Watchlist
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
A watchlist is a feature of the website where users can create their own lists of cryptocurrencies to follow. Alternative definition: A watchlist is a set of pages a user has selected to monitor for changes.
Related Terms
Private Keys
The alphanumeric string which allows transactions from the cryptocurrency address
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
Refers to specialized computers that are made to do a very specific task (eg. calculate hashes for Bitcoin's Proof-of-Work)
Merkle Tree
A Merkle tree is also known as a hash tree in cryptography. It is a tree where every lead node is labelled with cryptographic hash of a data block, and every non-leaf node is labelled with the hash of the labels of its child nodes. It is used to verify of data stored within it and transferable in and between computers.
Block
In the context of blockchain, block refers to the collection of transactional data or information that are bundled together in a predetermined size.
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