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Bitcoin Dominance

A metric representing bitcoin’s market capitalization as a percentage of the total cryptocurrency market’s combined market capitalization. Full definition

Initial Coin Offering (ICO)

A fundraising method in which a new cryptocurrency project sells its tokens to early investors, typically in exchange for established cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or Ethereum. Full definition

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

A set of laws, regulations, and procedures designed to prevent criminals from disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income, increasingly applied to crypto exchanges. Full definition

Arbitrage

The practice of simultaneously buying and selling the same asset on different markets or exchanges to profit from a temporary price difference. Full definition

Crypto Winter

An extended bear market period in the cryptocurrency industry characterized by dramatically reduced prices, low trading volume, and diminished public interest. Full definition

ERC-20

A widely adopted technical standard on the Ethereum blockchain that defines a common set of rules for creating and issuing fungible tokens. Full definition

Fundamental Analysis

An investment research method that evaluates an asset’s intrinsic value by examining underlying factors like technology, team, use case, and tokenomics rather than price charts. Full definition

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