Consensus & Security 22Cryptography 8Custody & Access 15Data & Measurement 27DeFi 17Foundations 20Institutional Access 13Market Structure 28Regulation & Policy 19Risk & Failure Modes 23Scaling & Infrastructure 18Stablecoins 13Tokens & Supply 37
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| Term | Category | In one sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Wallet | Foundations | Software or a device that stores private keys and uses them to sign transactions; it does not hold the assets themselves. |
| Wash Sale | Regulation & Policy | Selling something at a loss and buying it back almost immediately, which some tax systems treat as a loss you may not claim. |
| Wash Trading | Data & Measurement | Trading with yourself, or with a partner, to create the appearance of activity without any real change of ownership. |
| Wrapped Token | Tokens & Supply | A token on one blockchain that represents an asset held somewhere else, so the asset can be used where it does not natively exist. |