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

  • BridgeSecurity

    A service that moves assets between chains, and one of the most exploited pieces of infrastructure.

C

  • Cold storageSecurity

    Keeping keys offline on a device that never connects to the internet.

H

  • A dedicated device that holds keys and signs transactions after you confirm on it.

  • A token whose contract lets you buy but blocks selling.

M

  • A wallet that needs several keys to approve a transaction, removing a single point of failure.

P

  • PhishingSecurity

    Fake sites and messages that imitate a real service to capture keys or approvals.

  • Private keySecurity

    The secret that proves ownership of a wallet; anyone holding it controls the funds.

R

  • Rug pullSecurity

    A project that takes deposits and then removes the liquidity or dumps its own supply.

S

  • Seed phraseSecurity

    Twelve or 24 words that regenerate every key in a wallet; never type it into a website.

  • A paid review of contract code by a security firm; evidence of diligence, not a guarantee.

T

  • Permission you grant a contract to move a token of yours, sometimes without a limit.