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Cryptocurrency regulation refers to the laws and rules governments apply to crypto, which vary widely by country.
ConceptDecentralization means control is spread across many participants rather than held by a single authority.
ConceptDeFi refers to financial services like lending and trading built on blockchains, without a traditional bank in the middle.
ConceptDollar-cost averaging is the practice of investing a fixed amount at regular intervals rather than all at once.
ConceptFiat currency is government-issued money, like the dollar or euro, not backed by a physical commodity.
GlossaryFOMO is the fear of missing out on gains, while FUD refers to fear, uncertainty, and doubt spread about an asset.
ConceptFully diluted valuation estimates what a project would be worth if all its coins were already in circulation.
ConceptImpermanent loss is the reduced value a liquidity provider can face when pooled token prices change relative to holding.
ConceptKYC, or Know Your Customer, is the identity verification process many crypto services require by law.
ConceptDeFi lending lets people lend or borrow crypto through smart contracts, using collateral instead of a bank.
CoinLido is a protocol that offers liquid staking, giving a token that represents staked crypto so it stays usable.
ConceptLiquid staking lets you stake crypto while receiving a token that represents your staked position and stays usable.
ConceptLiquidity describes how easily an asset can be bought or sold without greatly affecting its price.
CoinLitecoin is one of the earliest Bitcoin-inspired cryptocurrencies, built for faster and cheaper transactions.
CoinMaker is a DeFi system behind DAI, a stablecoin that aims to stay near one dollar using crypto collateral.
GlossaryMarket cap estimates the total value of a cryptocurrency by multiplying price by circulating supply.
ConceptMax supply is the total coins that will ever exist, while circulating supply is how many are available now.
ConceptMEV is value that can be extracted by reordering, inserting, or excluding transactions within a block.
CoinMonero is a cryptocurrency built specifically to keep transaction details private, unlike the public ledgers of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
ConceptNFT minting is the process of creating an NFT by recording it on a blockchain for the first time.
ConceptOn-chain means recorded directly on the blockchain, while off-chain means handled outside it.
CoinOptimism is a Layer 2 network that scales Ethereum using optimistic rollups for faster, cheaper transactions.
CoinPepe is a memecoin, a type of token driven by internet culture and hype rather than an underlying use case.
CoinPolkadot connects multiple independent blockchains together, letting them share security and communicate with each other.
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