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Crypto terms, explained plainly

124 short definitions and a handful of guides. Every term links to the coins and charts where you will meet it, and the ones the model actually uses say so.

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A

Automated market maker (AMM)DeFi
An exchange that prices trades with a formula and pooled liquidity instead of an order book.

C

CollateralDeFi
Assets locked to back a loan or a stablecoin, seized if the position falls below its ratio.

D

DAO (decentralised autonomous organisation)DeFi
On-chain governance by token holders, usually with proposals, votes and a treasury.
DeFi (decentralised finance)DeFi
Financial services run by smart contracts on a blockchain, without a bank in the middle.

I

Impermanent lossDeFi
The gap between supplying liquidity and simply holding the two assets as prices diverge.

L

Liquidity poolDeFi
Tokens locked in a contract that traders swap against, earning the pool's fee share.

P

Price oracleDeFi
The data feed a contract reads to learn an asset's price from outside the chain.

S

Smart contractDeFi
Code deployed to a blockchain that runs automatically when its conditions are met.
Smart-contract riskDeFi
The chance that a contract's code or admin keys take your funds, regardless of price.
StakingDeFi
Locking tokens to back a network or a protocol, usually for a yield of new issuance or fees.

T

Total value locked (TVL)DeFi
The value of assets deposited in a protocol's contracts; its main usage measure.

V

ValidatorDeFi
A node that proposes and attests blocks in a proof-of-stake network.

Y

Yield farmingDeFi
Chasing token incentives across protocols to earn the highest annualised yield.