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The 5 crypto assets with the largest fall over the last 24 hours.

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Proof of Work

A consensus method in which participants compete to solve a computational puzzle to add the next block, making rewriting history expensive. Bitcoin uses it.

Equity

An ownership stake in a company. Shareholders have a claim on profits and assets after every creditor has been paid, which is why equity is riskier…

Volatility

How much a price moves around over time, usually measured as the standard deviation of returns. High volatility means larger swings in both directions, not a…

Custody

The safekeeping of assets on a client's behalf. Regulated custodians must segregate client assets from their own.

Layer 2

A network built on top of a base blockchain that processes transactions separately and posts results back, reducing cost and congestion on the main chain.

Self-Custody

Holding your own keys rather than leaving assets with an exchange or custodian.

Momentum

The tendency of an asset's recent direction to persist, and the family of strategies built on that observation.

Futures

A standardised contract to trade an asset at a set price on a future date. Crypto venues also offer perpetual futures, which never expire and use…

Volume

The quantity of an asset traded over a period, usually a day. It measures participation, not direction: a large move on thin volume reflects fewer participants…

Node

A computer that keeps a copy of a blockchain and checks new transactions against the rules. Validators additionally propose or attest to blocks in proof-of-stake networks.