Crypto Glossary

18,214 terms defined, explained and cross-referenced, from Address to Zero Knowledge Proof. Reviewed by the UEEx editorial desk

Node

A node is any computer or device that connects to and participates in a blockchain network by maintaining a copy

Cryptocurrency Exchange

A cryptocurrency exchange is a digital marketplace where users can buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies and digital assets. Exchanges serve

Privacy Coin

Privacy coins are a category of cryptocurrencies specifically engineered to provide enhanced anonymity and transaction confidentiality beyond what is offered

Liquidation

Liquidation in the cryptocurrency and decentralized finance ecosystem refers to the forced closure of a leveraged trading position or a

Sandwich Attack

A sandwich attack is a form of Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) exploitation in decentralized finance where an attacker strategically places

Wash Trading

Wash trading is a form of market manipulation in which a trader, or a coordinated group of traders, simultaneously or

Crypto Regulation

Crypto regulation refers to the body of laws, rules, directives, and enforcement actions that governments and regulatory agencies worldwide impose

DAO

A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) is an internet-native organizational structure governed by rules encoded in smart contracts on a blockchain,

zk-Rollup

A zk-Rollup (zero-knowledge rollup) is a Layer 2 scaling solution that executes transactions off the main blockchain (Layer 1) and

Reentrancy Attack

A reentrancy attack is a class of smart contract vulnerability in which a malicious contract exploits an external function call

DApp

A DApp, or decentralized application, is a software application that runs its backend logic on a decentralized peer-to-peer blockchain network

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