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State
As it relates to the Ethereum blockchain, the “state” is a massive data structure in a format called a “modified Merkle Patricia Trie”. …
State
NFT Term Glossary
Canonical definitions for NFT and crypto terms, each as its own glossary entry for fast internal linking.
Dec 02, 2025
State Channels
A State Channel is a type of Ethereum blockchain layer 2 scaling solution which allows participants to perform private …
Dec 02, 2025
stETH
Lido is a liquidity staking solution for several Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchains, including Ethereum. Lido’s …
Dec 02, 2025
Swap
In the world of cryptocurrency trading and decentralized finance (DeFi), a swap refers to the process of exchanging one …
Dec 02, 2025
Symmetric Key Cryptography
Symmetric key cryptography, sometimes referred to as symmetric encryption, refers to a type of encryption methodology …
Dec 02, 2025
Szabo
A szabo is a denomination of Ether equal to 106 ETH (0.000001 ETH), named after cryptographer Nick Szabo. It is one of …
Dec 02, 2025
Testnet
Blockchains such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have a primary main blockchain called a mainnet and a testing …
Dec 02, 2025
Testnet Goerli
Goerli is a widely used Ethereum testnet that was designed to work with multiple Ethereum clients and uses a …
Dec 02, 2025
Testnet Kovan
The Kovan testnet (sometimes misspelled “Koven”) was an Ethereum test network that used a proof-of-authority …
Dec 02, 2025
Testnet Rinkeby
The Rinkeby testnet was an Ethereum test network that used a proof-of-authority (PoA) consensus mechanism and was …
