Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Dictionary

Terms commonly used in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency

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Trade Volume

Trade volume – the total value of all the cryptocurrency exchanged on a specific platform in a specific time period. For example, trade volume of Binance exchange on April 25, 2019 was approximately 892 000 000 USD.

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Race Attack

Race attack – a double spend attack on the P2P network which is only possible if the recipient of the transaction accepts unconfirmed transactions as a payment. If this is true, the attacker broadcasts a conflicting transaction to the network at the same time; in case the conflicting transaction gets more confirmations, an attack is successful and the recipient does not get paid. It is easier to carry out such an attack if the attacker has a direct connection to the victim’s node, and perhaps deposits the conflicting transaction directly to miners

Public Key

Public key – a unique alphanumeric string that allows cryptocurrency to be received to user’s wallet. It is generated from the private key. For example, 0418fae4ee 35dae20c20 9da4aa4921 156c3fb519e c33fbf37ec7 13e9c7276dc 9d41bce8825 34118684dc8 e47b6ee49cc ce4c77b197e 38441a06c6d 3a15978c724b is a public key.

Trading Pair

Trading pair – a trade between one type of cryptocurrency and another. Allows trader to purchase one of these two currencies with the another one. For example, BTC/ETH is a trading pair. It allows the trader can buy Bitcoin with his/her Ether or Ether with his/her Bitcoin.

FUD

FUD – short for Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt. Describes the act of sharing negative rumors about a certain cryptocurrency or the market in general, which can negatively affect their price. Usually the rumors are not based on any evidence.

Blockchain

Blockchain is most simply defined as a decentralized, distributed ledger technology that records the provenance of a digital asset.

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