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
This is a person who interacts with a cryptocurrency industry - invests, engages in trading, performs twinets, etc. Moreover, he does it consciously and constantly develops in this industry.
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.
This is a transaction that is carried out in order to earn money to reduce 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 fall in the near future, so it occupies a certain amount of these tokens on the bail of its own funds and immediately sells tokens X on the exchange
2) then patiently waits until the price for token x falls to a certain mark
3) As soon as this happens, the trader redeems X tokens at a lower price and returns their exchange
Profit: The difference between the price of the sale and the purchase price.
This is a fluctuation in the price of the asset or its profitability for a certain period of time. As a rule, the higher the volatility of the asset, the higher the risk. The prices of such assets often fluctuate and for a short period of time can greatly go into plus or minus. The volatility is has a strong psychological effect on investors: with high price fluctuations, panic occurs, uncertainty presses and in the end the drain of securities at the very bottom begins, and then experiences from such manipulations.
This is a standard for non -replaceable tokens (NFT) in the Ethereum network. Each separate token ERC-721 is unique in its own way and cannot be replaced by another token. This type of tokens is used for collecting, real estate, paintings and art as a whole.
The abbreviation, which is deciphered as a syndrome of lost opportunity or benefit. The negative emotional state that occurs in the crypto -investor if he did not take advantage of the presented opportunity to earn or profitably invest his funds. The peak manifestations of this state are manifested when the entire network literally buzzes about incredible Xs, that is, profits, and this user only remains, what to consider other people's earnings.
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