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Blockchain & Crypto Glossary
A plasma chain is an off-chain, Layer-2 scaling solution. A plasma chain is simply a specific type of non-custodial sidechain through which users may withdraw their funds and revert back..
Plaintext is an information format that refers to unformatted text in a computer environment that can be understood or deciphered by an individual or computer-based software system..
Typically physical metal coins (that are designed to look like Bitcoin) that have a private key hidden under a tamper-proof sticker or hologram, physical bitcoins can be purchased pre-loaded..
A phishing attack is a common computer-based attack method that is used to obtain sensitive information like email addresses, private key addresses, mobile phone numbers, and credit card..
Previously the term PFP simply stood for "profile picture." However, as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) became more popular, social media users began using their NFTs as their social media..
A perpetual swap, or a perpetual futures contract, is a derivative trading instrument that allows an investor to buy or sell an asset at an unspecified time period in the future..
A permissionless ledger or permissionless blockchain is a decentralized network that can be used without obtaining permission from a centralized authority or any other entity..
Permissionless innovation is a classification that references the decentralized nature of blockchain-based network protocols and blockchain technology. Permissionless, as the name suggests..
A permissioned ledger or permissioned blockchain is a blockchain system that employs an additional security system that consists of an access control layer that allows only certain parties..
The permaweb is a human-readable layer built on top of the Arweave protocol. The permaweb allows you to view the collection of websites and decentralized applications (dApps) hosted..
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