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Glossary

Category description – Bitcoin was invented by a pseudonymous individual or group named Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 and is the world’s first enduring cryptocurrency that succeeded where decades of digital cash experiments failed.

Halving

Reading Time: < 1 minute Every four years, or 210,000 Bitcoin the inflation rate of Bitcoin is cut in half. The process of decreasing the issuance of new bitcoins is

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Gas

Reading Time: < 1 minute The fees paid by users on Ethereum and some other blockchains are called gas.

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Fud

Reading Time: < 1 minute FUD is an acronym that stands for “Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.” It refers to news that aims to influence public opinion about certain cryptocurrencies or

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Fork

Reading Time: < 1 minute A spin-off version of a specific blockchain. Because blockchains run on open-source code, developers can copy any public blockchain, tweak some code and release their

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Fomo

Reading Time: < 1 minute Fear of Missing Out, or FOMO for short, is a word used to describe the worry you may experience that a cryptocurrency’s price rise may

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Fiat

Reading Time: < 1 minute Government-issued currency. Ever since President Richard Nixon unpegged the dollar from gold and brought an end to the gold standard in 1971, fiat currencies have

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Fees

Reading Time: < 1 minute Fees come in many shapes and sizes in the crypto space, and it’s important to understand just what it is you’re paying. If you’re sending

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Ethereum Classic

Reading Time: < 1 minute A blockchain that forked off from the main Ethereum network following the DAO hack. In the aftermath of the 2016 attack, the Ethereum community was

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EOS

Reading Time: < 1 minute A delegated Proof-of-Stake network that was invented by Block.one in 2017. The Initial Coin Offering (ICO) for EOS raised $4 billion and is the largest ICO to date. Ethereum – Pioneered

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