Dictionary
0x Protocol
An open-source standard for peer-to-peer token trading, letting apps build DEX features by settling trades on-chain and relaying orders off-chain.
1hr
A one-hour timeframe showing the last hour of trading or market data, often as a single candle used for short-term crypto analysis.
24hr
A common crypto label showing metrics calculated over the last 24 hours, such as price change, trading volume, and market activity.
30d
A 30-day timeframe used in crypto to show metrics from the past 30 days, such as returns, volume, transactions, or volatility.
401(k) Plan
A US employer-sponsored retirement account where workers contribute part of their paycheck, often pre-tax, sometimes with employer matching.
51% Attack
When one entity controls over half a blockchain’s mining or staking power, enabling chain reorgs, double-spends, and censorship.
52-Week High/Low
The highest and lowest prices a cryptocurrency or other asset has traded at over the past 52 weeks, showing its one-year range.
52-Week Range
The highest and lowest prices an asset has traded at over the past 52 weeks, used to gauge volatility and recent market sentiment.
7d
A shorthand for “seven days,” showing a crypto asset’s price, volume, or other metrics measured over the past week.
80/20 Rule (Pareto Principle)
A principle that says roughly 80% of outcomes come from 20% of causes, often seen in crypto markets and trading.
Abenomics
Japan’s three-arrow strategy of monetary easing, fiscal stimulus, and reforms that influenced yen liquidity, inflation goals, and crypto sentiment.
Abnormal Return
The difference between an investment’s actual return and its expected return, showing unexpected gains or losses versus a benchmark.
Absolute Advantage
The ability of an entity to produce the same good or service with fewer resources, or more output with the same inputs.
Absolute Return
The percentage gain or loss of an investment over a set period, measured on its own without comparing to a benchmark index.
Abstract
In crypto, “abstract” means a simplified concept or layer that hides technical details so users and developers can work with higher-level ideas.
Abstraction Scalability
A design approach that simplifies blockchain complexity so reusable components can scale development, performance, and user experience.
Accepting Risk (Acceptance)
A risk management choice to knowingly tolerate a crypto-related risk rather than avoid or mitigate it, based on cost and impact.
Account
A blockchain identity tied to an address and keys that holds assets, signs transactions, and tracks balances and activity on a network.
Account Abstraction
A blockchain design that turns user accounts into programmable smart wallets, enabling flexible security and easier transactions.
Account Balance
The spendable amount of crypto or fiat in an account or wallet at a given time, based on recorded transactions on-chain or off-chain.
Account Number
A unique identifier for a bank or crypto account that helps route transactions to the correct owner, similar to a wallet address.
Accountability
The expectation and ability to take responsibility for actions in crypto, supported by transparent records, governance, and enforcement.
Accounting Conservatism
A reporting principle that recognizes likely losses and liabilities early, while delaying uncertain gains, to avoid overstating results
Accounting Method
The rules a person or business uses to record crypto income, expenses, and gains, including how cost basis and timing are determined.