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Glossary of commonly found crypto terms, acronyms, profiles, and useful resources.

Zero-Knowledge Proof

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A zero-knowledge proof is a method of authenticating a transaction without revealing any information about the transaction, providing privacy for the transaction while maintaining its legitimacy. Zero-knowledge proofs were developed by MIT professor Shafi Goldwasser in 1987. They were used to construct an encryption scheme that allowed two parties to communicate over an insecure channel without revealing any information about their...

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Web3

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In short, Web3 is about taking back some control from the tech giants that dominate today’s web. Web3 is a movement to make the internet more secure, private, and powerful for its users. It’s about giving you the option to control your data and how you interact with the web, instead of being bombarded with ads or tracked by third parties. It’s also about making you feel more secure when you’re online, whether that...

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What are ‘wrapped tokens’?

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Wrapped tokens have opened up a whole new world of possibilities in the cryptocurrency market. But what are they? How do they work? Where can you find them? What’s the difference between wrapped tokens and regular tokens?. Wrapped tokens are a type of tokenized cryptocurrency. Unlike traditional cryptocurrencies, which are digital currencies that operate on their own blockchains, wrapped tokens are based on a different blockchain but...

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What is Proof of Work (POW) in crypto?

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The proof of work protocol, or Proof of Work, is the best known and oldest consensus protocol that consists of the parts of a network successfully carrying out computationally expensive work to access the resources of that network. Proof-of-work is one of the most widely used concepts within the crypto community, thanks to its success with Bitcoin. It is a very versatile tool that can be applied to many different scenarios. The...

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DeFi

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What is DeFi? DeFi (or “decentralized finance”) is a name for financial services delivered through public blockchains. With DeFi, you can do the majority of what banks do – earn interest, borrow, lend, purchase insurance, trade derivatives, and transfer assets — but it’s quicker and decentralized, requires no third party. As is the case with other cryptocurrencies, DeFi is worldwide, peer-to-peer (meaning that...

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