Glossary
Candidate Block (C-BLOC)
A block that a miner is trying to mine when it’s not yet verified or added to the blockchain.
Capitulation
Capitulation refers to losing hope in the asset and selling them at a loss to leave as quickly as possible.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
“Commodity Futures Trading Commission,” is a US-based agency responsible for regulating the derivatives markets.
Candlestick (CNDLSTK)
A representation of the price activity of an asset during a specific timeframe that displays four main price levels: open and close, and the highest and lowest.
Censorship-Resistance (C-R)
A characteristic of a cryptocurrency network that prevents any entity to control transactions on it.
Cipher
An algorithm is used to encrypt and decrypt messages.
Circulating Supply (CS)
Circulating Supply refers to the total number of coins or tokens that are publicly available in the market and can be traded.
Coin
A cryptocurrency or digital cash that is operating on an independent blockchain and used as an exchange of value.
Cold Storage (CLD-STOR)
A storage method that keeps the wallet off of the internet when it is not being actively used.
Collateral
Collateral refers to the crypto asset that the borrower provides as a guarantee that the borrower will pay back.
Colocation
A separate space in a data center of stock exchanges that is shared with other entities such as high-frequency traders.
Confirmation Time (CFM-TM)
Confirmation Time also known as (CFM-TM) refers to the time between the moment a transaction is submitted to the network and the moment it got recorded into a confirmed block.
Consensus Algorithm (C-Algo)
Ensures that all users taking part in the minting process maintain the same version the chain, whilst preventing any single party from using their power to derail or negatively direct the chain.
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
“Consumer Price Index,” is a collection of assets whose price is tracked to gain market insight.
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
"Central Processing Unit" is a generalized processor used as the main ‘brains’ for a computer.
Crowsdale
The process where a blockchain offers investors newly minted tokens or coins, often at a discounted rate, in exchange for capital.
Cryptocurrency
Crypto is a form of a medium of exchange that exists digitally or virtually that is secured by cryptography.
Cryptography
A science of using mathematical theories and computation to encrypt and decrypt information..
Custody
Custody refers to the holding of assets on behalf of a client.