Return on Investment (ROI)

ROI, or return on investment, is a ratio or percentage figure that measures the profitability or effectiveness of a certain business or investment. It is an easy-to-use tool that may produce either an absolute ratio (such as 0.35), or a percentage value (such as 35%). As a result, ROI can be utilized to compare various investment strategies or trading operations. ROI specifically assesses the investment's return in relation to its cost of acquisition. Moreover, the ROI is simply calculated as the return (net profit) divided by the sum of the acquisition expenditures (net cost). The percentage value can then be obtained by multiplying the result by 100. Naturally, a high ROI figure denotes a successful investment, whereas a low ROI denotes a return that was insufficient to cover the costs. ROI is calculated using the following equation: ROI = (Current Value - Total Cost) / Total Cost. It can alternatively be stated as: ROI = Net Profit / Net Cost.

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.

Utility Token

Tokens that are designed specifically to be able to help people use something.

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.