Glossary March 5, 2026 Whale Whale A slang term for an individual or entity that holds a very large amount of cryptocurrency whose trades can significantly move market prices.
Glossary March 5, 2026 Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) A computation engine that acts as a decentralized computer, executing smart contract code on the Ethereum blockchain.
Glossary March 5, 2026 Annual Percentage Rate (APR) The annualized interest rate for a cryptocurrency lending or borrowing product, not accounting for compounding.
Glossary March 5, 2026 Governance Attack An attempt to take over a DeFi protocol’s governance by accumulating enough voting tokens to pass malicious proposals.