Glossary March 5, 2026 Sharding Sharding A blockchain scaling technique that splits the network into smaller parallel chains, each processing a subset of transactions.
Glossary March 5, 2026 Order Book A real-time list of buy and sell orders for a cryptocurrency on an exchange, organized by price level.
Glossary March 5, 2026 Reserve Currency A widely accepted currency held by governments; Bitcoin aspires to be a digital global reserve currency.
Glossary March 5, 2026 Protocol Revenue Income generated by a DeFi protocol from fees charged on transactions flowing through its smart contracts.