Decentralized Exchange (DEX)

A trading platform that doesn't hold users' funds for them and doesn't require them to deposit money in order to start trading. Users trade straight from their own wallets instead.

Governance Token

Developers design governance tokens to let token holders influence the direction of a protocol.

Bitcoin Halving

A blockchain event known as a "halvening" (or "Bitcoin halving") causes block subsidies or rewards for validating transactions to be reduced by half.

Altcoin

Altcoin is the term given to describe alternative digital assets, such as a coin or token that is not Bitcoin. This nomenclature comes from the idea that Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency and that all others are then considered “alternate” or “alternative” coins.