Glossary

The processes and rules by which a protocol’s stakeholders propose changes and make decisions, often using governance tokens or delegated voting.

The point at which a transaction is considered irreversible with high confidence, meaning it is very unlikely to be reverted.

The collection of apps, developers, infrastructure, and users around a blockchain or protocol.

A cryptocurrency and blockchain term commonly used to describe a concept, mechanism, metric, or component within digital-asset systems.

The typical time between blocks on a network; shorter block times can improve responsiveness but may affect networking and security trade-offs.

A remote procedure call endpoint that lets wallets and apps read blockchain data and broadcast transactions to the network.

Transaction-ordering value that can be captured around block construction; often mitigated using private order flow or specialized builders.

A cryptocurrency and blockchain term commonly used to describe a concept, mechanism, metric, or component within digital-asset systems.

A cryptocurrency and blockchain term commonly used to describe a concept, mechanism, metric, or component within digital-asset systems.

A cryptocurrency and blockchain term commonly used to describe a concept, mechanism, metric, or component within digital-asset systems.