Glossary
Demystifying Crypto Lingo: Our glossary helps you confidently navigate the web3 world.
Glossary
A
Airdrop
Algorithm
Allowlist - AL
Alpha
Alts - Altcoins
B
Bag
Bagholder
Bearish
Bear Market
Beta (Release)
C
Capitulation
CeFi- Centralized Finance
Centralized
CEX - Centralized Exchange
Circulating Supply
D
DAO - Decentralized Autonomous Organization
DApp - Decentralized Application
DD - Due Diligence
Decentralized
DeFi - Decentralized Finance
E
ERC-20
ERC-721
ERC-1155
Ether (ETH)
Ethereum
F
Fiat
Fish
Floor Price
FOMO - Fear of Missing Out
Fork - Soft & Hard
G
Gains
Gas
Gas Price
Genesis Block
GM - Good Morning
H
Hacking
Hardware Wallet
HFSP - Have Fun Staying Poor
HODL - Hold on for Dear Life
Holding the Bag
I
ICO - Initial Coin Offering
Immutable
INO - Initial NFT Offering
Insider Trading
Interoperability
J
JavaScript - CryptoJS
JOMO - Joy of Missing Out
K
KYC - Know Your Customer
L
Lambo
Laser Eyes
Layer 0
Layer 1
Layer 2
M
Mainnet
Marketplace
Meme
Metamask
Metaverse
N
Network
NFT - Non-Fungible Token
NGMI - Not Going to Make It
Node
Non-Custodial
O
Off-Chain
Offline Storage
On-Chain
On-Chain Governance
OpenSea
P
Paper Hands
Permissionless
PFP
Phishing
POAP - Proof of Attendance Protocol
Q
QR Code
R
Recovery Phrase
Rekt
Roadmap
ROI - Return on Investment
Rug Pull
S
Scalability
Scammer
Shill
Sidechain
Smart Contract
T
Testnet
TLT - Think Long Term
Token
Transaction - TX / TXN
Transaction Fee
U
UI Design
Utility token
UX Design
V
Validator
Vaporware
VC - Venture Capital
Volatility
VR - Virtual Reality
W
WAGMI - We Are Gonna Make It
Wallet
Web1
Web2
Web3
X
Y
YOLO - You Only Live Once
Z
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