| Airdrop |
A Crypto Airdrop is when a blockchain project or ICO distributes free tokens or coins to the cryptocommunity. |
| ATH |
“All Time High” – highest price milestone that a coin/token has achieved |
| Bag holder |
An investor who is holding a cryptocurrency which continues to decrease in value and has little prospect for recovery. |
| Bounty |
In a bounty program, the ICOs provide compensation to participants for a number of tasks in marketing and bug reporting. The reward is usually in that ICO’s tokens |
| BTFD |
“Buy The F*cking Dip” – when the market is in a downturn |
| Crypto bulls |
Optimistic about market prices and fluctuations |
| Crypto whales |
Massive crypto holdings – a significant proportion of a coin’s circulating supply. Can affect the market by dumping. |
| Crypto bears |
Pessimistic about market prices and fluctuations |
| dApp |
Applications written in the blockchain, which means it’s a decentralized application aka Dapp.’ |
| DYOR |
“Do Your Own Reseach” – very important in crypto! |
| FOMO |
“Fear Of Missing Out” – don’t be a FOMO, do your homework first. |
| FUD |
(Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt – demeaning a coin by calling it a scam to induce investors into selling their coins, driving the market price down. |
| FUDster |
Someone who spreads FUD |
| Hashing |
The encryption process where computers use cryptography to verify the block and create a digital singature. |
| Hodl |
Reportedly a Bitcointalk user’s typo during Bitcoin’s huge crash in 2013. HODL is now jargon for long-term investor cryptocurrency trader – holding on despite market prices dropping. |
| ICO |
Initial coin offering – crowd sale that offers the opportunity to purchase digital coins from a new blockchain project |
| Market cap |
Price per coin x circulating supply |
| MEW |
My Ethereum Wallet – an Ethereum-based digital wallet |
| MVP |
Minimal Viable Product |
| Noob |
New to crypto |
| One Satoshi |
The minimum quantity of transferable bitcoin = one hundred millionth of a bitcoin (0.00000001 bitcoins) |
| Phishing |
posing as a reputable company or buyer in order to induce indviduals to reveal personal information/wallet information |
| Prices tanked |
Meaning dropped (stock term) |
| Private key |
The key to open your wallet |
| Proof of Work |
Roughly a method where blockchain transactions are verified with computing power |
| Public key |
Publicly accessible “key”, in crypto currency jargon your wallet |
| Pump and dump |
A co-ordination of investors collectively buying a coin which boosts the price (pump) then sells the coin at a profit (dump). As the selling continues, the price crashes. |
| Security tokens |
A cryptocurrency which is backed by a tradable asset and designed to be a company’s share. |
| Trading Pairs |
describes a trade between one type of cryptocurrency and another. For example, the “trading pair” ETH/BTC. |
| Utility Tokens |
Cryptocurrency that can be used with a particular product or service |
| When moon |
Investors ask this to know when the coin is expected to increase dramatically. |
| When lambo |
Once a coin, or more coins, reaches the moon, the investor is able to purchase their expensive vehicle of choice: eg. a Lamborghini. Hopeful investors often ask “when lambo” to see when their coin will reach significant value |
|
|
| Trading Animals |
| The Bear |
Believes the market will be going down and plays the short side |
| The Bull |
Very optimistic about the market and buy lots of coins/tokens |
| The Whale |
Has the power to move prices when it buys and sells because of the amount of tokens theyhold. |
| The Pig |
Likes to trade big and often. The pig does not know how to exit a winning trade. |
| The Shark |
Gets into trades, makes money and moves on to the next opportunity – not interested in complicated theories |
| The Chicken |
Fears losing money so does not trade with much size or good entries. |
| The Rabbit |
Trades on a time frame of minutes. Makes quick profits during the day and no overnight risk. |
| The Sheep |
Part of a majority and follows a guru. Usually the last one into an uptrend and last one out of a downtrend. |
| The Wolf |
Trades at the market turning points. |
| The Turtle |
Slow to buy, slow to sell, and trades on the long term time frame. Tries to trade the least amount possible to make as much as possible. Concerned aout the end of day result. |
