The most comprehensive crypto glossary for Intermediate level
The most comprehensive crypto glossary out there.
JavaScript
A programming language that is used to develop web applications.
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Level: Intermediate
Isolated margin
A form of margin trading that allows the trader to limit capital losses by setting a margin limit (isolated margin) for each trade position. In that case, if the position is liquidated, the maximum amount that can get liquidated will be the isolated margin amount.
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Level: Intermediate
Intrinsic value
The value of an asset that is calculated by financial modeling, as opposed to its market price.
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InterPlanetary File System (IPFS)
A distributed, peer-to-peer network to store and transfer data. Used by Filecoin.
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Level: Intermediate
Interoperability
The ability to make direct transactions across different blockchain networks, such as sending cryptocurrency coins and tokens.
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Level: Intermediate
Internet Computer Protocol (ICP)
The name of the blockchain in the DFINITY project. ICP is a competitor to Ethereum, Cardano, Solana, and Polkadot, which claims it can process transactions at web speed while being infinitely scalable.
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Level: Intermediate
Interest bearing asset
An asset that generates an interest income for its holder. In the cryptocurrency world, Interest bearing assets are collectively offered under the decentralized finance (DeFi) products.
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Level: Intermediate
Instant settlement
A network that allows traders to exchange digital assets in real-time all around the world.
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Level: Intermediate
Insider trading
A person or a group of people possessing non-public and critical information about a company and trading the company’s shares by using that information to their advantage. Insider trading is an illegal activity.
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Level: Intermediate
Initial public offering (IPO)
Selling shares of a private company on the stock market for the first time. An IPO turns a private company into a publicly-traded entity by offering shares that represent a fraction of ownership in the company.
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Level: Intermediate
Initial farm offering (IFO)
A fundraising tool that allows new DeFi projects to raise capital by yield farming in decentralized exchanges (DEX). Investors in return receive the new project’s tokens for committing liquidity in the DEX.
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Initial exchange offering (IEO)
A fundraising event that is administered by a centralized cryptocurrency exchange, instead of a direct crowdfunding event in an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). An IEO allows project teams to launch their new cryptocurrency or token project on a time-tested exchange platform, which increases their chances to receive funding from a broader and a more professional investor clientele.
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Level: Intermediate
Initial Dex offering (IDO)
A fundraising event that is administered by a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX), instead of a crowdfunding event directly held on a blockchain platform. When launching a new cryptocurrency or token project, many teams prefer IDOs to ICOs because IDOs offer reaching potential investors through a more secure and reputable platform. A token sale through a DEX also offers immediate liquidity and trading activity from day one.
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Level: Intermediate
Initial coin offering (ICO)
A crowdfunding event administered on the blockchain, which involves the creation and sale of a new token. The goal of selling a token is to raise capital for early-stage blockchain projects. Instead of selling equity to their participants, an ICO sells tokens that claim future utility in the product to be developed. It is the cryptocurrency equivalent of an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
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Infinite mint attack
A hacker mints an astronomical amount of token supply in the blockchain protocol, which increases the total supply to an unsustainable amount and debases the token’s value. Hackers dump all the newly minted tokens on the market and cause the price of the token to collapse.
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Level: Intermediate