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Accrue is the accumulation of income, interest or expenses earned over some time.

The Accumulation Phase is a period in the market that occurs after a downtrend, where Venture Capitalists start buying.

An Acid Test Ratio is a tool that gives an overview of a company’s ability to pay off any outstanding liabilities.

An Acquisition is when one company buys out another company.

A marketing ploy which will distribute (aka Airdrop) cryptocurrencies to their community.

This Stablecoin uses an algorithm which allows it to issue more coins when the price rises and buy them off the market when the price drops.

An All-Time High (ATH) generally refers to a cryptocurrency’s peak price or market cap value.

An All-Time Low (ATL) generally refers to a cryptocurrency’s lowest price or market cap value.

Altcoin is an abbreviation of Alternative Coin. An Altcoin is simply a cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin (BTC).

An Angel Investor is an individual who financially backs a new business startup.

Anti-malware is a form of downloadable software that detects, prevents and eliminates malware from technological devices.

A crypto Ape is someone who invests straight into a project without conducting any research.

Assets Under Management (AUM) refers to the assets controlled by a financial institution/individual in the name of their clients.

An Auction is a public sale which involves participants to bid for the asset.

An AMM stands for Automated Market Maker which is a variation of a Decentralised Exchange (DEX).

The Average Daily Trading Volume (ADTV) of cryptocurrencies is the amount of coins/tokens traded in a single day.

A Backorder is an order that cannot be processed at the given time due to the lack of resources available.

Backward Compatibility is when the latest technology can interact with older versions of its technology.

The term Bag in crypto refers to the large amount of a specific cryptocurrency you hold in your portfolio.

The Bandwagon Effect is when a person’s decision is influenced by the majority of the population.

A Bank Run is when most customers of a bank take out all their money due to fear and concern of bankruptcy.

A Bear is someone who is in the belief that a specific cryptocurrency or the entire market sentiment is negative and on its way down.

A bear trap is a reversal against a bearish move that deceives traders into shorting their positions.

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A Bearwhale is someone who owns and uses a large quantity of a specific cryptocurrency to drive the price down.

Behavioural Finance will use financial psychology to analyze the average action of investors.

Ben Zhou is the co-founder and CEO of one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, ByBit.

A Bitcoin ATM (BTM) is a cash machine or an ATM (automated teller machine) that enables people to withdraw cash using Bitcoin (BTC).

Bitcoin Pizza is a referral to the infamous story of a man named Laszlo Hanyecz who paid 10,000 $BTC for two pizzas.

A Blockchain is a decentralised and public ledger with the primary function of recording transactions across as many computers as possible.

A Blockchain Ecosystem refers to the decentralized applications hosted in a particular network.

Brian Armstrong is the CEO and Co-Founder of the major cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase.

A Bull is someone who is in the belief that a specific cryptocurrency or the entire market sentiment is positive and on its way up.

A CBDC is short for Central Bank Digital Currency.

Capital Funds are the money that is provided in the form of debt/equity to enable or continue the operation of a company.

Cathie Wood is the founder of the $60B tech firm, ARK Invest and a renowned stock investor.

CeDeFi also known as Centralised Decentralised Finance is simply the combination of both Centralised and Decentralised Finance.

A Change Address is where the switch from a transaction is temporarily stored before it is received by the sender’s wallet.

Changing Zhao aka CZ is the founder of major crypto exchange Binance.

A Cipher is simply any algorithm that can be used to encrypt and/or decrypt information.

Renting computing power to mine cryptocurrency instead of owning your own hardware.

A Co-Signer is an individual or entity that has partial control and access to a joint cryptocurrency wallet.

A Collaborative Venture Building (CVB) is a process by which multiple people or organisations merge to create a new company or product.

A Collateralized Debt Position (CDP) is a smart contract-powered system that enables users to lock up collateral in return for stablecoins.

Commingling is when multiple investors merge all their assets into one investment to reap the highest rewards.

The CFTC is an independent federal regulatory agency that monitors and regulates the U.S. derivates market.

A Consensus Mechanism allows the blockchain to achieve agreements across a decentralised network of nodes/computers.

Automatically mimicking the trades of experienced traders.

Cross-Chain technology enables blockchains to communicate and exchange information and value through decentralised applications (dApps).

A crypto debit card allows people to pay for goods or services using compatible cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange without the need for any centralised entities.

Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) is a popular investing strategy that has been used for many decades.

A DEX Aggregator simply finds the best swap price between different decentralised exchanges (DEXs).

DRC-20 are tokens that can be created on the Dogecoin (DOGE) blockchain.

DYOR is an abbreviation of ‘Do Your Own Research’.

Data Scraping is the process of extracting data from a website and filing it onto a computer, database or spreadsheet.

Decentralized Finance - financial services built on blockchain technology, bypassing traditional institutions.

A DeFi Aggregator is a hub of Decentralized Finance protocols.

DePINs are networks that bridge the gap between physical infrastructure and blockchain technology.

A DAO (Decentralised Autonomous Organisation) allows a community to make every decision regarding the protocol through proposals and voting!

A decentralised marketplace enables traders/investors to swap or trade assets without any 3rd parties involved.

A Decentralized Exchange (DEX) is a peer-to-peer marketplace which allows users to trade assets between themselves.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a term used for services hosted on blockchains that allow users to interact without any intermediaries.

Decentralized Science (DeSci) is a term for protocols that leverage blockchain technology to improve various aspects of scientific research.

(Degenerate) High-risk, speculative crypto investing strategies.

Delisting is the process of removing a cryptocurrency/asset from an exchange.

Financial contracts derived from the value of underlying assets like crypto.

The term Diamond Hands refers to a person who holds their cryptocurrencies even if the value drops.

Diversification is a common risk-management strategy used to spread investments within the investors’ portfolios.

An E-Signature is an electronic signature that is used to represent a physical signature.

ELI5, short for Explain Like I’m Five is used to explain complex crypto terms/concepts.

Tokens/Cryptocurrencies that are solely native to the Ethereum blockchain.

ERC-223 is an Ethereum token standard that enables users to transfer tokens securely to a crypto wallet.

The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is the foundation of the Ethereum network which enables it to run and execute smart contracts.

Email Spoofing is a popular method by which scammers trick users (the recipient) into believing that a message came from someone else.

Emission refers to the speed at which new cryptocurrency tokens/coins are produced and released.

The EEA is a group of protocols striving for the Ethereum networks’ success.

An escrow is a third-party smart contract which holds deposited tokens until payment conditions are met between a buyer and seller.

Ethash is the Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism used to mine the network token, Ethereum ($ETH).

Ethereum Request for Comment (ERC) is the protocol used to create tokens and to introduce new improvements to the network by developers.

An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is a collective investment security that follows a specific asset, commodity, or index (e.g. Bitcoin).

Fear Of Missing Out is an acronym for FOMO, a popular term used in the world of crypto and investing.

FUD is an acronym for Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.

A FUDster is someone who spreads FUD amongst crypto communities.

Fan Tokens are cryptocurrencies issued by sports teams and allow fans/holders to participate in the governance of their team.

A Faucet is a website or application that allows users to get free testnet tokens for different blockchains.

Transferring traditional money to a crypto exchange to buy crypto.

Converting crypto back into traditional money and transferring it to your bank account.

The FATF is a worldwide organisation that sets compliances around the globe to combat terrorist financing (AML/CFT) and money laundering.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network aka FinCEN is a federal regulatory department of the United States Treasury.

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) is the official financial intelligence agency of Canada.

A Fish is a term given to an investor with a small crypto portfolio or investment.

A Flash Loan is when a certain amount of liquidity is borrowed and repaid in the same transaction/block without the need for collateral.

A Flatcoin is a cryptocurrency that is pegged to the cost of living.