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Tag: Glossary

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

Kademlia Routing

In the Harmony blockchain’s adaptive state-sharding architecture, Kademlia routing is utilized to carry out cross-shard communications. A routing table stores information on all Harmony network nodes across various shards. Messages between nodes on separate shards move significantly quicker than typical gossip broadcasts to reach the target shard when Kademlia-based routing is used.  The Kademlia routing system substantially lowers...

Blockchain, Glossary

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Laser Eyes

The “laser eyes” meme is a popular Twitter trend among Bitcoin enthusiasts. The meme features a user’s profile picture with two red laser beams emitting from their eyes. The meme is intended to convey the user’s belief in the future of Bitcoin and their commitment to holding the cryptocurrency for the long term. The laser eyes meme originated in February 2021, when Twitter user @CHAIRFORCE_BTC altered their profile...

Bitcoin, Glossary

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JOMO

Joy of missing out (JOMO) is the opposite of fear of missing out (FOMO). It is the feeling of satisfaction or relief that one experiences when they are not involved in a particular activity or trend, especially when that activity or trend is perceived as being risky or undesirable. JOMO is often associated with cryptocurrencies, as many investors who have avoided investing in BTC and other cryptocurrencies have expressed happiness when...

Glossary

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Jager

Jager is the smallest denomination of $BNB, which is divisible by 8 decimal places. It is named after the Telegram handle of the then Binance’s Community Manager, Jager. 1 Jager is equal to 0.00000001 BNB. Cryptocurrencies are digital assets that can be divided into smaller parts. For example, Satoshi is the smallest denomination of Bitcoin, which is equal to 0.00000001 BTC. The number of decimal places used in a cryptocurrency...

$BNB, Glossary

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EMA (Exponential Moving Average) 

Is a technical analysis tool widely used in the cryptocurrency industry to analyze price trends and make informed trading decisions. It is a type of moving average that places greater importance on recent price data while diminishing the significance of older data points. The EMA calculation assigns a weightage to each data point, giving more weight to recent prices. This weightage exponentially decreases as you move further back in...

Glossary, Trading

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