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

Source: CoinGecko

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Private Key

The secret number that authorises transactions from an address. Possession of the key is possession of the assets.

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.

Market Capitalisation

Share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding — or, for a cryptocurrency, price multiplied by circulating supply. It measures the total market value of…

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…

Yield

The income an asset produces as a percentage of its price. For a bond held to maturity, yield to maturity also accounts for any gain or…

Guidance

A company's own forecast of its coming results. In a central-bank context, forward guidance instead means signalling the likely path of interest rates.

Stablecoin

A token designed to hold a steady value against a reference, usually the US dollar. Most are backed by reserves of cash and short-term government debt;…

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…

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…

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,…