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Glossary

Blockchain

A shared record of transactions maintained by many independent computers, where each block of entries is cryptographically linked to the one before it. Rewriting history therefore…

Regulation

The rules governing financial markets and the bodies that enforce them, such as the SEC in the United States, the FCA in the United Kingdom and…

Bitcoin

The first cryptocurrency, launched in 2009, running on a proof-of-work blockchain with a supply capped at 21 million coins and issuance that halves roughly every four…

Leverage

Using borrowed money to increase the size of a position relative to the capital committed. Ten-times leverage turns a 1% move in the asset into roughly…

IPO

The first sale of a company's shares to the public, after which they trade on an exchange.

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…

Whale

A holder large enough that their transactions can move a market on their own.

DeFi

Financial services — lending, trading, derivatives — built from smart contracts rather than intermediaries, with users retaining custody of their assets.

Token

A digital asset issued on an existing blockchain rather than having its own. Tokens can represent governance rights, access to a service, a claim on something,…

Liquidity Pool

A pot of two or more tokens locked in a contract that traders swap against, with prices set by a formula rather than an order book.…