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CRYPTO CURRENCY DICTIONARY

TERMS COMMONLY USED IN THE WORLD OF BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY

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Stablecoin is a cryptocurrency that is immune to significant price changes. It is a hybrid of a fiat money and a regular cryptocurrency. Stablecoins can be fiat-collateralized, crypto-collateralized, or non-collateralized to preserve value stability. Fiat-collateralized stablecoins are backed by fiat money or assets like as gold and silver. Tether (USDT) is an example of a fiat-collateralized stablecoin, as it is tethered to the US Dollar as its reserve asset. non-collateralized stablecoins are priced using an algorithm. Stablecoins that are crypto-collateralized are connected to other cryptocurrencies and are frequently "over-collateralized" to prevent price fluctuations.

Other Important Terms

Nonce

A nonce is a one-time-only use number that is required for some cryptographic procedures. The term is an acronym for "number only used once." Nonces are used in the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus method on blockchains. A nonce is entered into a hash function, including any new transaction data and the preceding block's hash, to construct a block on a blockchain. A new hash code, known as a "header hash," is generated. As miners, nodes use computational power to identify a nonce that generates a hash that is numerically less than or equal to a target hash. A "golden nonce" is a number that generates a hash result with a sufficiently low value to allow the block to be mined and added to the network, Cryptographic hash problems are hard to solve because identical inputs produce the same hash. Because of the avalanche effect in hashing, even little changes to input data can result in drastically different hash outputs. Miners on a blockchain must discover the nonce value in order to demonstrate that they have expended sufficient power to validate the block. Blockchain miners are rewarded with local cryptocurrency.

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.

Proof of Work (PoW)

The Proof of Work consensus paradigm, first proposed in 1993, was intended to lessen the possibility of denial-of-service attacks and other malevolent computers. In the cryptocurrency world, the Proof of Work method makes use of a blockchain's decentralized nodes to execute difficult hash-based calculations required to solve a puzzle in order for a new block to be validated. This is referred to as "mining," and the prover node is paid with a portion of the blockchain's native coin. The Proof of Work technique ensures transactional security without the need for a centralized authority. It is, nevertheless, extremely energy-intensive. The Proof of Work model is now used by both Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Hash Timelock Contracts (HTLC)

Hash Time-Locked Contracts are smart contracts that are used to strengthen the security of trustless over-the-counter transactions across blockchains. HTLCs, which are used on atomic swaps and the Bitcoin lightning network, decrease risk by assuring that transactions are time-bound. These contracts indicate that in order for the transaction to be legal, both parties must acknowledge the stated payment within a certain deadline. If either side does not validate the payment within the specified time frame, the transaction is terminated. Hashlocks and timelocks are essential components of HTLCs. The transaction initiator generates a key and passes it through a hash function to create the hash lock. To unlock the hash and validate the transaction, the linked private key is utilized. After completion, the preimage saved hash is made public. If the transaction is not completed the payment is invalid if it is not received within the time limit specified, and the timelock returns the bitcoin to its original owner.

TRON (TRX)

TRON is an online platform built for the widespread distribution of media and entertainment, and the platform’s native cryptocurrency is known as TRONix (TRX). This decentralized approach takes advantage of blockchain's features to provide producers with low-cost distribution. TRON's blockchain platform is intended to promote the creation of decentralized apps (dApps), and it usually requires fewer computing resources for application development than other dApp-focused blockchains. TRON's blockchain network has already achieved great success, attracting similarities to Ethereum and earning a market valuation of $2.1 billion USD (as of January 2021). The TRON Foundation, a non-profit organization run by CEO Justin Sun and situated in both Singapore and California, released the platform in September 2017.

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