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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

Cold Storage

Cold storage refers to storing cryptocurrency on a place where the private key cannot be accessed via the internet. This can be done on a hardware wallet, paper wallet or software wallet in an offline environment.

Other Important Terms

Double Spending

With digital currency, there is a risk that the holder could make a copy of the digital token and send it to a merchant or another party while retaining the original.

Diamond Hands

This is an investor, with strong hands, who, in spite of everything, holds coins. The term denotes a strong player in the market

Bounty program

Bounties are simple tasks of jobs by the team behind a coin. These can be as simple as joining a Telegram channel or by (re)tweeting. It could also be a bit more difficult like a translation job for example. The participants receive rewards in the form of coins in exchange for completing these bounties.

Degen

This is an investor who does not have competencies, skills and experience in the field of investment, in connection with which he makes many mistakes and invests anywhere, ignoring the study of projects and investment strategy.

Listing

This is the process of adding a new token to the exchange, as a result of which token becomes affordable for trading.

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