Must-Know 100 Common Web3 Terms and Concepts for Newbies Bookmark

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To effectively navigate the cryptocurrency landscape, mastering key terminology is essential. I've curated a comprehensive list of 100 fundamental crypto terms from A to Z.

1-10

ATH — All-Time High
Aggregators — Aggregators: A novel form of decentralized token swapping platforms that integrate liquidity pools across multiple sources to optimize trading prices for users.
APY — Annual Percentage Yield: The effective annual return rate accounting for compound interest effects.
Arbitrage — Arbitrage: Purchasing tokens on a low-priced platform and selling them on a higher-priced one for profit.
APR — Annual Percentage Rate: The nominal annual return rate without compound interest considerations.
AMM — Automated Market Makers: Algorithm-driven automated trading systems.
AML — Anti-Money Laundering: Measures to prevent the legitimization of illicitly obtained funds.
AMA — Ask Me Anything: A standard interactive format for project teams to engage with users.
BD — Business Development: Involves partner communication and relationship management, as well as proactive user acquisition through PR.
Byzantine Generals Problem — A consensus challenge where increasing network participants complicate transaction validation.

11-20

Impossible Trinity — The trade-off between decentralization, scalability, and security, where no consensus mechanism achieves all three perfectly.
Super Mario — Projects with high team manipulation, resulting in extreme price volatility on charts.
Genesis Block — The inaugural block in a blockchain.
Collateral — Assets pledged as security for debt obligations.
CEX — Centralized Exchange: Platforms where users deposit digital assets under centralized management.
CEFI — Centralized Finance: Traditional financial entities like banks and exchanges.
veToken — Vote-Escrowed Token Model: Tokens locked to gain protocol-specific rights, such as governance (e.g., CRV, BAL, YFI).
Governance (Token Model) — Tokens granting voting rights in protocols, with power calculated via token-weighted or time-weighted methods (e.g., Curve, Compound, ENS).
Token-Weighted Voting — Voting influence proportional to the number of governance tokens held.
Time-Weighted Voting — Enhanced rights for longer token lock-up periods (e.g., UNI, COMP, ENS).

21-30

Doxx — Disclosure: Indicates non-anonymous projects; undoxx refers to anonymity.
DYOR — Do Your Own Research: A standard disclaimer for personal due diligence.
Floor Price — The minimum price for an NFT.
DAO — Decentralized Autonomous Organization: Blockchain-based organizations operating autonomously via smart contracts.
DEX — Decentralized Exchange: Platforms where users retain full asset control via wallets or smart contracts.
DEFI — Decentralized Finance.
DAPP — Decentralized Application: Open-source software running on decentralized networks.
EVM — Ethereum Virtual Machine: A decentralized server executing smart contracts automatically.
ERC-1155 — An Ethereum NFT standard enabling limited-quantity and reusable NFTs.
ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund: Investment vehicles like Bitcoin ETFs that track underlying assets.

31-40

ERC-721 — An Ethereum NFT standard for unique, non-fungible tokens.
ERC-20 — A token standard for creating custom tokens on Ethereum.
FUD — Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt: Market sentiment indicating anxiety.
Fair Launch — Equal token distribution opportunities for all participants.
GAS WAR — On-chain fee escalation due to project competition.
HODL — Long-term holding strategy, typically for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
Dutch Auction — An auction format with descending prices.
IMO — In My Opinion.
ITO — Initial Twitter Offering: Token debuts conducted via Twitter.
IEO — Initial Exchange Offering: First-time sales of exchange-native tokens.

41-50

IPFS — InterPlanetary File System: A decentralized storage protocol.
IGO — Initial Game Offering: Initial sales of in-game assets.
INO — Initial NFT Offering: First public offerings of NFTs.
IFO — Initial Fork Offering: Debut of forked coins from chains like Bitcoin or Ethereum under new rules.
IDO — Initial Digital Assets Offering: Invite-only token sales with principal protection via bounty tasks, rewarding engaged users.
ICO — Initial Coin Offering: Initial token sales to the public.
Interaction — Using pre-token launch projects.
Machine Gun Pool — Automated mining strategies switching between same-algorithm coins for profit maximization.
KYC — Know Your Customer: Identity verification processes including name, ID, and phone checks.
Air Coin — Tokens lacking intrinsic value or backing.

51-60

Cross-Chain Bridge — Tools for transferring assets between different blockchains.
Open a Ticket — Creating dedicated support channels, often on Discord.
Single-Sided Liquidity Pool — Single-token staking on DEXes, ideal for long-term investors to mitigate price risks.
Limit Order — Orders placed at current market prices.
Circulating Market Cap — Tradeable token count multiplied by price at a given time.
Quantitative Trading — Algorithmic strategies replacing human decision-making.
Meme Coin — Tokens driven by viral trends and FOMO (fear of missing out).
Fed Dove — Policymakers advocating gentle economic or military approaches.
Pegging — Transaction actions dependent on counterparty responses.
Fed Hawk — Entities enforcing national interests with aggressive measures.

61-70

Fed Rate Hike — Interest rate increases, reducing market liquidity and borrowing; opposite of rate cuts.
1. Individuals: Higher savings incentives reduce spending.
2. Companies: Increased loan costs deter borrowing.
MOD — Moderator.
NFA — Not Financial Advice.
OTC — Over The Counter: Off-exchange trading.
PR — Public Relations: Startup communication and promotion during financing.
POS — Proof of Stake: Rewards based on token holdings.
POW — Proof of Work: Consensus rewarding computational effort, e.g., mining.
Paper Hand — Traders who sell prematurely.
PND — Pump and Dump: Market manipulation schemes.
Block Height — Total blocks in a blockchain's main chain.

71-80

Liquidation — Collateral seizure when its value nears or falls below debt in DeFi protocols.
Block Header — Contains metadata like previous block hash and timestamp.
Block Body — Stores detailed transaction records.
Full Node Wallet — Bitcoin-core wallets syncing all blockchain data for full decentralization.
Cold Wallet — Offline cryptocurrency storage.
Public Key — Comparable to a bank account number.
Private Key — Secret access equivalent to bank card details; never share (often managed via mnemonic phrases).
Mnemonic Phrase — Word sequences for private key management.
Hot Wallet — Internet-connected private key storage.
Real Yield — DeFi yields from actual revenue, not token inflation.

81-90

RWA — Risk-Weighted Asset: Bank asset categorization with risk-based weighting.
Rug Pull — Scam where developers abandon a project after fundraising.
Rebase — Adjustments to token supply.
ROI — Return on Investment: Profit ratio calculated as (Pre-tax profit / Total investment) × 100%.
SFYL — Sorry For Your Loss: Sympathy for financial losses.
Double Spend — Attempting to use the same tokens for multiple transactions.
Timestamp — Proof of data existence at a specific time.
Slippage — Difference between expected and executed trade prices.
SocialFi — Social Finance: Integrating social elements with DeFi.
STO — Security Token Offering: Tokenized securities issuance.

91-100

TPS — Transactions Per Second.
To The Moon — Rapid token price appreciation.
Position — Initial trading entry.
Candy — Free tokens distributed during ICOs.
Miss Out — Selling too early during a price surge.
Whale — Large holders of crypto or NFTs.
WL — Whitelist.
Impermanent Loss — Temporary loss from price divergence in staked tokens, potentially worse than holding.
Greed Index — Market sentiment scale (0-100), with 100 indicating peak greed.
Fear Index — Market sentiment scale (0-100), with 0 indicating maximum fear.

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