Essential Terminology Handbook for Cryptocurrency (A-Z Classification)#
Basic Concepts#
- ATH——All Time High
- Aggregators——Aggregators: New type of decentralized trading platforms that integrate liquidity pools from multiple platforms to intelligently obtain the best trading prices.
- APY——Annual Percentage Yield: The actual annual return including compound interest calculations.
- Arbitrage——Arbitrage trading: Profit strategy based on price differences across platforms.
- APR——Annual Percentage Rate: The annual return calculated using simple interest.
- AMM——Automated Market Maker: Algorithm-driven liquidity management protocol.
- AML——Anti-Money Laundering Regulation: Risk control system to prevent the legitimization of illegal funds.
- AMA——Ask Me Anything: A regular format for direct dialogue between project teams and users.
- BD——Business Development: Covers partnership management and user growth.
- Byzantine Fault Tolerance——Consensus problem in distributed systems: Increased number of nodes leads to reduced decision-making efficiency.
Core Mechanisms#
- Impossible Triangle——Blockchain trilemma: Decentralization, scalability, and security cannot be achieved simultaneously.
- Super Mario——Characteristics of controlled projects: High-risk assets with extreme price volatility.
- Genesis Block——Initial unit of the blockchain: The first block created at the birth of the network.
- Collateral——Collateral assets: Guarantees for debt fulfillment.
- CEX——Centralized Exchange: Asset custody trading platforms (e.g., Binance, OKX).
- CeFi——Traditional Financial Model: Institution-led financial service system.
- veToken——Governance token model: Economic design that exchanges locked tokens for voting rights (CRV/BAL case).
- Governance Token——Certificate of protocol decision-making power: Holders participate in ecological governance.
- Token Weighted Voting——Governance model where voting power is determined by the amount of tokens held.
- Time Weighted Voting——Governance mechanism where voting power is determined by the duration of token lock-up (UNI/COMP case).
Technical Architecture#
- Doxx——Real-name disclosure: Indicator of the degree of public information about the project team.
- DYOR——Disclaimer: Alerts users to conduct their own research on risks.
- Floor Price——The lowest listing price for an NFT series.
- DAO——Decentralized Autonomous Organization: Governance form driven by smart contracts.
- DEX——Decentralized Exchange: Trading protocol for user self-custodied assets.
- DeFi——Decentralized Finance: Financial service ecosystem based on blockchain.
- DApp——Decentralized Application: Open-source programs running on decentralized networks.
- EVM——Ethereum Virtual Machine: Environment for executing smart contracts.
- ERC-1155——Multi-Instance NFT Standard: Token protocol that supports batch creation.
- ETF——Exchange-Traded Fund: Financial product that tracks the performance of underlying assets.
Financial Instruments#
- ERC-721——Unique NFT Standard: Basic protocol for digital collectibles.
- ERC-20——Fungible Token Standard: Universal protocol for the Ethereum ecosystem.
- FUD——Market Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt: The spread of fear/uncertainty/doubt.
- Fair Distribution——Token distribution mechanism without reservations.
- Gas War——On-chain resource bidding: Surge in transaction fees during network congestion.
- HODL——Long-term holding strategy: Philosophy of holding assets through market cycles.
- Dutch Auction——Price reduction auction model: Mechanism where the starting high price gradually decreases.
- IMO——In My Opinion: Disclaimer for personal views.
- ITO——Initial Token Offering via social media: Token launch conducted through Twitter.
- IEO——Initial Exchange Offering: Token issuance backed by a platform.
Issuance Models#
- IPFS——Distributed Storage Protocol: Decentralized file storage network.
- IGO——Initial Game Offering: First sale of in-game assets/NFTs.
- INO——Initial NFT Offering: Public minting of digital collectibles.
- IFO——Initial Fork Offering: Issuance of new tokens based on mainstream chain forks.
- IDO——Initial DEX Offering: Task incentive-based token distribution model.
- ICO——Initial Coin Offering: Classic fundraising model for blockchain projects.
- On-chain Interaction——Usage behavior of protocols without issued tokens.
- Mining Pool——Yield optimization strategy: Smart contracts that automatically switch to high-yield mining pools.
- KYC——Know Your Customer: Necessary process for anti-money laundering compliance.
- Air Drop Project——Tokens with no substantial value.
Trading Strategies#
- Cross-Chain Bridge——Protocol for transferring assets across chains.
- Invoice Support——Creating independent customer service channels (Discord scenario).
- Single Token Staking Pool——Low-risk yield strategy (suitable for blue-chip assets).
- Limit Order——Order to trade at a specified price.
- Circulating Market Cap——Token circulation × current price.
- Quantitative Strategy——Automated trading driven by mathematical models.
- Meme Coin——Speculative tokens driven by community culture.
- Dovish Policy——Gentle economic control measures.
- Price Pegging——Mechanism linking asset value.
- Hawkish Policy——Aggressive market control measures.
Market Dynamics#
- Interest Rate Cycle——Monetary policy to curb inflation (commonly used tool by the Federal Reserve).
- MOD——Community Administrator.
- NFA——Non-Financial Advice Disclaimer.
- OTC——Over-the-Counter Trading Market.
- PR Strategy——Brand image maintenance and communication.
- PoS——Proof of Stake consensus mechanism.
- PoW——Proof of Work consensus mechanism.
- Paper Hands——Holders with a tendency to sell in the short term.
- Pump and Dump——Behavior of manipulating market prices.
- Block Height——Cumulative number of blocks on the chain.
Risk Management#
- Liquidation Mechanism——Forced liquidation when collateral is insufficient.
- Block Structure——Chained storage of header information + transaction data.
- Full Node——Complete storage of blockchain data.
- Cold Storage——Offline wallet security solution.
- Public Key Address——Public identifier for blockchain accounts.
- Private Key Management——Core key for asset control.
- Mnemonic Phrase——Readable backup form of the private key.
- Hot Wallet——Wallet applications connected to the internet.
- Real Yield——Actual cash flow generated by the protocol.
Professional Terms#
- RWA——Risk-Weighted Assets: Bank capital assessment metric.
- Project Exit Scam——Fraudulent behavior where the team withdraws funds.
- Token Rebalancing——Dynamic adjustment mechanism for supply.
- ROI——Return on Investment: Core metric for evaluating returns.
- SFYL——Loss consolation phrase (common expression in the community).
- Double Spend Attack——Vulnerability in digital currency allowing duplicate payments.
- Timestamp——Time marker for data proof.
- Slippage Deviation——Difference between expected and actual transaction prices.
- SocialFi——Integration form of social finance.
- STO——Security Token Offering: Compliance-based financing model.
Market Indicators#
- TPS——Transactions Per Second: Number of transactions processed per second.
- Surge Expectation——"To the moon" community slogan.
- Initial Position——First position established in trading.
- Airdrop Reward——Incentives for early users of a project.
- Missed Opportunity——Situation of missing out on a price increase.
- Whale Account——Entities holding large amounts of cryptocurrency.
- Whitelist——Priority participation eligibility.
- Impermanent Loss——Price difference risk in liquidity mining.
- Greed Index——Market overheating warning indicator.
- Fear Index——Market oversold monitoring indicator.
Further Reading#
Top 10 Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms in China for 2025 (Real-time Updates)
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