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.

Node

An essential component of a blockchain infrastructure, a node stores data and allows all communication (transactions) to pass through it.
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Governance Token

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

a movement promoting substitutes for conventional, centralized financial services.
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