
Reference
Glossary
Every term you will meet on this site and most you will meet elsewhere, defined in one sentence a beginner can read and then explained properly. Where a term is routinely misunderstood, the entry says how.
Consensus & Security22Cryptography8Custody & Access15Data & Measurement27DeFi17Foundations20Institutional Access13Market Structure28Regulation & Policy19Risk & Failure Modes23Scaling & Infrastructure18Stablecoins13Tokens & Supply37
4 terms shown
| 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. |