Cryptocurrency
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
A form of digital currency that utilizes cryptographic protocols to record ownership, prevent counterfeit (when ownership and transaction gets logged onto the blockchain). Bitcoin is one of the most successful examples which combines peer-to-peer networking, cryptography and incentivization by design to create a cryptocurrency.
Related Terms
Block
In the context of blockchain, block refers to the collection of transactional data or information that are bundled together in a predetermined size.
Gwei
The monetary domination of gas, involving Ether
Altcoin
Coins althernative to Bitcoin
All-Time-High (ATH)
The highest point (in price, in market capitalization) that a cryptocurrency has been in history.
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