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Topic: In 2019, crypto is more than just a niche. This is the terms one should know (Read 145 times)

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I just saw this thread from 2012 Terminology and it covers a lot of cryptocurrency/blockchain terms. And there's also this one    
[Dictionary of Cryptocurrency] Meaning of some term in the Crypto Project

How about filling in what's missing on those threads?
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^ You'll find more on the link given above.There are lots of lacking like "When Lambo?" and "HODL" thing on your list. Wink
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I agree that cryptocurrency is no longer a niche. It's going global and more people are finding crypto as one of the best investment platform. The downside is that it has a big risk involved. If you wanted to see more crypto terms, I urge you to check this thread, Cryptocurrency Lingo/Slang.
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In 2019, cryptocurrency is more than just a niche financial category reserved for Bitcoin’s true believers. It’s an expansive investment ecosystem that includes everything from direct investment in digital currencies like Bitcoin to supporting crypto projects by investing in utility or other functional tokens.

So, to all newcomers, here are the backstory of the main terms and phrases you should know for now felling you left out( Feel free to add more)

I will try to keep it short.

Bearish

In the context of the cryptocurrency industry, being bearish is being confident that a particular blockchain platform or cryptocurrency is going to sharply decrease in value

Bearish is the opposite to Bullish.

Bullish

In the context of the cryptocurrency industry, being bullish is being confident that a particular blockchain platform or cryptocurrency is going to receive a sharp increase in value.

Altcoin

Altcoin is a term that is used to describe cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin. A large proportion of altcoins are considered to be forks of bitcoin, with very limited and uninteresting changes. Despite this, many altcoins market themselves as being superior to bitcoin. The initial success of Bitcoin made it possible for all of the other cryptocurrencies to gain their own success.


Moon

Mooning is a word that is used to describe the behavior of moving in a totally listless and aimless manner.

In the cryptocurrency market, this term refers to an instant surge in the pricing of a particular cryptocurrency, in a positive light.

For example, if someone was to say that “bitcoin is mooning”, this means that the price of bitcoin had instantly surged for a certain period of time.

Fomo

FOMO refers to ‘fear of missing out.” In the investment sense and also in relation to this cryptocurrency, FOMO is a term which describes when bitcoin or an altcoin begins to see a large increase in value. Due to this sudden increase, less cautious investors begin to irrationally invest in the rising cryptocurrencies, without any examination of the current market situation.


Mining

Cryptocurrency mining is the action of adding transactional records to that cryptocurrency’s public ledger. This ledger of previous transactions is referred to as the blockchain. The blockchain’s purpose is to conform to the entire network that transactions have taken place.



Stablecoin

A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that has been designed to diminish the effects of price volatility. They are generally used as value stores or units of accounts, they are also considered in situations where more volatile cryptocurrencies are not desirable.

Whale

A whale is a term attributed to individuals within the cryptocurrency community, who have very high net worth in powerful cryptocurrencies. This power allows them to sway the market in whichever direction is most suitable for them.


if you want more info, we made a full list of all the terms and explain widely about them

So here:Crypto terms

That will be it, probably most of you familiar with it, but still, hope you will find it interesting Smiley
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