Stablecoin
A token designed to hold a steady value, usually one US dollar, by being backed with reserves or managed by an algorithm.
Crypto & Blockchain
Bitcoin
The first cryptocurrency, launched in 2009, which runs on a public blockchain maintained by a global network of miners rather than by any company, bank or…
Blockchain
A shared record of transactions, copied across many computers, where each new batch of entries is cryptographically linked to the one before it — making past…
CBDC
A digital form of a country's own currency issued directly by its central bank, distinct from both cash and commercial bank deposits.
Cross-Chain Bridge
A service that moves value between two blockchains, usually by locking tokens on one side and issuing equivalent tokens on the other.
Ethereum
A blockchain designed to run programs, not just record payments. Its native token, ether, pays for the computing power those programs consume.
DeFi
Financial services — lending, trading, borrowing, earning interest — delivered by smart contracts on a blockchain instead of by a bank or broker.
Halving
A scheduled event, roughly every four years, that cuts the Bitcoin reward paid to miners for each new block in half.
Smart Contract
A program stored on a blockchain that runs exactly as written when its conditions are met, with no one able to intervene once it is deployed.
Centralized Exchange
A company-run crypto exchange that holds customer funds and matches orders on its own internal order book, the way a traditional broker does.