51% Attack

By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020

Attempt to obtain control of a cryptocurrency, by obtaining 51% or more of the power of the network or of the cryptocurrencies of the network.

Decryption

The process of decrypting data that was previously encrypted (made unreable) back to a readable form.

Cryptocurrency

A form of digital currency that utilizes cryptographic protocols to record ownership and prevent counterfeiting

Shitcoin

A coin with no obvious potential value or usage.

QR Code

Abbreviation "Quick Response Code", QR code is a machine readable optical label that stores up to 3Kb of data

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