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CRYPTO CURRENCY DICTIONARY

TERMS COMMONLY USED IN THE WORLD OF BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY

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Dusting attack

An attacker uses a dusting attack to send small amounts of currency, known as "dust," to a significant number of crypto wallets. Attackers trace and analyze transaction data to determine individuals hidden behind wallet addresses. Some blockchains, such as Bitcoin, are pseudonymous, which means that once a user's identity is connected to a pseudonym, every blockchain activity conducted under that pseudonym may be traced back to them. A fraudster would frequently exploit the exposed transaction information in a malicious dusting attack to target an individual or organization via phishing, extortion, or intimidation. Government officials may also launch dusting operations to trace down questionable transactions from criminal organizations. Dust assaults can also be used by analytics and advertising firms. Following a dusting attack, hacked user information is exposed on the specific blockchain’s public ledger, and anyone can view it. 

Other Important Terms

Venture capital (VC)

Venture capital (VC) is a type of private funding provided by investors to start-up companies and small businesses with the potential for long-term growth. A venture capital fund is a group of investors that want to increase their profits by investing early in a company. When a business is not yet ready to go public, it usually seeks VC for fundraising.

Tokenization of Art

Art tokens, often known as "art shares," are digital shares of artwork. Tokenization involves dividing ownership of a piece of art into various independent portions, allowing different investors to individually acquire a portion. Token sales are recorded on their own blockchains. As with other industries where tokenization has proven disruptive, the art sphere has traditionally been characterized by high levels of asset illiquidity, cliquey marketplaces, and difficulties in acquiring financing on the side of artists and galleries. All three of these issues are addressed through art tokenization.

Ampleforth (AMPL)

While asset-backed and crypto-collateralized stablecoins are important components of the digital economy, algorithmically driven assets such as Ampleforth are developing with a more decentralised approach that is less influenced by conventional financial procedures. With a variable supply, Ampleforth's AMPL currency promotes price stability. This is accomplished by a rebasing mechanism, which changes the supply of AMPL on a daily basis, offering better price stability than fixed-supply cryptocurrencies.

Public Key

A public key is a cryptographic code that allows users to receive bitcoins in their accounts by facilitating transactions between parties. The public key is used to validate the digital signature, which validates the private key's ownership.

Layer 2

A layer 2 framework or protocol is one that is developed on top of an existing blockchain system. The primary purpose of these protocols is to address the major cryptocurrency networks' transaction speed and scale issues.

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