Cryptocurrency

Terms related to cryptocurrencies and digital assets, including coins, tokens, stablecoins, supply, market capitalization, ATH and other concepts.

Market Capitalization

A calculated measure of an asset’s value based on price and circulating supply.

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Altcoin

A cryptoasset generally considered an alternative to Bitcoin.

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Token Burn

A mechanism for permanently or conditionally removing tokens from circulation.

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Deflation

A reduction in the total supply of a cryptoasset relative to a previous period.

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Total Supply

The total number of cryptoasset units that exist under its defined supply rules.

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Fully Diluted Valuation

A calculated asset value based on its full potential supply.

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Cryptoasset

A broad term for digital assets using cryptographic and blockchain-related technology.

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Inflation

An increase in the supply of a cryptoasset relative to the existing supply.

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Emission

The process of creating and issuing new cryptoasset units.

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Circulating Supply

The amount of cryptoasset units considered to be circulating and available to the market.

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Tokenomics

The economic model governing the issuance, distribution, and use of a cryptoasset.

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Governance Token

A token used to participate in the governance of a protocol or decentralized application.

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Stablecoin

A cryptoasset designed to maintain relatively stable value against a chosen reference.

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Coin

The native digital asset of its own blockchain network.

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Cryptocurrency

A digital asset based on cryptography and distributed network technology.

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Max Supply

The maximum number of asset units that can exist under defined rules.

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Wrapped Token

A tokenized representation of another asset in a compatible blockchain environment.

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Utility Token

A token primarily designed for use within a product, protocol, or ecosystem.

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Halving

A scheduled reduction in the block reward in certain blockchain networks.

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Token

A digital asset issued using an existing blockchain infrastructure.

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Native Coin

The primary asset built directly into a blockchain protocol.

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