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In the crypto world, the term dump is used to describe a sudden and significant drop in the price of a digital asset.

Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) is a consensus mechanism used in certain blockchain networks to validate transactions.

Decentralized Exchanges (DEXes) in the form of Automated Market Makers (AMMs) offer a permissionless trading solution in the crypto space.

DeFi is an acronym for Decentralized Finance. It is a disruptive concept that replaces traditional intermediaries with decentralized protocols.

A Decentralized Autonomous Initial Coin Offering (DAICO) is a decentralized fundraising mechanism in the blockchain world.

DApp stands for “Decentralized Application,” and it is a term closely associated with blockchain technology.

This is a purported scaling method for blockchain, even though a DAG isn’t even an actual blockchain.

Arbitrage is a trading strategy that takes advantage of price differences for the same (crypto) asset on different marketplaces.

An Antminer is a popular brand of cryptocurrency mining hardware (ASIC) developed by Bitmain Technologies.

Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) are hardware specially designed for a specific use case such as mining.

Cypherpunks are advocates of strong encryption, privacy and decentralized technologies that protect against surveillance.

CryptoKitties is a pioneering project that has introduced the concept of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) into the mainstream.

Protecting your own digital assets is of the utmost importance, cold storage is a robust defense mechanism.

Block rewards incentivize validators of a blockchain to make their resources available to the network to verify transactions.

The block times of a blockchain affect transaction speed as well as network security.

A “bounty” represents a unique and intriguing concept to incentivize through rewards in the crypto sector.