Crypto Glossary

Any digital money that isn't Bitcoin.

An expert check to make sure a project's code is safe.

Rules that stop people from hiding illegal money.

Using smart computer programs to make blockchain work better.

Automated trading system.

A way to hack a system.

Digital money that works without a bank.

A page in the blockchain's record book.

A shared notebook that everyone can read but nobody can erase.

An encrypted file some wallets let you save.

The crypto prize you get for helping add a new page to the blockchain.

A connection that lets you move crypto from one blockchain to another.

How many blocks exist.

A search tool for blockchain data.

Destroying tokens.

Digital money protected by secret codes.

Everyone agreeing on what's true.

A wallet that stays offline to keep your crypto extra safe.

Someone else holds the keys to your crypto for you.

Keeping your keys offline where the internet cannot reach them.

Following the rules set by the government.

Digital money made by a country's government.

Coins currently available.

Between blockchains.

DeFi apps working together like Lego pieces.

Locking in a choice without showing it yet.

No single person is in charge. Everyone shares control.

Something valuable that exists only on computers.

The password that unlocks the wallet app on your device.

The network makes puzzles harder or easier to keep things running smoothly.

People vote for trusted representatives to run the network for them.

Banking services that run on blockchain without a bank.

A group that makes decisions together using voting on the blockchain.

An app that runs on blockchain instead of a regular server.

A digital ID that you control instead of a company.

A shared database across many computers.

Letting someone stake for you.

A crypto trading platform with no middleman.

A math-based signature that proves you sent something.

Scrambling information so only the right person can read it.

A time period on the network.

How fast new coins are created.

Advanced math that keeps your crypto secure.

When a blockchain splits into two paths because of a rule change.

Regular money like dollars or euros that governments create.

A complete copy of the blockchain.

A confirmed transaction.

A loan you borrow and pay back instantly.

A small fee you pay to use the blockchain.

How a crypto community makes decisions together.

A token that lets you vote on how a project is run.

Ways to make blockchain transactions cheaper.

The first block ever created.

Keeping your crypto instead of selling it.

A digital fingerprint made from data.

A wallet on your phone or computer that's always online.

How fast all the computers in a network are working together.

When the reward for mining gets cut in half.

Doing math on locked data without unlocking it.

Once something is written on the blockchain, it can't be changed.

When things get more expensive and your money buys less.

A way to store files across many computers instead of one server.

Systems working together.

Temporary loss from providing liquidity.

Showing your ID before you can use a financial service.

A list that keeps track of who sent what to whom.

The main blockchain that everything else is built on.

How quickly you can turn something into cash.

An extra layer on top of a blockchain that makes it faster and cheaper.

A faster way to send Bitcoin using a second layer.

A lightweight version of a node.

Shared funds for trading.

A system that lets you lend or borrow crypto.

Staking crypto while still being able to use it.

How much all the coins of one type are worth together.

A way to quickly check that none of the data has been changed.

A wallet that needs more than one person to approve a transaction.

Using computers to check transactions and earn crypto as a reward.

Miners working together as a team to earn rewards and split them.

A virtual world where you can hang out, play, and own digital things.

A computer that learns from examples to get smarter over time.

Total possible coins.

Data about data.

Creating new tokens.

Extra money validators can earn by arranging transactions smartly.

A wallet where the key is split between multiple people for safety.

A special number miners guess to solve a blockchain puzzle.

You are the only one with the keys to your crypto.

A computer that helps keep the blockchain running.

A one-of-a-kind digital item that proves you own it.

A bridge that brings real-world information to the blockchain.

Studying blockchain data to understand what's happening on the network.

A bridge that brings outside information to blockchain apps.

Sending something directly to another person, no middleman.

People who put up their own crypto as a promise to be honest get to help run the network.

Your secret password for your crypto. Never share it.

Your crypto address. Safe to share so people can send you money.

The address you can safely give out so someone can pay you.

A trick to steal your passwords by pretending to be someone you trust.

Miners solve hard puzzles to prove they did the work to earn rewards.

An idea someone shares with the community for a vote.

The rules of the network.

How much your own trade moves the price.

A square barcode a phone camera can read.

The words that bring your wallet back.

When creators of a project run away with everyone's money.

A way to bundle many transactions together to save space and cost.

Using your staked crypto to secure more than one network.

A group signature where no one knows who signed.

The tiniest piece of a Bitcoin, like a penny to a dollar.

A digital agreement that runs itself automatically.

Special words that let you recover your wallet if you lose it.

You look after your own wallet, and nobody else can touch it.

Tricking people into sharing secrets by being sneaky.

When there's only a limited amount of something.

Crypto that tries to stay worth the same amount, like $1.

The limit on how many coins can ever be made.

A separate chain connected to the main one to handle extra work.

A private conversation between two people that only shares the final result with everyone.

Laws about how certain types of financial products can be sold.

Rules that block certain people or countries from using financial systems.

A penalty for bad behavior.

Price change during a trade.

Splitting the network.

Crypto that stays the same price.

Earnings you get for helping secure the network.

A digital item that can stand for something valuable.

A digital clock stamp showing when something happened.

Using two ways to prove it's really you, like a password plus a code on your phone.

The rules about how a cryptocurrency's money system works.

A shared piggy bank that the community decides how to spend.

How much money is stored in a DeFi app.

A special one-time process to make a privacy system work.

What something is used for.

The time you wait to get your staked crypto back.

Someone who checks that transactions are real and earns rewards for it.

How much a price goes up and down.

Locked tokens over time.

Choosing decisions.

The team of computers checking the blockchain.

A document that explains how a crypto project works and why it was created.

An app or device that lets you use your crypto.

A wallet that can look but cannot spend.

A new version of the internet where you control your own data.

A copy of a coin that works on another blockchain.

Earnings you can get from holding or lending your crypto.

Earning rewards with crypto.

Proving you know a secret without telling anyone what it is.

Proving you know a secret without telling the secret.