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

Flash Loans

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Flash loans are a form of Decentralized Finance’s (DeFi) loans that are quickly executed and do not need collateral. These flash loans are possible because of the way data is recorded on the Ethereum network. The flash loan is effectively reversed if the principal and interest are not returned within one Ethereum transaction. Flash loans are a creative and useful platform for arbitrage and fast transactions that weren’t feasible...

Ethereum, Glossary

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Fraud Proof

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A fraud proof is a procedure employed in dApp ecosystems that use optimistic rollups. Optimistic rollups decrease the fees and latency a dApp might experience on the Ethereum platform. A sequencer that processes ORs must include a fraud proof with its work to incentivize good performance. Sequencers are financially compensated for processing roll-ups according to consensus guidelines, and they are penalized financially for breaking them by...

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Forex

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ForeignExchange is the technical term for “Forex” or “FX”. Forex is a global and largely over-the-counter market that determines currency foreign exchange rates and facilitates all aspects of buying, selling, and exchanging currencies at spot or agreed-upon prices.

Forex, Glossary

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Cherry Swap

CherrySwap

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Cherry Swap is a self-contained, open-source platform for trading interest rates on Compound Finance markets. Each Compound market has an interest rate, which fluctuates according to the supply and demand of credit and debt within that market. What is CherrySwap?

Glossary, Trading

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Atomic Swap

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Atomic swaps allow users to trade their cryptocurrencies across blockchains in a decentralized manner. The technology makes it possible for someone who is holding tokens on one blockchain to exchange them with someone who has tokens on a completely different blockchain. Atomic swaps are a new development in cryptocurrency trading. They allow people to exchange cryptocurrencies without using an intermediary such as an exchange. Instead of...

Glossary, Trading

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