Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Dictionary
A complete list of crypto definitions
Cryptocurrency and blockchain glossary
Commonly used terms in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency
Terms commonly used in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency
The block reward is the payment that is offered to the node that is securing the blockchain. In the case of Bitcoin, which is has a Proof-of-Work consensus algorithm, these would be the miners. The payment is in the form of the native cryptocurrency of that blockchain. The amount is a predetermined reward per block, but often that is supplemented with the fees that are paid for the transactions that block contains. For Bitcoin the current block rewards are cut in half every four years. This is called the ‘halvening’.
These are assets (tokens) to be sold or purchased on the market without any influence on the basic price of this asset.
This is a special application or site that allow you to get a certain number of so -called test tokens on your wallet and use them in the future to perform various tasks, for example, twisters.
This is a unit of computing work for the implementation of transactions or smart contracts in the Ethereum network.
Any action on the Ethereum network requires a certain amount of electricity, computing power and miner time that must be paid. GAS in this case acts as a total indicator - how many resources are required to perform a particular transaction.
For example, the execution of a certain transaction requires 21010 GAS, the price of 1 GAS is 6 Gwei or 0.000000006 ETH, then the cost of the transaction will be 126060 GWEI or 0.00012606 ETH.
These are cryptocurrencies that are universally recognized and attached to traditional fiat currencies, for example, to the dollar. Examples: USDT, USDC, DAI, BUSD, etc. Due to the fact that these cryptocurrencies are tied to stable assets, they are assigned the corresponding name "Stable coins" or "stabiboins".
Launched in 2015, Ethereum is the world's programmable blockchain. Like other blockchains, Ethereum has a native cryptocurrency called Ether (ETH). ETH is digital money. People all over the world use ETH to make payments, as a store of value, or as collateral. But unlike other blockchains, Ethereum can do much more.
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