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Cryptocurrency Exchange
Much like a traditional stock marketplace, a cryptocurrency exchange is a financial institution that allows customers to buy, sell, and hold various crypto …
Cryptocurrency Exchange
NFT Term Glossary
Canonical definitions for NFT and crypto terms, each as its own glossary entry for fast internal linking.
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Cryptoeconomics
The emerging interdisciplinary study of computer science, cryptography, decentralized systems, and economics. The most …
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Cryptographic Hash
A mathematical algorithm that takes a data input of arbitrary size (often called the “message”) and produces …
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Cryptography
The science of converting ordinary plain text into encrypted text and vice-versa through private and public keys. …
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Dai
An Ethereum based digital currency issued by MakerDAO. DAI is a stablecoin designed so that DAI’s value tracks one …
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DAO
A decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, is an organization owned and governed by community participation and …
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dApp
dApps are peer-to-peer censorship-resistant software applications that are built on decentralized blockchain networks. …
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Decentralization
Decentralization refers to shifting control and authority from a single entity to a distributed network.
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Decentralized Exchange (DEX)
A DEX, or Decentralized Exchange, is a platform or protocol used to exchange digital cryptocurrencies based on …
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DeFi
DeFi is an acronym for decentralized finance and is a catch-all phrase for financial services and products built on …
