Glossary March 5, 2026 Slashing Slashing A punitive mechanism in proof-of-stake blockchains that destroys a portion of a validator's staked cryptocurrency for misbehavior.
Glossary March 5, 2026 Overcollateralization Ratio The minimum ratio of collateral value to loan value required in DeFi lending protocols.
Glossary March 5, 2026 Off-Chain Governance Decision-making for a blockchain protocol that occurs outside the blockchain itself, through forums and social media.
Glossary March 5, 2026 Mining Using computational power to validate transactions and add new blocks to a proof-of-work blockchain while earning rewards.