Crypto terms, defined without shortcuts.
Reviewed definitions for the words used across CryptossInsights. Each entry explains the term, its context and related concepts within the site.
Blockchain
An ordered ledger in which validated records are grouped and linked through cryptographic methods.
FFinality
The point at which a network treats a transaction or state as durable under its consensus rules.
LLayer 2
A system that processes selected activity away from a base network while using it for defined security or settlement functions.
LLiquidity
The capacity of a market to absorb transactions with limited price impact under observed conditions.
MMarket capitalization
A calculated value commonly produced by multiplying a reference price by circulating supply.
PPrivate key
Secret cryptographic input used to create signatures that authorize actions.
PPublic key
Cryptographic value used to verify signatures created by a corresponding private key.
SSeed phrase
A human-readable recovery representation that can recreate wallet keys.
SSmart contract
Program logic deployed to a network and executed under that network's rules.
SStablecoin
A digital token designed to track a reference value through a defined mechanism.
VVDA
Virtual digital asset, a term used in Indian law for specified digital representations of value.
WWallet
A system that manages keys, addresses and transaction-signing workflows.