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Web3 Glossary: Crypto Terms

Lost in the crypto jargon? We've put together a hand-picked list of the most popular crypto jargon and crypto slang terms. Each term is carefully defined and explained by our team of Web3 experts

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Accumulation/Distribution Indicator
The accumulation/distribution indicator is used in technical analysis to determine the direction of an asset price based on its trading volume.
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Antifragility?
Antifragility is a feature of systems in which stressors, shocks, volatility, noise, mistakes, flaws, attacks, or failures boost their ability to thrive.
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Atomic Swap
An atomic swap (also known as atomic cross-chain trading) is a system where two parties can exchange one cryptocurrency for another without a third party's involvement.
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Cryptography
Cryptography studies secure communications techniques that allow only the sender and intended recipient of a message to view its contents.
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Hard Cap
The hard cap mechanism prevents runaway inflation from occurring in response to increasing demand for a coin, which would cause the price per unit of the currency to fall below its production cost.
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IDO Crypto
An initial decentralized exchange offering (IDO) is a way of raising financing for a blockchain project by launching a token sale on a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.
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JOMO
What is JOMO? JOMO is an important concept for traders, emphasizing the need to take a step back, think, plan and enjoy, rather than rushing into trades through the anxiety of missing out.
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Liquidity Pool
A liquidity pool can be thought of as a pot of cryptocurrency assets locked within a smart contract, which can be used for exchanges, loans and other applications.
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On Balance Volume (OBV)
On-balance volume (OBV) is a technical indicator of momentum, using volume changes to make price predictions.It does this by looking at the volume changes.
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Physical Bitcoins
Physical Bitcoins aim to provide users with a physical form of the cryptocurrency to act as a store of value and collectible asset.
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Vitalik Buterin
Vitaly Dmitriyevich "Vitalik" Buterin is a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer who is best known as one of the co-founders of Ethereum. He was born in Kolomna, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
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