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Explore 125+ clear, technical, and objective definitions defining the decentralized future.
A blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger that records transactions in blocks, links those blocks together, and makes the record difficult to alter.
A bonding curve is a mathematical formula that prices a token based on its circulating supply — the more tokens minted, the higher the price; the more burned/redeemed, the lower. The curve is enforced by a smart contract that acts as a permanent automated market maker against a reserve asset.
An advanced order that attaches a take-profit (limit) and stop-loss (stop or stop-limit) to an entry order automatically.
BRC-20 is an experimental token standard for issuing fungible tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain using the Ordinals protocol. It inscribes JSON-formatted text into individual satoshis to define token deployments, mints, and transfers.
A breakout occurs when price moves above resistance or below support with increased volume.
BTCfi is the broad category of decentralized finance applications built directly on or around Bitcoin — including Bitcoin Layer 2s, restaking protocols, lending markets, and DEXes that use BTC (not wrapped versions on other chains) as their primary asset.
A bull market is a period of rising prices, strong optimism, and growing confidence across the market. In crypto, bull markets often include powerful momentum, new highs, strong retail interest, and expanding trading volumes.
Bullish = expecting price to rise; Bearish = expecting price to fall.
A candlestick is a chart representation showing open, high, low, and close prices for a time period.
A company-run platform (e.g., Binance, Coinbase) where users trade cryptocurrencies, often with fiat on-ramps, custody of funds, and user accounts.
Chain abstraction is a design goal where users interact with crypto applications without needing to know, or manually switch to, the specific blockchain hosting the asset or app. Wallets, intents, and middleware handle bridging, gas, and routing in the background.
The time interval each candle or bar represents on the price chart (1m, 5m, 1H, 1D, etc.).
Circulating supply is the number of coins currently available in the market.
Cliff vesting is a token unlock schedule where the recipient receives zero tokens until a specific date (the "cliff"), after which a large initial tranche unlocks and the remainder vests gradually. It is used in most venture rounds, team allocations, and advisor grants.
A coin is a cryptocurrency that operates on its own native blockchain and is typically used as the primary asset of that network.
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.
Margin mode where all account balance and unrealized profits/losses are shared as collateral across all open positions.
Day trading is a trading style where positions are opened and closed within the same day, with no intention of holding overnight.
Short for “Decentralized Finance,” it refers to financial applications built on blockchain networks that operate without traditional intermediaries.
Deposit = adding funds/assets to your exchange account; Withdrawal = sending them out to external wallet or bank.