Glossary

Algorithmic trading strategies that execute large numbers of cryptocurrency orders at extremely high speeds.

The practice of taking an opposing cryptocurrency position to reduce the risk of adverse price movements.

An investment fund using sophisticated strategies including cryptocurrency to generate returns.

A numerical value in DeFi lending protocols representing the safety of a collateralized position from liquidation.

A bearish chart pattern in technical analysis indicating a potential price reversal in cryptocurrency markets.

A measure of the computational power per second used by a cryptocurrency mining network.

The total computational power being used to mine and process transactions on a proof-of-work blockchain.

The output of a cryptographic hash function, producing a fixed-length string that uniquely represents any input data.

A physical device that stores cryptocurrency private keys offline, providing strong security against online attacks.

A significant, non-backward-compatible change to a blockchain protocol that creates two separate chains.