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Cryptocurrencies based on internet memes and jokes, often with strong communities but limited utility.

Decentralized Finance - Financial services built on blockchain without traditional intermediaries like banks.

Non-Fungible Token - Unique digital assets on blockchain representing ownership of specific items.

Cryptocurrency designed to maintain stable value, usually pegged to USD (USDC, USDT, DAI).

Decentralized Exchange - Trading cryptocurrency peer-to-peer without centralized intermediary.

Cryptocurrencies related to artificial intelligence projects and applications.

Self-executing code on blockchain that automatically enforces agreement terms without intermediaries.

Base blockchain protocol layer (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, etc.) that processes and finalizes transactions.

Transaction costs paid to validators/miners for processing transactions on blockchain.

Free distribution of tokens to wallet addresses for marketing, rewarding users, or decentralizing ownership.

Decentralized Autonomous Organization - Community-governed organizations with rules encoded in smart contracts.

Virtual worlds built on blockchain where users can interact, play, and own digital land and assets.

Scaling solutions built on top of Layer 1 blockchains to increase throughput (Lightning, Arbitrum, Optimism).

Smart contracts holding tokens that enable automated trading on decentralized exchanges.

Economics of cryptocurrency including supply, distribution, inflation, burning, and utility.

Locking up cryptocurrency to support network operations and earn rewards, similar to earning interest.

Public identifier for sending and receiving cryptocurrency, like email address for crypto.

Providing liquidity to DeFi protocols in exchange for token rewards and trading fees.

Secret code controlling access to cryptocurrency, must be kept secure and never shared.

Cryptocurrency giving holders voting rights on protocol decisions and upgrades.

Blockchain-based games where players can earn tokens and own in-game assets as NFTs.

Scheduled reduction in block rewards (Bitcoin halving every 4 years) that decreases new supply.

Protocol enabling transfer of assets between different blockchains.

Method by which blockchain achieves agreement on transaction validity (PoW, PoS, PoA).

Website for searching and analyzing blockchain transactions, addresses, and blocks.

Real World Assets - Tokenization of physical assets like real estate, commodities, and bonds on blockchain.

Node that participates in consensus mechanism by proposing and attesting to new blocks.

Decentralized platforms for borrowing and lending cryptocurrency with algorithmic interest rates.

Ability of different blockchains to communicate and transfer assets between each other.

Technical document explaining cryptocurrency project vision, technology, and implementation.

Tokens representing assets from one blockchain on another blockchain (like WBTC on Ethereum).

Keeping cryptocurrency offline in hardware wallet or paper wallet for maximum security.

Staking tokens while receiving liquid derivatives that can be used in DeFi, maintaining liquidity.

Split in blockchain creating two versions - hard fork (permanent) or soft fork (backward compatible).

Zero-Knowledge Rollup - Layer 2 scaling using cryptographic proofs to batch transactions efficiently.

Services providing real-world data to smart contracts (price feeds, weather data, sports scores).

Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks - Blockchain networks for physical infrastructure like wireless, compute, storage.

Cryptocurrency wallet connected to internet for convenient access but higher security risk.

Temporary loss of funds when providing liquidity due to volatility compared to simply holding assets.

Live operational blockchain where real transactions occur with real value.

Smart contract wallets that enable better UX like gas sponsorship, social recovery, and batched transactions.

Initial DEX Offering - Token launch on decentralized exchange with immediate trading liquidity.

Using already-staked tokens to secure additional protocols, compounding yield and security contributions.

Multi-Signature wallet requiring multiple private keys to authorize transactions for added security.

Maximal Extractable Value - Profit extracted by reordering, inserting, or censoring transactions in blocks.

Technique to split blockchain into parallel chains (shards) to increase throughput and scalability.

Separate blockchain for developers to test applications without risking real funds.

Uncollateralized loan borrowed and repaid within single transaction, used for arbitrage and refinancing.

Waiting area for unconfirmed transactions before they are included in blocks.

Initial Coin Offering - Method for projects to raise funds by selling tokens before launch.

First block in a blockchain, hardcoded into software to start the chain.