Glossary

A trading position where an investor buys a cryptocurrency expecting its price to rise.

A predetermined time frame during which cryptocurrency tokens cannot be sold or transferred.

An early Bitcoin fork created in 2011 that offers faster transaction confirmation times and a different hashing algorithm.

The risk of being unable to buy or sell a cryptocurrency quickly enough at a fair price.

A token issued to liquidity providers in an AMM representing their share of a liquidity pool and claim to fees earned.

A collection of funds locked in a smart contract, used by decentralized exchanges to facilitate trading without order books.

A DeFi incentive mechanism where users earn token rewards by providing liquidity to decentralized exchange pools.

A situation where a DeFi protocol or exchange lacks sufficient liquidity to meet user withdrawal or trading demands.

A protocol combining liquidity from multiple sources to offer better prices and reduced slippage.

The specific price at which a leveraged cryptocurrency position will be automatically closed by the exchange.