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Blockchain & Crypto Glossary
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) or token sales are a mechanism made possible by blockchain technology that incorporates the creation and sale of a token or coin to raise funds for a new crypto..
Information technology (IT) refers to the use of technology to solve business or organizational problems. IT can also be considered the use of computers, computer networking infrastructure..
Inflation refers to the rising of prices in an economy relative to actual value, which decreases the purchasing power of a fiat currency such as USD, EUR, JPY, or GBP. One potential cause..
In the U.S., many financial institutions offer individual retirement accounts (IRAs) that provide tax advantages for retirement savings. Anyone can sign up for an IRA and save money in one..
An indexing server is a specialized operating system (OS) or database used for indexing (i.e. organizing and measuring) different types of data. Indexing is used to track and group different..
Index tokens are designed to track the index of a specific group of cryptocurrencies or other assets. Index tokens operate in a similar manner to indexes that are used within the traditional..
An index fund is a pool of different assets in various ratios or balances. In traditional finance, an index fund is managed by a portfolio manager who manually makes trades to bring the fund..
'In the money' refers to an option that has a market price that is higher than its 'strike' price, which is the set price at which the option owner can buy or sell the security or commodity..
Impermanent loss occurs when the value of tokens held in an algorithmically balanced liquidity pool lose value relative to assets in the open market due to price volatility. The loss is..
Immutable X is a specialized Layer-2 scaling solution for blockchain-based systems. The protocol is designed to enable extremely fast transaction times and zero gas fees on Ethereum..
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