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Explore 336+ clear, technical, and objective definitions defining the decentralized future.
The overall view of all your holdings, balances, and current values across spot, futures, and other wallets.
Two-factor authentication, or 2FA, is an account-security method that requires two different forms of verification before access is granted. Instead of protecting an exchange account with only a password, 2FA adds a second authentication factor.
A unique wallet address (string of letters/numbers) generated by the CEX for receiving crypto from external wallets.
Government-issued money (USD, EUR, ZAR, etc.) used for deposits, withdrawals, or trading pairs on a CEX.
Day trading is a trading style where positions are opened and closed within the same day, with no intention of holding overnight.
Swing trading is a trading style where positions are held for several days to several weeks in order to capture medium-term price swings within a broader market trend.
Scalping is a short-term trading style focused on making many small profits from small price movements, often within minutes or even seconds.
A bagholder is a trader or investor who continues holding an asset that has dropped heavily in value, often after buying near the top or failing to exit when conditions changed.
ROI, or Return on Investment, measures how much profit or loss an investment generates relative to the original amount invested.
DYOR means Do Your Own Research. It is a reminder that every trader and investor should investigate a project, market, or trade idea independently before committing capital.
An Initial Coin Offering, or ICO, is a fundraising method where a new crypto project sells tokens to early supporters before or near launch in order to raise capital.
An airdrop is the distribution of free tokens or coins to wallet addresses, often used to reward early users, market a project, or decentralize token ownership.
A fork is a change to a blockchain protocol's rules or software that can create a new version of the network. Forks are commonly divided into soft forks and hard forks.
A coin is a cryptocurrency that operates on its own native blockchain and is typically used as the primary asset of that network.
A token is a digital asset built on top of an existing blockchain rather than having its own independent blockchain.
A hot wallet is a crypto wallet connected to the internet, typically used for quick access, trading, transfers, and interacting with decentralized applications.
A cold wallet is a crypto wallet that stores private keys offline, making it much harder for hackers or malware to access them through the internet.
A crypto wallet is a tool that stores the keys needed to access, manage, and transfer cryptocurrency. It can be software-based, hardware-based, mobile, desktop, browser-based, or even paper-based in older setups.
A public key is the cryptographic key that can be shared openly and is used to receive cryptocurrency or verify a digital signature.
A private key is a secret cryptographic code that proves ownership of crypto assets and allows the holder to authorize transactions.