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
- CorrelationMacro
How closely two assets move together, from −1 to +1, measured over a window.
D
- Dollar index (DXY)Macro
The dollar against a basket of currencies; a stronger dollar is usually a headwind for crypto.
I
- InflationMacro
The rate at which prices rise, and the reason 'hard-capped supply' is a selling point.
- Institutional flowMacro
Buying or selling by funds and companies, usually visible only through filings and ETFs.
- Interest rateMacro
The central-bank policy rate; higher rates tend to pull money out of risk assets.
L
- Liquidity cycleMacro
The broad expansion and contraction of money available to risk assets.
R
- Regulatory riskMacro
The chance that a law or enforcement action changes who can hold, trade or list an asset.
- Risk-on / risk-offMacro
Whether investors are adding or removing risk; crypto usually trades as a risk asset.
S
- Spot ETFMacro
A listed fund holding the underlying asset, letting ordinary brokerage accounts own it.