Crypto Glossary
Plain-English definitions of the cryptocurrency, blockchain and trading terms you will meet as you learn.
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CPU Miner
A CPU miner creates or mines cryptocurrency with a computer's central processing unit (CPU), the general-purpose processor found in every PC and server.
CeDeFi
CeDeFi is a hybrid of centralized and decentralized finance. It combines features of centralized finance, such as company-run platforms, customer…
Cloud Mining
Cloud mining is cryptocurrency mining done with computing power rented through companies. Instead of buying, powering and cooling your own machines, you…
Cold Storage
Cold storage is the offline storage of cryptocurrency using tools such as non-custodial hardware wallets, USB drives, offline computers or paper wallets.
Cold Wallet
A cold wallet is offline cryptocurrency storage: the private keys that control your coins are kept on a device or medium that is not connected to the…
Composable DeFi
Composable DeFi refers to interoperability between different DeFi protocols: because their smart contracts are public and follow shared token standards…
Composable Token
A composable token is an NFT that can own other tokens. In the model defined by the ERC-998 standard, a proposed extension of ERC-721, an NFT gains the…
Consensus
Consensus is the agreement among network participants about which transactions are valid and in what order they are added to the blockchain.
Core Wallet
A core wallet is a crypto wallet that can contain all of the blockchain's data, not just a part of it.
Cryptojacking
Cryptojacking is using a computer to mine cryptocurrency without the user's consent. The attacker collects the mining rewards, while the victim pays for…
Custodian
A custodian is responsible for the safe custody of assets that belong to an organization or to individuals.
Cypherpunk
The cypherpunk movement promotes the use of cryptography and other privacy-oriented technologies as a way to achieve social and political progress.