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CRYPTO CURRENCY DICTIONARY

TERMS COMMONLY USED IN THE WORLD OF BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY

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Huobi Global

Huobi Global is a cryptocurrency exchange that is centralized. Margin reading, trading bots, derivatives, futures, loans, a wallet, and other services are available. It is now one of the most popular exchanges in terms of market volume and capitalization. The Huobi ECO Chain is a blockchain (based on Ethereum) operated by Huobi. The Huobi Token is its native cryptocurrency (HT). Huobi, which was founded in China in 2013, has had difficulties as a result of the Chinese government's anti-cryptocurrency policies. After the Chinese government outlawed Bitcoin exchanges in 2017, Huboi briefly ceased Bitcoin trading. Huobi has now expanded abroad and is now publicly traded in Hong Kong.

Other Important Terms

Blockchain

A blockchain is a subset of a distributed database. The Bitcoin inventors originally prototyped the system in 2008. This modern database is made up of separate blocks that are connected together in a chronological chain. Blockchains may be used to store a wide range of data types. It has mostly been utilized as a public ledger for bitcoin transactions to date. A peer-to-peer network comprised of independent nodes uses a consensus process to ensure the blockchain's security and legitimacy. Each node in the network keeps a public and immutable copy of the data.

Daedalus Wallet

Daedalus is a cryptocurrency wallet for the native token of the Cardano blockchain, ADA. Users download it to their desktops. It is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux Daedalus is an open-source and operates on a stake-in-stake blockchain platform, Cardano. It is a full node wallet that stores a complete, authenticated, authenticated blockchain This full-node functionality, which doesn’t rely on third-party servers for data, makes the wallet trustless and secure.The Daedalus wallet is non-custodial and lets users maintain control of their private keys. In addition, a fixed wallet that supports multiple key pairs is based on a single seed phrase.

Centralized Exchanges (CEX)

Companies maintain centralized cryptocurrency exchanges as middlemen for bitcoin transactions and storage. Customers on a centralized exchange do not have access to their private keys and relinquish control of their funds. The exchange records all buying and selling records of users' orders internally, only turning them into actual currency when they are withdrawn. Because of their ease, speed, and low cost to customers, centralized exchanges now handle the vast majority of bitcoin transactions. However, some see these exchanges as the polar opposite of the objectives of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Furthermore, there are risks associated with the number of money exchanges keep. These problems include wash trading, exchange price manipulation, hacker theft, and government censorship. Binance, Gate.io, KuCoin, WazirX, CoinDcx, Coinswitch Kuber, etc are some examples of centralized exchanges.

Peer-to-Peer Lending

Peer-to-peer lending makes use of a distributed network approach to enable individuals to get loans from other individuals or organizations.  The peer-to-peer lending idea, also known as "social lending" or "crowdlending," was developed in 2005. Lenders are frequently private investors seeking higher returns on their money, but borrowers seek lower rates than are normally accessible through other middlemen. P2P lending can be unsecured, in which a loan is supported solely by the borrower's creditworthiness, or secured, in which a given loan is backed by collateral. The majority of peer-to-peer lending is unsecured.

Zcash

Zcash (ZEC) is a fungible cryptocurrency that offers its users a high level of anonymity and security. Scientists from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and John Hopkins University created Zcash by expanding on the coding of Bitcoin. There are around twenty-one million Zcash coins in circulation at the moment. The sender and receiver's public keys, as well as the transaction value, are often shown publicly on most blockchains. Zcash provides shielded transactions, which allow users to conceal part of their personal information in order to safeguard their privacy. Zcash protects users' security and privacy by employing a zero-knowledge proof known as a "Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge" (zk-SNARK), which allows data, such as private keys, to stay encrypted while being validated.

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