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.

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.

DeFi

a movement promoting substitutes for conventional, centralized financial services.