Glossary

A specific time period in a blockchain’s operation during which certain events occur, such as validator shuffling in proof-of-stake.

The total amount of financial risk an investor has in a particular cryptocurrency or market.

A vulnerability in a smart contract or blockchain protocol code used by an attacker to steal funds or manipulate the system.

A type of cryptocurrency fraud where project developers abandon a project and disappear with investor funds.

The ability of investors to sell their cryptocurrency holdings without significantly affecting the price.

The process of a cryptocurrency being added to an exchange’s trading platform, typically causing a significant price increase.

A security breach where attackers gain unauthorized access to a cryptocurrency exchange’s hot wallets to steal funds.

A platform where users can buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies, either centralized or decentralized.

A computation engine that acts as a decentralized computer, executing smart contract code on the Ethereum blockchain.

The original Ethereum chain that continued after the 2016 hard fork, maintaining the principle of immutable smart contracts.