Glossary

Free crypto sent to wallets to promote a project.

All-Time High, the highest price a cryptocurrency has ever reached.

A decentralized, tamper-proof digital ledger recording transactions.

Digital money secured by cryptography (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana).

Decentralized Autonomous Organization, a member-governed organization using tokens for voting.

Decentralized Finance, financial services (loans, trades) on blockchains, bypassing banks.

Decentralized Apps, an application running on a blockchain (e.g., decentralized social media).

Fear Uncertainty and Doubt, negative hype to drive down crypto prices.

Transaction cost on networks like Ethereum.

Slang for holding crypto despite market swings (originally a typo for 'hold').

Initial Coin Offering, fundraising by selling new tokens.

Different blockchains exchanging data/assets.

Internet Protocol FileSystem, decentralized storage for files (often used for NFT artwork).

Base blockchains (e.g., Ethereum, Solana).

Scaling solutions built atop Layer 1 (e.g., Polygon).

Ease of trading an asset without affecting its price.

Cryptocurrency based on jokes (e.g., Shiba Inu).

Virtual worlds using blockchain for ownership.

Validating transactions on blockchains like Bitcoin for rewards.

Creating an NFT by uploading it to a blockchain.

Non-Fugible Token, a unique digital asset proving ownership (e.g., digital art).

Games where players earn crypto/NFTs by playing.

Scam where developers abandon a project after stealing funds.

Automatic payments to creators when NFTs are resold.

Self-executing code on a blockchain.

Locking crypto to support a network and earn rewards.

A digital asset on a blockchain (e.g., governance tokens).

Software to store crypto and interact with blockchains (Hot = online; Cold = offline).

Someone holding enough crypto to influence prices.

A document explaining a crypto project’s goals/tech.