Pegged Currency

A currency whose value is intended to be constant in relation to a certain asset. For instance, 1 USDT is equivalent to 1 USD. Likewise known as a stablecoin.

Candidate Block

In a few words, a candidate block is a block that a mining node (miner) is trying to mine in order to receive the block reward. So a candidate block may be described as a temporary block that will be either validated or discarded by the network. Miners compete with each other to validate the next block and add it to the blockchain, but first, they have to create a candidate block to participate in the mining competition.

Accountability

Accountability is the need or willingness to take ownership of one's actions. When someone takes ownership, they are committing to producing successful outcomes.

Airdrop

A marketing tactic known as a cryptocurrency airdrop involves giving away free tokens or coins to existing owners of a specific coin or token.