Glossary

A fully-backed US dollar stablecoin issued by Circle and Coinbase, widely used in DeFi and institutional transactions.

A fundamental data model used by Bitcoin where the output of one transaction becomes the input for future transactions.

The date when previously locked or vested cryptocurrency tokens become available for transfer or sale.

One of the three functions of money; Bitcoin advocates argue it is becoming a unit of account in digital economies.

A leading decentralized exchange protocol on Ethereum that uses an automated market maker model for token swaps.

In Ethereum, a valid block that was mined simultaneously with the canonical block but not included in the main chain.

An additional security layer for cryptocurrency exchange accounts requiring a second form of identity verification.

A property of a programming environment, like the EVM, capable of performing any computable function given enough resources.

A property of blockchain systems where participants do not need to trust any single party because the network’s cryptographic rules enforce correct behavior.

A straight line drawn on a price chart connecting significant price points to identify the direction of a cryptocurrency trend.