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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

Long

This is a transaction that is carried out in order to earn money to increase the cost of a cryptocurrency asset. The algorithm of actions is as follows: 1) The trader believes that the price for token x will begin to grow in the near future, so he buys a certain number of these tokens on the exchange 2) then patiently waits until the price for token x grows to a certain mark 3) As soon as this happens, the trader sells tokens x at a higher price Profit: The difference between the price of the sale and the purchase price.

Other Important Terms

Crane

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.

Account

Excount on the exchange or in the service Multiakacounds (cartoons, cartoons) - several accounts that belong (Athenicated) to one person, but decorated on different people (relatives, acquaintances) Drop (astronaut) - a person whose documents are drawn up by a multi -account Multiakking (cartoon) - an investment (speculative) process that uses multi -accense Abusing (from the English. Abuse - abuse) - use all the capabilities of the system, violating the established rules - for example, multipacing or using bots/scripts

2 Factor Authentication (2FA)

2 Factor Authentication is a double layer security measure. Most crypto exchanges use it. In order to log in, you not only need to enter a password, but also a code that you receive from the Google authenticator for example.

Stakeing

This is a way of obtaining passive earnings. This method is based on the Proof-OF-Stake algorithm. Its essence is to keep the tokens on the wallet to obtain the right to participate in the extraction of cryptocurrencies. Tokens are blocked for a certain period of time and are used to ensure the activity of the blockchain. The user receives awards for performing these actions. Steering is a kind of analogue of a bank deposit at a certain percentage.

Domination

This is the ratio of market capitalization of any cryptocurrency to the sum of the market capitalizations of all cryptocurrencies.

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