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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B

  • BetaMacro

    How much an asset moves when the market moves: 1.5 means 50% more than the benchmark.

C

  • How closely two assets move together, from −1 to +1, measured over a window.

D

  • The dollar against a basket of currencies; a stronger dollar is usually a headwind for crypto.

I

  • The rate at which prices rise, and the reason 'hard-capped supply' is a selling point.

  • Buying or selling by funds and companies, usually visible only through filings and ETFs.

  • The central-bank policy rate; higher rates tend to pull money out of risk assets.

L

  • The broad expansion and contraction of money available to risk assets.

R

  • The chance that a law or enforcement action changes who can hold, trade or list an asset.

  • Whether investors are adding or removing risk; crypto usually trades as a risk asset.

S

  • A listed fund holding the underlying asset, letting ordinary brokerage accounts own it.