hold").
- Dutch Auction——A price-decreasing auction mechanism.
- IMO——In My Opinion: A personal opinion statement.
- ITO——Initial Twitter Offering.
- IEO——Initial Exchange Offering.
41-50#
- IPFS——Decentralized InterPlanetary File System.
- IGO——Initial Game Offering.
- INO——Initial NFT Offering.
- IFO——Initial Fork Offering.
- IDO——Initial Digital Offering.
- ICO——Initial Coin Offering.
- On-chain Interaction——Interacting with non-token protocols to obtain airdrop opportunities.
- Mining Pool——An intelligent strategy that automatically switches to high-yield mining pools.
- KYC——Know Your Customer: Identity verification process.
- Air Token——Token projects lacking real application support.
51-60#
- Cross-Chain Bridge——Protocols that enable asset transfers between different blockchains.
- Invoicing——Creating dedicated communication channels in Discord communities.
- Single-Asset Staking Pool——A low-risk stablecoin staking mining strategy.
- Limit Order——A trade order placed at a specified price.
- Circulating Market Cap——Valuation calculated as token circulation multiplied by the current price.
- Quantitative Trading——Automated trading strategies based on mathematical models.
- Meme Coin——A viral token reliant on community propagation.
- Dovish Policy——The Federal Reserve's inclination towards loose monetary policy.
- Price Pegging——A mechanism that maintains a fixed exchange rate between assets and their underlying.
- Hawkish Policy——The Federal Reserve's inclination towards tight monetary policy.
61-70#
- Interest Rate Hike/Cut——Monetary policy adjustments by central banks to the benchmark interest rate.
- MOD——Moderator: Community administrator.
- NFA——Not Financial Advice.
- OTC——Over-The-Counter trading.
- PR——Public Relations: Brand management.
- PoS——Proof of Stake consensus mechanism.
- PoW——Proof of Work consensus mechanism.
- Paper Hands——Short-term sellers of their holdings.
- Pump and Dump——Market manipulation strategy.
- Block Height——The total number of confirmed blocks on the main chain.
71-80#
- Forced Liquidation——A risk control mechanism triggered when the value of collateral falls below the liquidation threshold.
- Block Header——Block verification information containing metadata.
- Block Body——The main part of the blockchain that stores transaction data.
- Full Node——A client that synchronizes the complete blockchain data.
- Cold Wallet——A secure solution for offline storage of private keys.
- Public Key Address——The public receiving address of a blockchain account.
- Private Key——The encrypted key that controls digital assets.
- Mnemonic Phrase——A readable backup phrase for private keys.
- Hot Wallet——An online tool for managing crypto assets.
- Real Yield——The actual income distribution from the protocol (not inflationary output).
81-90#
- RWA——Risk-Weighted Assets.
- Rug Pull——When project teams withdraw funds and disappear.
- Rebase——A dynamic adjustment mechanism for token supply.
- ROI——Return on Investment.
- SFYL——Sorry For Your Loss: A condolence expression.
- Double Spend Attack——An attack where the same asset is paid multiple times.
- Timestamp——Data verifying the time of blockchain transactions.
- Slippage——The deviation between expected price and actual transaction price.
- SocialFi——The integration of social and financial sectors.
- STO——Security Token Offering.
91-100#
- TPS——Transactions Per Second.
- To the Moon——A community slogan for skyrocketing prices.
- Position——The size of the holdings an investor has.
- Airdrop Candy——Token rewards distributed for free by project teams.
- Missing Out——The investment behavior of missing a rising market.
- Whale——Wallet addresses holding large amounts of crypto assets.
- Whitelist——A list of individuals granted priority purchasing rights.
- Impermanent Loss——Potential losses caused by price differences in liquidity mining.
- Greed Index——A 0-100 scale reflecting market exuberance.
- Fear Index——A 0-100 scale reflecting market fear sentiment.
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