CRYPTO CURRENCY DICTIONARY

TERMS COMMONLY USED IN BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY

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Ethereum virtual machine (EVM)

The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is a computing engine that functions as a decentralized computer with millions of applications that can be executed. It serves as the virtual computer that underpins Ethereum's whole organizational framework.It is regarded as the component of Ethereum that manages the execution and deployment of smart contracts. The EVM's job is to provide a few new features to the Blockchain so that users of the distributed ledger encounter problems. The EVM is used by each and every Ethereum node to maintain blockchain consensus.

Other Important Terms

yearn.finance

Yearn.finance is a collection of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) products that brings values such as lending aggregation, and yield generation to the blockchain.

Gossip Protocol

A gossip protocol (sometimes known as an "epidemic protocol") is a method for disseminating information across decentralized networks. It is similar to how gossip spreads in a human social network. For starters, a certain piece of knowledge is only known to a small group of people. The information is then disseminated to others, resulting in a chain reaction in which the entire group is aware. Nodes in a decentralized network send transaction data to a limited number of nearby nodes. This process is repeated until the complete network of "full nodes" has stored the same data. In general, the gossip protocol is more scalable and fault-tolerant than a single node broadcasting data to the whole system. However, because nodes must receive the same data several times, the procedure is time-consuming.

Satoshi Nakamoto

Satoshi Nakamoto is an anonymous creator of Bitcoin. Despite hoaxes and theories claiming to know the person behind the pseudonym, it is still unknown whether the founder of Bitcoin is a single person or group. Nakamoto released a white Bitcoin paper in 2008. Nakamoto was also the first to use a fully-fledged blockchain and solve the problem of dual digital currency.

White Paper

A white paper – or whitepaper – is a case study that is intended to inform and influence potential consumers, partners, and financiers. To explain the features of new projects, most professional cryptocurrency firms produce white papers with initial coin offers (ICOs). This lengthy article explains the notion of the token or coin, technical specifics, tokenomics, valuations, tactics, and more. White papers are regarded as an important component of an ICO. However, there is no guarantee that the information included in a white paper is precise or accurate. A litepaper is a condensed form of a white paper.

Rarible

Rarible is an NFT marketplace where users can create, buy, and sell digital NFT content including photos, games, and even memes.
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