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Blockchain & Crypto Glossary
Qualitative analysis uses subjective judgment to analyze an enterprise's value or potential long-term growth based on non-quantifiable information such as management expertise, research and..
Qtum is public Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain protocol based on Bitcoin's code but modified to allow smart contracts to run on top of its UTXO (Unspent Transaction Output) model..
A put option contract (the opposite of a call option) is a specialized contract that is sometimes used in derivatives trading. It gives an investor the right, but not the obligation, to sell..
Pure Proof of Stake (PPoS) is Algorand's variation on the traditional Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. It is a decentralized Byzantine agreement protocol that is characterized..
A pump and dump occurs when a trader or investment firm buys a large amount of an asset — sometimes illegally — and later promotes, or "pumps" up the underlying asset with misleading..
Public-key infrastructure (PKI) is a set of policies, procedures, and hardware-software combinations needed to authenticate users and devices online. In practice, this involves one or more..
Public-key cryptography (PKC) is a cryptographic system that utilizes alphanumeric keys that work together in a pair: public keys, which can be distributed to others, and private keys..
A public sale, or Initial Coin Offering (ICO), is typically the third and final funding round that a blockchain startup offers after the private sale and pre-sale rounds. Public sales are..
A Public Representative Node (P-Rep) is the most powerful node that exists within the ICON Network. P-Reps are responsible for network validation and the creation of blocks and other..
A public ledger refers to a shared database upon which transactions and associated details are recorded in multiple places simultaneously to facilitate the exchange of specific information..
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