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Impermanent Loss
Impermanent loss refers to a loss in the value of assets locked up in a liquidity pool. You can calculate impermanent loss by comparing the value of the tokens …
Impermanent Loss
NFT Term Glossary
Canonical definitions for NFT and crypto terms, each as its own glossary entry for fast internal linking.
Dec 02, 2025
Incentive
A broad term used to describe rewarding, productive and positive behavior that is beneficial to a blockchain network. …
Dec 02, 2025
Infura
Infura (owned by ConsenSys) provides blockchain and IPFS data feeds to cryptocurrency companies and software developers …
Dec 02, 2025
Internal Transaction
On the Ethereum network, internal transactions are transactions that occur when two smart contracts interact. Internal …
Dec 02, 2025
InterPlanetary File System (IPFS)
IPFS stands for “Interplanetary File System” and is an open-source, distributed, decentralized, peer-to-peer …
Dec 02, 2025
IRL
Acronym for “In Real Life” refers to the physical world where we live and breathe. IRL is in contrast to …
Dec 02, 2025
IYKYK
IYKYK stands for “If You Know, You Know” which is a popular saying in NFT crypto art. It refers to the idea …
Dec 02, 2025
JPEG
The most common types of NFT digital artwork to date are image files. Many critics of crypto artwork and NFTs often say …
Dec 02, 2025
JSON-RPC
JSON-RPC is a lightweight, stateless RPC protocol heavily used within the Ethereum ecosystem. For an app or software …
Dec 02, 2025
Keeper
In the world of DeFi and smart contracts, many protocols rely on continuous updates of chain states. Since a smart …
