Crypto Glossary

A 51% attack is when a single entity acquires enough hashing power to control the majority of the network and...

State channels refer to the process in which users transact with one another directly outside of the blockchain, or ‘off-chain,’...

Staking is the consensus algorithm in delegated proof of stake coins, which is essentially a process of pooling (delegating) the...

Stablecoins are a new form of cryptocurrency that is pegged to a stable asset, such as fiat currency, gold, or...

A soft fork in blockchain technology is a change to the software protocol that makes previously valid blocks invalid and...

A sidechain is a designation for a blockchain ledger that runs in parallel to a primary blockchain. Entries from the...

Sharding is a term used in blockchain technology to describe the process of dividing data stored on a blockchain into...

A seed phrase is a group of random words generated by a crypto wallet when you first set it up,...

Second-layer solutions and protocols process data in a way that decreases the burden of the base layer (root chain). Examples...

In cryptography, scrypt (pronounced "ess crypt") is a password-based key derivation function created by Colin Percival, originally for the Tarsnap...

The satoshi is the smallest unit of the cryptocurrency bitcoin. It is named after Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of the...

REKT in the crypto community refers to someone who has experienced a heavy financial loss due to a wrong trade...