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CRYPTO CURRENCY DICTIONARY

TERMS COMMONLY USED IN THE WORLD OF BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY

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Tezos

Tezos is a 2014 open-source blockchain platform for dApps and smart contracts. It was developed to overcome blockchain adoption challenges such as the future of long-term upgrades, the security of smart contracts, and open participation. Unlike the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains, which presently employ inefficient Proof of Work consensus models, Tezos uses a Proof of Stake model, which uses on-chain procedures to alter chain protocol autonomously once proposals have been agreed by the community. The "Tez" token is the Tezos blockchain's native coin (XTZ).

Other Important Terms

Coin/Token Burning

“Burning” crypto means permanently removing a number of tokens from circulation. This is typically done by transferring the tokens in question to a burn address, i.e. a wallet from which they cannot ever be retrieved. This is often described as destroying tokens.

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. 

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

Annual Percentage Yield (APY)

The amount of money earned on an interest-bearing account, annualised over a year, is expressed as an annual percentage yield. You earn more money on the balance of a savings account with a higher APY.

Staking

The act of participating in a blockchain that uses a stake-based consensus process is known as staking. Stakers lock a portion of their cryptocurrency balance to prove their investment in a blockchain. Stakers are required to meet the blockchain's balance requirement, which deters fraudulent actors. Users will be able to verify blocks and vote on the network if their stake is large enough. Stakeholders compete to forge blocks in the Proof of Stake consensus paradigm. The blockchain assigns transactions to stakes depending on their stake as well as other parameters such as randomization and period of staking. Thus, the greater the stake, the more likely a staker will be picked to validate blocks and the higher value transactions they can authorize. Blockchains reward stakers with transaction fees for their service to the network. Stackers, on the other hand, risk losing some of their locked cryptocurrency if they engage in any harmful conduct.

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