The most comprehensive crypto glossary for Beginner level
The most comprehensive crypto glossary out there.
Bull run
A market condition when share/coin prices rise steadily. A bull run is characterized by sustained price increases.
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Bull market
A market with a positive price trend. A bull market occurs when prices rise, accompanied by a strong market uptrend.
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Bull
A metaphor for someone with optimism towards a market. The metaphor originates from the direction a bull attacks, which is an upward thrust with the horns. A bull anticipates a rise in the market.
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Build and dump
In the era of "build and dump" that has arisen with BSC, meme coin investment is a game for early birds and project creators.
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BUILD
Term that calls for building and contributing to the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem, instead of passively holding coins.
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Bug bounty
Rewards offered for identifying software vulnerabilities. Cryptocurrency businesses like protocol developers, exchanges, and wallet operators sometimes offer bug bounties. Bounty schemes are like friendly competitions among hackers.
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Bubble
Occurs when the price of an asset exceeds its intrinsic value. Generally, it means that one coin's price is much higher than its "real" value. Crypto skeptics think most cryptocurrencies have a real value of zero.
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BTFD
This term refers to buying a digital currency that has fallen in value when a trader tells others to do so.
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Breakout
In technical analysis, a breakout refers to a price movement above or below a resistance area. If the price of the asset breaks out, it may trend in the direction of the breakout.
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Breakeven multiple
Value by which the current price of a coin or asset needs to be multiplied by to reach its Breakeven Point (BEP). The Breakeven Point is the initial acquisition cost paid by a trader or investor (including trading fees).
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Bounty
Describes a reward placed by a group or individual to encourage certain behavior, work, or development. For example, referral programs may be considered a bounty.
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Blocksize
There are two types of block size: bytes, and transactions. Bytes is simply the size of the block in bytes. Transactions largely determine block size.
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Block reward
Miner's reward for validating a new block. Besides the block subsidy, the block reward also includes the transaction fees.
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Block height
The block height of a particular block is defined as the number of blocks preceding it in the blockchain.
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Block explorer
An analytical tool that provides detailed information about a blockchain network since its first block. Users can use a block explorer to find information about individual blocks, public addresses, and transactions associated with a specific cryptocurrency through search engines and browsers.
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