Crypto Glossary
If you’re new to the world of crypto, it’s easy to get lost in the sea of essential blockchain and cryptocurrency terms. Cointelegraph’s crypto glossary explains the major cryptocurrency terms you should know when learning about digital currencies. In this glossary, you will discover links to relevant articles and pages for crypto-related terms.
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- Aave (AAVE)
- Adoption curve
- Airdrop
- Alchemy Pay (ACH)
- Algorand (ALGO)
- Altcoin
- Altcoin trading
- AMLD5
- Amp (AMP)
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Apecoin (APE)
- Aptos (APT)
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- ASIC
- Asset tokenization
- Atomic swap
- Auction
- Authentication
- Automated market maker (AMM)
- Avalance (AVAX)
- Axie Infinity (AXS)
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- Cardano (ADA)
- Cathie Wood
- Celsius (CEL)
- Censorship
- Central bank
- Central bank digital currency (CBDC)
- Centralized exchange (CEX)
- Chain
- Chainlink (LINK)
- Changpeng Zhao (CZ)
- Cloud mining
- Cold storage
- Compound (COMP)
- Cosmos (ATOM)
- Cronos (CRO)
- Crypto casino
- Crypto exchange
- Cryptocurrency
- Cryptography
- Cryptojacking
- Cypherpunk
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- Dai (DAI)
- Dash (DASH)
- Data tokenization
- Day trading
- Decentraland (MANA)
- Decentralization
- Decentralized applications (DApps)
- Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO)
- Decentralized exchange (DEX)
- Decentralized finance (DeFi)
- Dencun upgrade
- DePIN
- Diamond hands
- Digital assets
- Digital currency
- Distributed ledger technology (DLT)
- Do Kwon
- Dogecoin (DOGE)
- Dollar-cost averaging (DCA)
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- Iceberg order
- Impermanent loss
- India
- Initial coin offering (ICO)
- Initial DEX offering (IDO)
- Initial exchange offering (IEO)
- Initial game offering (IGO)
- Initial public offering (IPO)
- Initial stake pool offerings (ISPO)
- Interest rate
- Internet Computer (ICP)
- Internet of Things
- Interoperability
- Iota (MIOTA)
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