Bear market
A sustained period of declining prices — by convention, a 20%+ drawdown from recent highs lasting weeks or months. Crypto bear markets are typically…
Glossary
Glossary — crypto terms, defined
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Bag
Slang for a holding of a particular cryptocurrency. "I have a SOL bag" means the speaker holds SOL. "Heavy bag" implies a large position;…
ATL
All-Time Low — the lowest price an asset has traded at. For coins that launched recently, the ATL is often the launch price minus…
ATH
All-Time High — the highest price an asset has ever reached. The ATH for Bitcoin is $126,080 reached in early 2025. ATHs are reference…
APY
Annual Percentage Yield — yield expressed with compounding included. For a 10% APR compounded daily, the APY is roughly 10.51%. APY is always greater…
APR
Annual Percentage Rate — interest or yield expressed as a simple yearly rate without compounding. A 10% APR earns 10% in a year; compared…
AMM
Automated Market Maker — a smart contract that prices and executes trades using a mathematical formula rather than an order book. Uniswap, Curve, and…
Airdrop
Free distribution of tokens to wallet addresses, usually as a marketing tool or to reward early users. Some airdrops are claim-based (you visit a…
Address
A unique identifier on a blockchain that holds cryptocurrency, similar to a bank account number. Addresses are derived from public keys and are typically…
51% Attack
A scenario where a single entity controls more than 50% of a proof-of-work blockchain's hash rate (or proof-of-stake stake), allowing them to censor transactions,…