Metrics & Analysis
On-Chain Analysis
Reading public blockchain data to infer market behaviour.
Also called on chain data, on-chain metrics
Crypto Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terms used across our market reports, price analysis and news desk.
89 terms defined
Metrics & Analysis
Open Interest
The total value of derivative contracts currently open.
Also called OI
Trading & Markets
Order Book
The live list of buy and sell orders waiting at each price level.
Also called orderbook, depth chart
Stablecoins & Payments
Peg
The fixed reference value a stablecoin aims to hold.
Also called depeg, pegged
Security & Custody
Privacy Coin
Cryptocurrencies that obscure sender, receiver or amount by default.
Also called privacy coins, Monero, mixer
Security & Custody
Private Key
The secret number that authorises spending from a crypto address.
Also called private keys, secret key
Mining & Consensus
Proof of Stake
A consensus rule where validators lock up coins as collateral instead of burning electricity.
Also called PoS, proof-of-stake
DeFi
Real-World Assets
Traditional assets such as bonds or property represented as blockchain tokens.
Also called RWA, tokenisation, tokenization
Trading & Markets
Resistance Level
A price area where selling has repeatedly capped advances.
Also called resistance
Trading & Markets
Risk Management
Controlling how much any single trade can cost you.
Also called position sizing
Blockchain Technology
Scalability
How much transaction volume a network can handle without fees or delays exploding.
Also called scaling, throughput, TPS
Security & Custody
Self-Custody
Holding your own keys rather than trusting a platform to hold them.
Also called non-custodial, not your keys
Blockchain Technology
Smart Contract
Self-executing code deployed on a blockchain that runs exactly as written.
Also called smart contracts
Regulation & Tax
Spot ETF
A fund holding actual crypto that trades as a share on a stock exchange.
Also called exchange-traded fund, bitcoin ETF
Stablecoins & Payments
Stablecoin
A token designed to hold a steady value, usually one US dollar.
Also called stablecoins, USDT, USDC
Mining & Consensus
Staking
Locking tokens to help secure a proof-of-stake network in return for yield.
Also called stake, staked
Trading & Markets
Support Level
A price area where buying has repeatedly halted declines.
Also called support
Blockchain Technology
Testnet
A parallel network with worthless tokens used to trial code before launch.
Also called test network, mainnet
Security & Custody
Token Approval
Permission granted to a contract to spend tokens from your wallet.
Also called approvals, unlimited approval, revoke
Metrics & Analysis
Token Burn
Permanently removing tokens from supply by sending them to an unspendable address.
Also called burned, burning, burn address
Metrics & Analysis
Token Inflation
The rate at which new tokens are added to circulating supply.
Also called emission rate, issuance
Metrics & Analysis
Trading Volume
The total value traded over a set period, usually 24 hours.
Also called 24h volume, volume
NFTs & Web3
Treasury
The pool of assets a protocol or DAO controls and spends.
Also called protocol treasury, DAO treasury
Mining & Consensus
Validator
A proof-of-stake participant that proposes and attests to blocks using bonded collateral.
Also called validators
Metrics & Analysis
Volatility
How sharply and how often a price moves over a given period.
Also called volatile, implied volatility
Security & Custody
Wallet
Software or hardware that stores keys and signs transactions.
Also called crypto wallet, hot wallet
Metrics & Analysis
Whale
A holder large enough to move the market with a single trade.
Also called whales, whale wallet
Blockchain Technology
Wrapped Token
A token on one chain that represents an asset held on another.
Also called wrapped bitcoin, WBTC, wrapped
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