The A-Z of crypto jargon 破産した／（警察が）手入れするd: From bitcoin, to hodling and white papers
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W女／おっせかい屋 it comes to the world of crypto, there is plenty of terminology and acronyms out there that read like an 完全に new language.?
From hodling to memecoins, you can be forgiven for having 絶対 no idea what they mean.
Getting your 長，率いる around these 一般的に used 条件 can help you 伸び（る） a better understanding of how the world of crypto 作品.?Below, we demystify the 重要な 条件 you need to know ? it’s never too late to learn.
Crypto, demystified: This is your 決裂／故障 of the 必須の?terminology and acronyms you need to know
Alt-coins: These are 代案／選択肢 cryptoassets that 現れるd after the success of bitcoin and are often used to diversify a 大臣の地位. Thousands of alt-coins 存在する but の中で the most popular are ethereum, ripple, solana and?cardano
Bitcoin: 数字表示式の 通貨 that 許すs for peer-to-peer 処理／取引s on the internet. It operates 解放する／自由な of any central 支配（する）／統制する or the oversight of banks or 政府s and instead relies on peer-to-peer ソフトウェア and cryptography.
Blockchain: This 言及するs to the 科学（工学）技術 that many popular cryptoassets are based on. Blockchain groups 処理／取引s into ‘封鎖するs’ that are chained together and uses cryptography to 立証する all 処理／取引s. All 処理／取引 data is public and 利用できる for everyone to see. This makes it 事実上 impossible for anyone to (1)偽造する／(2)徐々に進む a 処理／取引.
Public 処理／取引s: With blockchain, all 処理／取引 data is 利用できる for all to see, making 偽造s 近づく impossible
Cryptoassets:?These are cryptographically-安全な・保証するd 数字表示式の 資産s that can be transferred, 蓄える／店d, and 貿易（する）d electronically. You might wonder why this 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 is used rather than the more ありふれた ‘cryptocurrencies’. This is because not all crypto is a 通貨. Some cryptoassets are programmable 資産s that serve a very different 目的 and functionality to 通貨.?
Cryptography: This means secret 令状ing, so the ability to 交流 messages that can only be read by the ーするつもりであるd 受取人. It 保証（人）s the 安全 of 処理／取引s, the 関係者s, and 保護するs from 二塁打 spending.
DAO: This stands for decentralised 自治権のある organisation. They are a bit like clubs for crypto fans but operate under a 株d goal and give each member a say in making 決定／判定勝ち（する）s. A DAO’s 財政上の 処理／取引s and 支配するs are 記録，記録的な／記録するd on the blockchain, 除去するing the need to 伴う／関わる a third party in the 処理／取引.
DeFi: This stands for d ecentralised 財政／金融 and is an umbrella 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 for peer-to-peer 財政上の services on public blockchains, まず第一に／本来 Ethereum. For example these could be lending and borrowing 使用／適用s. DeFi 目的（とする）s to takes out the middle person which we would see in 伝統的な 財政／金融/centralised 財政／金融, with the 目的（とする） of making the 過程 quicker and more efficient.
二塁打 spending: This is when someone alters a blockchain 網状組織 and 許すs 修正するd 封鎖するs to enter the blockchain. This means the person that made the alteration can 埋め立てる spent coins. The 見込み of this happening, however, is わずかな／ほっそりした because of the nature of blockchain.
Take out the middle person with decentralised 財政／金融, 一般的に known as DeFi
Ethereum: The second largest cryptoasset by market cap. It also 力／強力にするs 使用／適用s that everyone can use and no one can take 負かす／撃墜する.?
Fork: This is when someone makes a change to the blockchain. It creates a 分裂（する） in the chain which produces a second blockchain that 株 its history with the 初めの. Usually a fork happens to make a cryptoasset more 安全な・保証する or to 追加する other features. A ‘soft fork’ is like a ソフトウェア 昇格 to a blockchain. So long as it’s 可決する・採択するd by all 使用者s it becomes the 資産’s new 始める，決める of 基準s. A ‘hard fork’ is when it changes so much that the new 見解／翻訳／版 is no longer backward-両立できる with earlier 封鎖するs. This is when the blockchain 分裂（する）s in two.
Halving: Bitcoin halving is the 過程 of halving the rewards of 採掘 the cryptoasset after each 始める，決める of 210,000 封鎖するs is 地雷d. 減ずるing the rewards of 採掘 means the 量 of bi tcoin in 循環／発行部数 doesn’t 増加する exponentially and puts 圧力 on its price. It tends to occur every four years, and the next halving is likely to happen in April 2024.
HODL: 一般的に heard の中で the community of cryptoasset 投資家s, this is credited as a mis-（一定の）期間ing of 持つ／拘留する on an internet 会議 and also stands for ‘持つ／拘留する on for dear life’. It is a phrase often used by crypto 投資家s to 支持する／優勝者 持つ／拘留するing の上に one’s crypto 投資, even during a period of 拒絶する／低下する.
Even during periods of 拒絶する／低下する, cryptoasset 投資家s are いつかs 支持するs of HODL: 持つ／拘留する on for dear life!
ICO: An 初期の coin 申し込む／申し出ing is the crypto 同等（の） of an 初期の public 申し込む／申し出ing (IPO). A company looking to raise money for a coin or app can 開始する，打ち上げる an ICO to raise 基金s. 投資家s can buy into an ICO and receive a cryptoasset which can be 関係のある to the 製品 the company is 申し込む／申し出ing or it can 代表する a 火刑／賭ける in the 事業／計画（する）.
Memecoin: These are essentially coins that are derived from internet memes, 主題s or a joke. Examples 含む dogecoin and shibu inu. However, it is 価値（がある） 公式文書，認めるing that there are some memecoins that can have a functionality too.
採掘: This is the 過程 of 立証するing new cryptoasset 処理／取引s and how new cryptoassets enter into 循環／発行部数. It uses 金物類／武器類 that solves a difficult maths problem and the first computer to find the 解答 receives the next 封鎖する of bitcoin and the 過程 begins.
Bitcoin 鉱夫s receive new bitcoin as a reward for 完全にするing the 封鎖するs. Bitcoin needs to be 地雷d because there is a 危険 of copying, 偽造のing or 二塁打-spending the same coin more than once. 採掘 makes it much more expensive to try and 切り開く／タクシー／不正アクセス the 網状組織.
NFT: Stands for ‘非，不，無-fungible 記念品’. They are 数字表示式の 資産s which 代表する a unique item such as an artwork, real 広い地所, collectable cards, or even a tweet. They are, in 影響, a 数字表示式の 証明書 that 証明するs 所有権 of an 資産. Each has its own blockchain-based code and cannot be 代用品，人d for another 資産 of the same type - hence they are '非，不，無-fungible.' In contrast, cryptoassets like bitcoin are fungible.
非，不，無-fungible 記念品s, also known as NTFs, are?数字表示式の 資産s which 代表する a unique item like 数字表示式の artwork or real 広い地所
Peer-to-peer ソフトウェア: This 言及するs to the 交流 of an 資産 between parties without the 関与 of a central 当局. Peer-to-peer 交流s 許す 買い手s and 販売人s to 貿易（する） 直接／まっすぐに without having a third party 過程 their 貿易（する）s. A peer-to-peer 壇・綱領・公約 行為／法令／行動するs as a facilitator for 買い手s and 販売人s to spread their 申し込む／申し出s. As more and more people become 利益／興味d in crypto they are turning away from centralised 交流s and に向かって decentralised 交流s.
私的な 重要な:?It is like a password - a string of letters and numbers - that 許すs you to 接近 and manage your cryptocurrencies. It is not to be 株d with anyone as it essentially 打ち明けるs the 丸天井 that 持つ／拘留するs your coins and 許すs the crypto to be moved or transacted.
Proof of 火刑／賭ける: This is a type of 合意 機械装置 used to 実証する cryptoasset 処理／取引s.?
Owners of the cryptoasset can 火刑／賭ける their own coins, which gives them the 権利 to check new 封鎖するs of 処理／取引s and 追加する them to the blockchain.
Public 重要な: This 許すs you to receive crypto 処理／取引s to your crypto wallet and is paired with a 私的な 重要な. Anyone can send 処理／取引s to your public 重要な so you can 自由に 株 it without worrying.
Satoshi: It is the smallest 部隊 of bitcoin and is 指名するd after the 創立者 of the cryptoasset, Satoshi Nakamoto. The satoshi to bitcoin 割合 is 100 million satoshi to one bitcoin. Because bitcoin’s price has risen, smaller denominations are needed to make smaller 処理／取引s.
Stablecoin: This is a 数字表示式の 通貨 that is pegged to a ‘stable’ reserve 資産 like the US Dollar for example ーするために stabilise the price.?
Where do you 蓄える／店 your cryptoassets? A wallet can be a 動きやすい app that 持つ／拘留するs your crypto
Wallet:?To own and 蓄える／店 cryptoassets you will need a wallet, which is most 一般的に a 動きやすい 使用／適用 that can 持つ／拘留する your crypto. You can create an account on an 交流 where you can 貿易（する） real money for crypto, and these 壇・綱領・公約s 持つ／拘留する your crypto for you in a hot wallet. With a hot wallet, crypto is 蓄える／店d by the 交流 or provider through an app or your computer.?
However this is more 攻撃を受けやすい to hackers and if an 交流 の近くにs 投資家s will be left with no 頼みの綱 to 回復する 基金s. Some 使用者s prefer to 移転 and 蓄える／店 their cryptoassets with a third party wallet provider, which is also usually 解放する／自由な. A 冷淡な wallet is a portable encrypted 装置 like a USB that 許すs you to 肉体的に carry your cryptoasset. They are considered more 安全な・保証する than hot wallets but they ca n be expensive.
White paper: In regards to crypto, this is the 文書 published by developers that explains the 科学（工学）技術 and 目的 of the 事業／計画（する） they’re working on ? this should be 必須の reading before you’re tempted to 投資する.
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