Essential Terminology Handbook for the Crypto World (A-Z Classification)#
Basic Concepts#
- ATH——All Time High
- Aggregators——Aggregators: A new type of decentralized trading platform that integrates 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: A profit strategy based on price differences across platforms.
- APR——Annual Percentage Rate: The annual return calculated using simple interest.
- AMM——Automated Market Maker: An algorithm-driven liquidity management protocol.
- AML——Anti-Money Laundering Regulation: A 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: Encompasses partnership management and user growth.
- Byzantine Fault Tolerance——The consensus problem in distributed systems: An increase in the number of nodes leads to a decrease in decision-making efficiency.
Core Mechanisms#
- Impossible Triangle——Blockchain's trilemma: Decentralization, scalability, and security cannot be achieved simultaneously.
- Super Mario——Characteristics of controlled projects: High-risk assets with severe price fluctuations.
- Genesis Block——The initial unit of the blockchain: The first block created when the network was born.
- Collateral——Collateral Assets: Guarantees for debt fulfillment.
- CEX——Centralized Exchange: An asset custodial trading platform (e.g., Binance, OKX).
- CeFi——Traditional Financial Model: A financial service system dominated by institutions.
- veToken——Governance Token Model: An economic design where locking tokens grants voting rights (CRV/BAL case).
- Governance Token——Proof of protocol decision-making rights: Holders participate in ecological governance.
- Token Weighted Voting——A governance model where the amount of tokens held determines voting power.
- Time Weighted Voting——A governance mechanism where the duration of token locking determines voting strength (UNI/COMP case).
Technical Architecture#
- Doxx——Real-name disclosure: A marker of the level of public information about the project team.
- DYOR——Disclaimer: A reminder for users to conduct their own research on risks.
- Floor Price——The lowest listing price for an NFT series.
- DAO——Decentralized Autonomous Organization: A governance form driven by smart contracts.
- DEX——Decentralized Exchange: A trading protocol for user self-custodied assets.
- DeFi——Decentralized Finance: A financial service ecosystem based on blockchain.
- DApp——Decentralized Application: An open-source program running on a decentralized network.
- EVM——Ethereum Virtual Machine: The execution environment for smart contracts.
- ERC-1155——Multi-Instance NFT Standard: A token protocol that supports batch creation.
- ETF——Exchange-Traded Fund: A financial product that tracks the performance of underlying assets.
Financial Instruments#
- ERC-721——Unique NFT Standard: The foundational protocol for digital collectibles.
- ERC-20——Fungible Token Standard: A universal protocol in the Ethereum ecosystem.
- FUD——Market Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt: The spread of fear/uncertainty/doubt.
- Fair Distribution——A token distribution mechanism with no reserved allocations.
- Gas War——On-chain resource bidding: A surge in transaction fees during network congestion.
- HODL——Long-term holding strategy: A philosophy of holding assets through market cycles.
- Dutch Auction——A descending price auction model: A mechanism where the starting high price gradually decreases.
- IMO——In My Opinion: A disclaimer for personal insights.
- 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——InterPlanetary File System: A decentralized file storage network.
- IGO——Initial Game Offering: The first sale of in-game items/NFTs.
- INO——Initial NFT Offering: Public minting of digital collectibles.
- IFO——Initial Fork Offering: The issuance of new tokens based on mainstream chain forks.
- IDO——Initial DEX Offering: A task incentive-based token distribution model.
- ICO——Initial Coin Offering: A classic fundraising model for blockchain projects.
- On-chain Interaction——Usage behavior of protocols that have not issued tokens.
- Mining Pool——Yield optimization strategy: Smart contracts that automatically switch to high-yield mining pools.
- KYC——Know Your Customer: A necessary process for anti-money laundering compliance.
- Air Drop Project——Tokens with no substantial value.
Trading Strategies#
- Cross-Chain Bridge——Asset transfer protocol across chains.
- Invoice Support——Creating an independent customer service channel (Discord scenario).
- Single Token Staking Pool——Low-risk yield strategy (suitable for blue-chip assets).
- Limit Order——A trade order placed 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——Mild economic control measures.
- Price Pegging——A mechanism linking asset value.
- Hawkish Policy——Aggressive market control measures.
Market Dynamics#
- Interest Rate Cycle——Monetary policy to curb inflation (a common tool used 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 off quickly.
- Pump and Dump——Market price manipulation behavior.
- Block Height——The cumulative number of blocks on the chain.
Risk Management#
- Liquidation Mechanism——Forced liquidation when collateral is insufficient.
- Block Structure——Chain storage of header information + transaction data.
- Full Node——Complete blockchain data storage.
- Cold Storage——Offline wallet security solution.
- Public Key Address——Public identifier for blockchain accounts.
- Private Key Management——The core key for asset control.
- Mnemonic Phrase——A readable backup form of the private key.
- Hot Wallet——Wallet applications that are connected to the internet.
- Real Yield——Actual cash flow generated by the protocol.
Professional Terminology#
- RWA——Risk-Weighted Assets: A bank capital assessment metric.
- Project Exit Scam——Fraudulent behavior where the team withdraws funds.
- Token Rebalancing——A dynamic adjustment mechanism for supply.
- ROI——Return on Investment: A core metric for assessing returns.
- SFYL——A comforting phrase for losses (a common expression in the community).
- Double Spend Attack——A vulnerability in digital currency that allows for duplicate payments.
- Timestamp——A time marker for data proof.
- Slippage——The difference between expected and actual transaction prices.
- SocialFi——A fusion of social media and finance.
- STO——Security Token Offering: A compliant fundraising model.
Market Indicators#
- TPS——Transactions Per Second: The number of transactions processed per second.
- Surge Expectation——"To the moon" community slogan.
- Initial Position——The first position established in trading.
- Airdrop Reward——Incentives for early users of a project.
- Missed Opportunity——A situation where one misses the chance to benefit from a price increase.
- Whale Account——Entities holding a large amount of crypto assets.
- Whitelist——Priority participation eligibility.
- Impermanent Loss——The risk of price differences in liquidity mining.
- Greed Index——A market overheating warning indicator.
- Fear Index——A market oversold monitoring indicator.
Further Reading#
Top 10 Virtual Currency Trading Platforms in China for 2025 (Real-time Updates)
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