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.

DeFi

a movement promoting substitutes for conventional, centralized financial services.

Coin

Cryptocurrencies known as coins run on separate blockchains and are unrelated to other coins. Such a cryptocurrency's single unit is also known as a coin.

Hard Cap

A hard cap is a restriction put in place by the blockchain's code on the maximum amount of units that can ever be created or circulated for a specific cryptocurrency