Crypto: Concepts

What are admin keys Admin keys are the cryptographic keys (or the addresses they control) that ha...

What are gas fees Gas fees are the cost of executing operations on a blockchain. Every on-chain a...

What are mainnet, testnet, and beta Every blockchain network and crypto project goes through stag...

What do active, in development, and migration mean The Project status field in a DecAIHub project...

What does decentralized mean Decentralized means that control, decision-making, and operations ar...

What does no token mean No token means that a project operates without issuing its own native cry...

What is a blockchain A blockchain is a shared digital ledger that records transactions across man...

What is a blockchain address A blockchain address is a unique string of characters that identifie...

What is a blockchain bridge A blockchain bridge is a protocol or system that enables the transfer...

What is a blockchain explorer A blockchain explorer is a web-based tool that indexes, organizes, ...

What is a blockchain network A blockchain network is a distributed system of computers (nodes) th...

What is a blockchain node A node is a computer that runs a blockchain's software, maintains a cop...

What is a blockchain oracle A blockchain oracle is a service that supplies external data to smart...

What is a blockchain transaction A blockchain transaction is a signed instruction that changes th...

What is a bug bounty A bug bounty is a program in which a project offers financial rewards to ind...

What is a crypto wallet A crypto wallet is software or hardware that stores the cryptographic key...

What is a DAO A DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) is an organizational structure govern...

What is a dApp A dApp (decentralized application) is software that interacts with a blockchain th...

What is a DEX DEX (Decentralized Exchange) is an on-chain application that enables users to swap ...

What is a fee mechanism A fee mechanism is a token model in which the native token is used to pay...

What is a governance token A governance token is a crypto token that gives its holder the right t...

What is a GPU in crypto AI A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a processor originally designed fo...

What is a Layer 1 (L1) blockchain A Layer 1 (L1) blockchain is the base-layer network that provid...

What is a Layer 2 (L2) blockchain A Layer 2 (L2) blockchain is a network built on top of a Layer ...

What is a meme token and meme category Meme in crypto refers to two related but distinct things: ...

What is a multisig wallet A multisig wallet (short for multi-signature wallet) is a cryptocurrenc...

What is a native token A native token is the built-in currency of a blockchain network -- the tok...

What is a non-EVM blockchain A non-EVM blockchain is any blockchain that does not use the Ethereu...

What is a protocol treasury A protocol treasury is a pool of tokens or other assets controlled by...

What is a sequencer A sequencer is the component in a Layer 2 (L2) network responsible for receiv...

What is a smart contract A smart contract is a program stored and executed on a blockchain. Once ...

What is a smart contract audit A smart contract audit is a systematic, third-party review of a sm...

What is a subnet A subnet (subnetwork) is an independent, purpose-built network that operates wit...

What is a TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) A Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) is a secure, ...

What is a timelock A timelock is a mechanism built into a smart contract that enforces a mandator...

What is a token model A token model describes the role that a token plays within a project's ecos...

What is a token standard A token standard is a set of technical rules that defines how a token be...

What is a utility token A utility token is a crypto token whose primary purpose is to provide acc...

What is a validator A validator is a network participant that verifies transactions, proposes new...

What is an appchain An appchain (application-specific blockchain) is a blockchain built to serve ...

What is an AVS An AVS (Actively Validated Service) is a decentralized service that relies on a se...

What is an inflationary token An inflationary token is a cryptocurrency whose total supply increa...

What is an NFT NFT (Non-Fungible Token) is a unique digital token recorded on a blockchain that r...

What is Arbitrum One Arbitrum One is an Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) blockchain network that uses optimi...

What is attestation An attestation is a signed statement that confirms something specific about a...

What is Avalanche Avalanche is a Layer-1 blockchain platform designed for high throughput, low la...

What is Base Base is an Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) blockchain network built by Coinbase using the Opti...

What is BEP-20 BEP-20 is the token standard used on BNB Smart Chain (BSC) — the EVM-compatible bl...

What is Bittensor Bittensor is a decentralized Layer-1 network purpose-built for artificial intel...

What is BNB Smart Chain BNB Smart Chain (BSC) is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain network tha...