Bitcoin Glossary

Bitcoin Glossary

Every important Bitcoin term explained.

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Air Gap

Air Gap refers to a security measure to ensure data isolation.

Altcoin

Altcoin stands for 'Alternative Coin' to Bitcoin.

Austrian School of Economics

The Austrian School is a heterodox economic thought emphasizing individualism and limited intervention.

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Bag Holder

A bag holder is someone holding a large quantity of a given cryptocurrency that has been purchased as a part of an investor’s portfolio that has not been sold.

Batching

Batching is the process of grouping multiple transactions together.

Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)

Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs) are formal documents that propose changes, enhancements, or additions to the Bitcoin protocol or related processes.

Bitcoin Address

A Bitcoin Address is a unique string of characters used to receive Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Core refers to the primary software implementation of Bitcoin.

Block Explorer

A Block Explorer is a tool that allows users to view information within a blockchain.

Block Reward

Block reward refers to the new bitcoins given to miners for validating a new block on the blockchain.

Block Size

Block size is crucial for the scalability and speed of transactions on the blockchain.

Block Subsidy

The Bitcoin block subsidy refers to the part of the Bitcoin block reward that is given by the Bitcoin network.

Block

A 'Block' is a collection of transactions in the blockchain.

Bitcoin Dominance

Bitcoin Dominance is a metric used to define the share of Bitcoin’s market cap compared to the rest of the crypto market.

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CoinJoin

CoinJoin is a method used to enhance privacy in Bitcoin transactions.

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Deflation

Deflation refers to the decline in the price of goods and services in an economy.

Deterministic Wallet

A Deterministic Wallet generates all its addresses from a single seed.

Difficulty

Difficulty refers to how hard it is to mine a new Bitcoin block.

Double Spend

Double Spend refers to the act of spending digital currency more than once.

Dust

Dust refers to tiny amounts of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies left in a user's wallet.

DYOR

DYOR stands for Do Your Own Research.

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Faucet

A Faucet dispenses small amounts of cryptocurrencies, either for free or in return for simple tasks.

Fiat Currency

Fiat Currency refers to money issued by a government that isn't backed by physical commodities.

FUD

FUD is a form of psychological manipulation based on planting seeds of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt in the minds of potential investors.

Full Node

A Full Node maintains a complete copy of the blockchain.

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Hard Fork

A 'hard fork' is a major change to a blockchain protocol. It results in two divergent chains: the original and the new one.

Hardware Wallet

A Hardware Wallet is a physical device that securely stores a user's private keys.

HODL

HODL became a meme after a user on the Bitcointalk.org forums wrote HODL instead of HOLD.

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Initial Block Download

Initial Block Download (IBD) is the process by which a new node downloads and verifies the entirety of the blockchain history.

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Layer 2

Layer 2 refers to a secondary framework or protocol built atop an existing blockchain system.

Lightning Network

The Lightning Network is a second layer scaling solution built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain.

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Mempool

Mempool stands for 'Memory Pool'.

Mining Pool

A mining pool allows multiple miners to combine their computational power.

Mixer (Bitcoin Mixer)

A Mixer, also known as a Bitcoin Mixer, is a service to increase the anonymity of Bitcoin transactions.

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Nocoiner

Nocoiners don't hold or invest in crypto. They also spread and promote hate speech about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins

When you have the private key you are responsible for and have complete control over the crypto contained in your wallet. By storing your coins on an exchange, you have to go through them for every transaction.

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Precoiner

Precoiners are always on the verge of making their first Bitcoin purchase. They'll always have an excuse as to why they haven't bought yet.

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SegWit2X

SegWit2x was a proposed Bitcoin upgrade aiming to increase block size from 1MB to 2MB to address high transaction fees.

Stablecoin

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that are backed by government currencies, like the US dollar or euro.

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