Your Definitive Crypto Glossary
If you're compelled by crypto but the lingo has your head spinning, you're not alone. With complex acronyms and meme-worthy misspellings, the world of cryptocurrency can feel tough to crack. But fear not—N26 is here with some clarity to counter the chaos. We've created a handy glossary with even the most obscure crypto definitions, so you can hold your own during any blockchain banter.A
- Altcoin
B
- Bagholder (slang)
- BTD/BTFD (slang)
C
- Coin
- Cold wallet
- Crypto exchange
- Crypto wallet
- Cryptosys (slang)
D
- DAO
- dApp
- Decentralization
- DeFi
F
- Fiat
- Flippening (slang)
- Fluctuation
- FOMO (slang)
- Fork
- FUD (slang)
G
- Gas
H
- HODL (ugs.)
- Hot Wallet
I
- Initial Coin Offering (ICO)
L
- Ledger
M
- Market capitalization
- Mining
N
- No-coiner (slang)
- Node
O
- On-chain
- On-ledger currency
P
- Portfolio
- Private key
- Proof of Authority
- Proof of stake
- Proof of work
- Public key
- Pump and dump (slang)
R
- Rekt (slang)
S
- Satoshi
- Seed
- Shill (slang)
- Smart contracts
- Spot market
- Stablecoin
- Staking
V
- Vaporware (slang)
- Volatility
W
- Whale (slang)
- When Lambo? (slang)