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SpencerForbes:
Waiting for others to join the thread. I’m still watching from sideline tho. That crypto be like aviator.

GlorytoGod:
WEB3 & BLOCKCHAIN CONCEPTS

Web3 – The next phase of the internet, built on decentralized technologies (blockchains, crypto, NFTs, DAOs).

DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) – A community-led organization governed by smart contracts and token holders.

Metaverse – A virtual world where users interact via digital assets, avatars, and crypto.

Trading & Market Terms

Bullish – Expecting the price to rise.

Bearish – Expecting the price to fall.

HODL – Holding crypto long-term (“Hold On for Dear Life”).

FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) – Buying because of hype, not research.

FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) – Negative news or rumors that create panic.

ATH (All-Time High) – Highest price ever reached.

ATL (All-Time Low) – Lowest price ever reached.

Pump and Dump – Artificially raising a coin’s price before dumping it.

Whale – An investor with huge holdings who can influence markets.

Blockchain Mechanics

Halving – An event (like in Bitcoin) where mining rewards are cut in half, reducing new supply.

Mining – Using computing power to validate transactions (Proof of Work).

Staking – Locking up crypto to secure a blockchain (Proof of Stake) and earn rewards.

Burning – Permanently removing tokens from circulation to reduce supply.

Fork – A split in a blockchain (can create a new coin, e.g., Bitcoin Cash).

Exchanges & Trading Platforms

CEX (Centralized Exchange) – A crypto exchange controlled by a company (e.g., Binance, Coinbase).

DEX (Decentralized Exchange) – Peer-to-peer trading platform without intermediaries (e.g., Uniswap, PancakeSwap).

Liquidity Pool – A pool of tokens on a DEX used for trading pairs.

Slippage – The difference between expected and actual trade price.

Order Book – A list of buy and sell orders on an exchange.

DeFi (Decentralized Finance)

DeFi – Financial services (lending, borrowing, trading) built on blockchain without banks.

Yield Farming – Providing liquidity to earn rewards or interest.

Liquidity Mining – Earning tokens for providing liquidity on a DEX.

APY (Annual Percentage Yield) – Interest rate earned yearly on staked/farmed assets.

Collateral – Assets locked up to borrow other assets in DeFi.

Wallets & Security

Wallet – A tool (software or hardware) for storing and managing crypto.

Private Key – Secret code that gives you control of your funds.

Seed Phrase – A backup of your wallet (12–24 words).

Hot Wallet – Connected to the internet (e.g., MetaMask, Trust Wallet).

Cold Wallet – Offline storage (e.g., Ledger, Trezor).

Rug Pull – A scam where developers drain liquidity and abandon a project.

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GlorytoGod:
CORE CRYPTOCURRENCY TERMS

Altcoin – Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin.

Token – A digital asset built on top of a blockchain (e.g., ERC-20 on Ethereum).

Coin – A cryptocurrency that runs on its own blockchain (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum).

Fiat – Government-issued money (e.g., USD, EUR, NGN).

Stablecoin – A crypto pegged to a stable asset like USD (e.g., USDT, USDC).

Blockchain Basics

Blockchain – A decentralized ledger of transactions stored in blocks and linked together.

Node – A computer that participates in running a blockchain network.

Consensus Mechanism – The method blockchains use to agree on valid transactions (e.g., Proof of Work, Proof of Stake).

Gas Fee – The fee paid to process transactions on a blockchain (mostly Ethereum).

Smart Contract – A self-executing program on a blockchain that runs when conditions are met.

DApp (Decentralized Application) – An application that runs on a blockchain instead of centralized servers.

Technical Protocols & Infrastructure

Layer 1 – A base blockchain network (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana).

Layer 2 – A scaling solution built on top of a Layer 1 (e.g., Polygon, Arbitrum).

Sidechain – A separate blockchain connected to a main chain for scalability.

Bridge – A tool that allows transferring assets between blockchains.

Oracle – A service that brings real-world data into blockchain smart contracts (e.g., Chainlink).

Trading & Investing Terms

Liquidity – How easily an asset can be bought or sold without affecting its price.

Market Cap – The total value of a cryptocurrency (price × circulating supply).

Volume – How much of a cryptocurrency has been traded in a given time.

HODL – A slang for holding crypto long-term (“Hold On for Dear Life”).

Whale – A person or entity that holds large amounts of a cryptocurrency.

Pump and Dump – A scheme where price is artificially inflated and then dumped.

ATH (All-Time High) – The highest price a crypto has ever reached.

ATL (All-Time Low) – The lowest price a crypto has ever reached.

Security & Wallets

Private Key – A secret code that allows access to your crypto funds.

Public Key – The cryptographic code used to receive crypto (like an account number).

Seed Phrase – A list of words that backs up your crypto wallet.

Hot Wallet – A wallet connected to the internet (e.g., MetaMask).

Cold Wallet – An offline wallet (e.g., Ledger, Trezor).

Rug Pull – A scam where developers abandon a project after taking investors’ funds.

More to come.....

GlorytoGod:
A–Z Crypto Dictionary

Covering the most important technical, financial, and slang terms in the crypto/Web3 world.

🅰️ A

Airdrop – Free distribution of tokens to promote a project.

Altcoin – Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin.

AML (Anti-Money Laundering) – Regulations to prevent illegal use of crypto.

APY (Annual Percentage Yield) – Yearly rate of return from staking/farming.

Arbitrage – Profiting from price differences across exchanges.

🅱️ B

Bear Market – Period when prices fall over time.

Bitcoin – The first and most valuable cryptocurrency.

Blockchain – A decentralized digital ledger storing transactions.

Bridge – A protocol to move tokens between blockchains.

Bull Market – Period when prices rise over time.

Burning – Permanently removing coins from circulation.

🅲 C

CEX (Centralized Exchange) – Company-run crypto exchange (e.g., Binance).

Cold Wallet – Offline storage for crypto.

Consensus Mechanism – How blockchains validate transactions (e.g., PoW, PoS).

Cryptography – The science securing blockchain transactions.

Custodial Wallet – Wallet where a third party holds your private keys.

🅳 D

DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) – Community-governed organization.

DeFi (Decentralized Finance) – Blockchain-based financial services.

DEX (Decentralized Exchange) – Peer-to-peer trading platform.

DApp (Decentralized Application) – App built on a blockchain.

Dumping – Selling off large amounts of crypto quickly.

🅴 E

ERC-20 – Ethereum’s standard for fungible tokens.

ERC-721 – Ethereum’s standard for NFTs (non-fungible tokens).

Ethereum – A blockchain for smart contracts and DApps.

EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) – The environment that executes Ethereum smart contracts.

Exchange – A marketplace for buying and selling crypto.

🅵 F

Fiat – Government-issued money (USD, EUR, NGN).

FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) – Buying due to hype.

Fork – A split in a blockchain, creating a new version.

FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) – Negative rumors that cause panic.

Futures – Contracts to buy or sell crypto at a set price in the future.

🅶 G

Gas Fee – The fee to process transactions on Ethereum and other blockchains.

Genesis Block – The very first block in a blockchain.

Governance Token – Token giving holders voting power in a project.

GPU Mining – Using graphics cards to mine crypto.

🅷 H

Halving – Event where mining rewards are cut in half (Bitcoin).

Hash Rate – Speed at which mining hardware operates.

HODL – Holding crypto long-term regardless of market swings.

Hot Wallet – Internet-connected crypto wallet.

Hybrid Exchange – Combines features of CEX and DEX.

🅸 I

ICO (Initial Coin Offering) – Fundraising by selling new tokens.

IDO (Initial DEX Offering) – Fundraising via decentralized exchanges.

IEO (Initial Exchange Offering) – Fundraising on centralized exchanges.

Inflationary Token – A token with increasing supply.

Interoperability – The ability of blockchains to work together.

🅹 J

JOMO (Joy of Missing Out) – Happiness in avoiding risky crypto hype.

Junk Coin – A worthless or scam cryptocurrency.

🅺 K

KYC (Know Your Customer) – Identity verification on exchanges.

Key Pair – A public and private key used in crypto wallets.

🅻 L

Layer 1 – A base blockchain (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum).

Layer 2 – Scaling solutions built on Layer 1 (e.g., Polygon, Arbitrum).

Ledger – A digital record of transactions.

Liquidity – How easily an asset can be bought or sold.

Long Position – Betting the price will go up.

🅼 M

Mainnet – A blockchain’s official live network.

Market Cap – Total value of a cryptocurrency (price × supply).

Merkle Tree – Data structure for verifying blockchain transactions.

Mining – Using computing power to validate transactions.

Moon / Mooning – When a coin’s price rises rapidly.

🅽 N

NFT (Non-Fungible Token) – Unique digital asset stored on blockchain.

Node – A computer that supports blockchain by validating transactions.

Nonce – A number used once in cryptography for mining.

NFA (Not Financial Advice) – A disclaimer often used in crypto communities.

🅾️ O

On-Chain – Transactions recorded directly on the blockchain.

Off-Chain – Transactions handled outside the blockchain.

Oracle – A service that feeds real-world data into blockchains.

Order Book – A list of buy/sell orders on an exchange.

🅿️ P

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) – Direct transactions between users without intermediaries.

Private Key – Secret code to access and spend your crypto.

Proof of Work (PoW) – Mining-based consensus mechanism.

Proof of Stake (PoS) – Staking-based consensus mechanism.

Pump and Dump – Artificial price inflation followed by a sell-off.

🆀 Q

QR Code – Common method for sharing crypto wallet addresses.

Quant (QNT) – A token focusing on blockchain interoperability.

🆁 R

Rug Pull – Scam where developers run off with investor funds.

ROI (Return on Investment) – Profit or loss percentage on an investment.

Rekt – Slang for losing a lot of money in crypto.

Reward – Tokens given to miners or stakers for securing the network.

🆂 S

Satoshi – Smallest unit of Bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC).

Satoshi Nakamoto – Anonymous creator of Bitcoin.

Scalability – Blockchain’s ability to handle growing demand.

Seed Phrase – 12–24 words to back up a wallet.

Shilling – Aggressively promoting a coin.

Smart Contract – Self-executing blockchain program.

Stablecoin – Crypto pegged to a stable asset (e.g., USDT).

Staking – Locking crypto for rewards in PoS systems.

🆃 T

Tokenomics – Study of a token’s supply, demand, and utility.

Token Swap – Exchanging one crypto token for another.

TPS (Transactions Per Second) – Speed measure of a blockchain.

Testnet – Blockchain used for testing before launch.

🆄 U

Utility Token – Token used for accessing services in a project.

Uniswap – Popular decentralized exchange (DEX).

UTXO (Unspent Transaction Output) – Bitcoin’s transaction accounting model.

🆅 V

Validator – Node that verifies transactions in PoS blockchains.

Volatility – How quickly and widely crypto prices move.

Vesting Period – Time tokens are locked before release.

🆆 W

Wallet – Tool to store crypto (hot or cold).

Wash Trading – Fake trading activity to pump volume.

Web3 – Decentralized internet powered by blockchain.

Whale – A large holder of crypto.

Wrapped Token – Tokenized version of a coin on another chain (e.g., WBTC).

🆇 X

XRP – Token used by Ripple for cross-border payments.

Xpub (Extended Public Key) – Advanced public key for wallets.

🆈 Y

Yield Farming – Earning rewards by providing liquidity.

Yield – Earnings from staking, farming, or lending.

YTD (Year to Date) – Performance of an asset since the start of the year.

🆉 Z

Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) – A way to prove something is true without revealing data.

Zk-Rollup – A Layer 2 scaling solution using zero-knowledge proofs.

Zilliqa (ZIL) – A blockchain platform focusing on scalability.

... from beginner basics to advanced Web3 concepts.

GlorytoGod:
Don't miss the opportunity of investing your small income

I remember in 2010 I made #500 par day and I used all the money for food, buying season films and games

That was the same time BTC was not up to N200 per 1
ETH was not up to N200
BNB was N0.1

11 years later when started crypto,
I saw Solana for $12, I didn't buy!
ETH was $500 I didn't buy!
BTC for $16300 I no buy!

Now

BTC is over $100,000
ETH is over $3,900
SOl is over $190
BNB is over $1,000

In 10 years time
You will miss
Metapro. MPS token and coin
Metawhale token CES
Project like CORE
Project like PI and....

The decision is yours!

Konquest:
Nice thread.

GlorytoGod:
Yes.

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rashyfx:
Very insightful

GlorytoGod:
Yes.

Anyone interested in joining the Telegram and WhatsApp Groups can simply drop their phone numbers that I may add them.