Crypto Glossary
Learn the essential cryptocurrency and blockchain terms. Our comprehensive glossary helps you understand the key concepts in the crypto world.
82 terms
Comprehensive glossary covering 82 essential crypto and blockchain terms.
Learn the essential cryptocurrency and blockchain terms. Our comprehensive glossary helps you understand the key concepts in the crypto world.
82 terms
Comprehensive glossary covering 82 essential crypto and blockchain terms.
The highest price ever recorded for a cryptocurrency since its listing, serving as a key psychological and technical level for traders.
The lowest price ever recorded for a cryptocurrency since its listing, often indicating extreme bearish sentiment or project distress.
A prolonged period of declining cryptocurrency prices, typically defined as a 20%+ drop from recent highs, marked by pessimism and reduced trading activity.
A prolonged period of rising cryptocurrency prices, characterized by optimism, increasing trading volume, and growing mainstream adoption.
An investment strategy of regularly buying a fixed dollar amount of an asset regardless of its price to reduce the impact of volatility.
The anxiety-driven urge to buy a cryptocurrency because its price is rising rapidly, often leading to impulsive purchases at inflated prices.
A real-time list of buy and sell orders for a trading pair, organized by price level, showing market depth and supply/demand dynamics.
A derivative contract that lets traders speculate on crypto prices with leverage, without an expiry date, using a funding rate mechanism to keep prices aligned with spot markets.
The difference between the expected price of a trade and the actual execution price, typically caused by low liquidity or large order sizes.
An individual or entity that holds a very large amount of cryptocurrency, with enough purchasing power to influence market prices through their trades.