cryptocurrency
Decentralized virtual currency
Cryptocurrency is digital money that uses cryptography for security and operates on decentralized networks rather than through banks or governments.
Bitcoin, launched in 2009, was the first; thousands now exist, including Ethereum and Dogecoin.
Transactions are recorded on a blockchain—a distributed ledger maintained across many computers.
She invested heavily in cryptocurrency.
Critics note extreme price volatility and energy consumption; proponents see freedom from institutional control.
Peer-to-peer electronic cash
- EthereumProgrammable blockchain network
- altcoinAlternative digital currency
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- RippleCryptocurrency payment platform
Litecoin · Dogecoin · stablecoin · NFT · Solana · Cardano · shitcoin · airdrop
Mutual giving and receiving
- walletSmall case for currency
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- tradingExchanging for value
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
bullish · bearish · volatility · fluctuation · swing · crash · surge · dip
Financial record book
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- chainLinked segments forming length
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- nodeConnection point in networks
validator · fork · consensus · proof-of-work · proof-of-stake · hashrate · distributed · peer-to-peer
Verified without relying on others
- permissionlessRequiring no authorization
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- DeFiPeer-to-peer blockchain banking
non-custodial · open-source · unbanked · borderless · disintermediation · staking
Move between locations
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- feePayment for service
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
address · signature · nonce · escrow · irreversible · pseudonymous
Insufficiency of something needed
- halvingDividing into two
- deflationaryCausing prices to fall
- debasementDiminishing worth or purity
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
Stock market regulator
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- AMLIllicit finance prevention framework
- taxMandatory public revenue charge
- banOfficial restriction on something
adoption · classification · securities · enforcement · FTX
Converting data into code
- hashingOne-way data transformation
- two-factorAuthentication using paired credentials
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- rug-pullFraudulent project abandonment
Bitcoin
Peer-to-peer electronic cash
- EthereumProgrammable blockchain network
- altcoinAlternative digital currency
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
Ripple · Litecoin · Dogecoin · stablecoin · NFT · Solana · Cardano · shitcoin · airdrop · whitepaper
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
speculation · bullish · bearish · volatility · fluctuation · swing · crash · surge · dip · correction
ledger
Financial record book
node · validator · fork · consensus · proof-of-work · proof-of-stake · hashrate · distributed · peer-to-peer · immutable
trustless
Verified without relying on others
- permissionlessRequiring no authorization
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- governanceHow authority is exercised
DeFi · non-custodial · open-source · unbanked · borderless · disintermediation · staking
transfer
Move between locations
confirmation · address · signature · nonce · escrow · irreversible · pseudonymous
scarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
- halvingDividing into two
- deflationaryCausing prices to fall
- debasementDiminishing worth or purity
SEC
Stock market regulator
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- AMLIllicit finance prevention framework
- taxMandatory public revenue charge
ban · adoption · classification · securities · enforcement · FTX
encryption
Converting data into code
- hashingOne-way data transformation
- two-factorAuthentication using paired credentials
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- digital economye-commerce, digital payments, online shopping, digital marketplace, digital markets
- alternative currencyscrip, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, stablecoins
- business trendsagile, AI, analytics, big data, blockchain
- financesmoney, affluence, cash, bankrupt, income
- modern technologysmartphone, smartphones, internet, computers, Wi-Fi
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
cryptocurrencyfiat currency
State-issued unbacked tender
fiat money · legal tender · national currency · bank deposits · paper money
cryptocurrencycash
Ready spending funds
hard currency · coins · paper money · banknotes · specie
- cryptocurrency walletDigital asset storage tool