CRYPTO CURRENCY DICTIONARY

TERMS COMMONLY USED IN BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY

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Phishing

Phishing is a scam in which a scammer impersonates a respected organization or individual in order to get access to confidential material, such as banking credentials and passwords, in order to steal digital assets. Phishers frequently target individuals by sending emails or text messages that appear to be real. Because fraudsters utilize human psychology rather than technology, phishing is better defined as a social engineering attack rather than a cyberattack. In the cryptocurrency world, phishers attempt to steal bitcoin from individuals by impersonating legitimate crypto exchanges or wallets. One example is the trading of lookalikes. A phisher delivers a bogus link to a website that looks very similar to a valid exchange web address. The receiver is then asked to provide their private key or exchange log-in information, which the fraudster subsequently uses to take their money, Individuals should read emails and messages with caution and set two-factor authentication on their accounts to avoid phishing.

Other Important Terms

Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge (zk-SNARK)

A "Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge" protocol is a sort of zero-knowledge protocol used to keep data encrypted and usable. Individuals can use zero-knowledge proofs to establish ownership of specified information, such as a private key. The prover demonstrates this without revealing the facts to the verifier. Zk-SNARKs are a unique sort of zero-knowledge proof that enables non-interactive verification of shielded information. Non-interaction refers to a protocol in which the evidence is established through a single message sent from the prover to the verifier rather than numerous communications. Non-interaction promotes high blockchain performance since consensus is necessary over a large network.

ftx

FTX is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange specializing in derivatives and leveraged products. It supports most commonly traded cryptocurrencies.

Dust

The term "dust" refers to relatively small quantities of cryptocurrency. To manage transactions, blockchains such as Bitcoin use the idea of "unspent transaction outputs" (UTXO). UTXO model traders on a blockchain may obtain modest sums of "change" from a transaction. These little amounts of money are not always usable. Users are not permitted to transfer "dust" of a currency if doing so would cost more than the transaction costs specified. However, transaction costs change according on transaction volume, which means that individuals who hold defunct "dust" may be able to trade it at a later date.

Initial Dex Offering (IDO)

decentralized Initial dex offerings, or IDOs, are tokens that represent any sort of asset hosted on a decentralised exchange (DEX). An IDO occurs when a project debuts a token via a decentralized liquidity exchange. IDOs may be constructed for anything ranging from cryptocurrencies to a music CD to aether-powered combat ships. IDOs provide companies with a mechanism for engaging their communities in an economy that both enhance their products and services and allows them to make sound business decisions about their assets.

Mining Pool

Mining pools are groups of miners that work together to maximize their financial advantage. Miners are responsible for the significant computing labour necessary to execute consensus mechanisms on blockchains. Miners are rewarded with native coins by networks. Mining pools determine how much work miners have performed by using block difficulty ratings and "shares." Miners will join various pools according to their hashrate. Individual miners have a better chance of benefitting from mining since pools aggregate their resources. However, joining a mining pool decreases a miner's autonomy. Mining pools have set periods and costs. They also oversee and organize miners and keep track of their performance. The majority of mining pools compensate miners based on the quantity of work they perform. There are several payment mechanisms for mining pools, including pay-per-last-N-share, pay-per-share, and proportionate mining pools.
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