1. Core Asset Class (20 items)
1. Bitcoin (BTC): The first cryptocurrency appearing in 2009, known as 'digital gold'.
2. Ethereum (ETH): Supports smart contracts and DApps.
3. Altcoin: Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin.
4. Stablecoin: Pegged to fiat currency, stable in price, used for hedging/trading.
5. Token: A digital certificate on the blockchain representing assets/rights.
6. NFT (Non-Fungible Token): Unique digital assets.
7. Meme Coin: Tokens that gain popularity through memes, with no real utility and high price volatility.
8. Platform Token: Tokens issued by exchanges or applications that provide benefits.
9. Native Token: The original token of a blockchain, such as ETH.
10. Fork Coin: New tokens from blockchain forks, such as BCH.
11. Airdrop Token: Free tokens distributed by project teams to attract attention.
12. Candy: Small amounts of tokens given away for free by project teams.
13. Token Standard: Rules for tokens to ensure compatibility.
14. ERC-20: The mainstream token standard of Ethereum, supports transfers and balance checks.
15. ERC-721: Ethereum NFT standard, tokens are unique and indivisible.
16. Metaverse: A virtual world where cryptocurrency/NFTs are the economic core.
17. Digital Collection: Domestic NFT, regulated.
18. Mineable Coin: Tokens generated through mining.
19. Staked Coin: Locking tokens to support the network and earn interest.
20. Burned Coin: The project team reduces circulation by deleting tokens to assist in price rise.
2. Basic Technology Class (15 items)
1. Blockchain: A public, immutable network ledger that is transparent and prevents cheating.
2. Smart Contract: Programs that execute automatically when conditions are met.
3. Consensus Mechanism: Blockchain rules ensuring agreement.
4. Proof of Work (PoW): Winning the right to record transactions by solving problems, energy-consuming.
5. Proof of Stake (PoS): Earning rights based on the amount and duration of tokens held, no computing power required.
6. Fork: Divergence in blockchain rules leading to soft/hard forks.
7. Node: The terminal that stores ledgers and verifies transactions; the more, the safer.
8. Hash Rate: The speed of mining calculations; the faster under PoW, the easier to mine.
9. Sharding: Splitting ledgers to improve speed and relieve congestion.
10. Gas Fee: The service fee for Ethereum transactions or using applications, often requiring higher payments.
11. Block: A 'box' that stores transactions, forming a blockchain.
12. Genesis Block: The first block of a blockchain, the starting point.
13. Decentralization: No single dominant entity, power is distributed.
14. Centralization: Control by a single entity, such as CEX.
15. Encryption Algorithm: Encrypts information to ensure security.
3. Trading Circulation Class (20 items)
1. Centralized Exchange (CEX): Such as Binance, custodial deposit, convenient.
2. Decentralized Exchange (DEX): Direct trading from a wallet, with self-managed assets.
3. Trading Pair: The combination of two tokens for trading, showing the price ratio.
4. Market Order: Immediate execution at the real-time price, prioritizing speed.
5. Limit Order: Setting a price for execution, not executed until reached.
6. Order Placement: Placing buy/sell demands and waiting for execution.
7. Order Cancellation: Cancelling an unexecuted order.
8. Trade Execution: Matching buy and sell orders, completing transactions.
9. Slippage: Deviation between order price and execution price, prone to occur during high volatility.
10. Liquidity: Market activity level; high liquidity facilitates transactions.
11. Liquidity Pool: DEX fund pool, deposit tokens to earn transaction fees.
12. Market Maker: Provides buy/sell orders to increase liquidity and earn the spread.
13. Cross-Chain: Transfer of assets between different blockchains.
14. Cross-Chain Bridge: A tool for cross-chain interactions, with hacking risks.
15. Withdrawal: Transferring tokens from the exchange to a wallet, ensuring the address is correct.
16. Deposit: Transferring tokens from a wallet to an exchange, waiting for confirmation.
17. Faucet: Free distribution of small amounts of tokens for experience.
18. Over-The-Counter (OTC) Trading: Peer-to-peer trading suitable for large amounts.
19. Contract Trading: Betting on the price of tokens to rise or fall, can use leverage.
20. Leveraged Trading: Borrowing funds for trading, amplifying profits and losses.
4. Market Investment Class (25 items)
1. Bull Market: The market rises over the long term, and investors are optimistic.
2. Bear Market: A long-term decline in the market leading to pessimism among investors.
3. Volatility: Small fluctuations in token prices with no clear trend.
4. Crash: A sharp drop in token prices over a short time.
5. Rebound: A short-term recovery in token price after a decline.
6. Correction: Short-term adjustment after a price increase.
7. Consolidation: The price of the token is range-bound.
8. Bottom Fishing: Predicting a bottom and buying in, easy to 'catch halfway up'.
9. Top Selling: Predicting a peak and selling to lock in profits.
10. Newbie/Unskilled Investor: Beginners who are easily taken advantage of.
11. Whale: Individuals or entities that hold a large amount of tokens, potentially influencing prices.
12. Wash Trading: Market makers control prices to scare off retail investors, buying low.
13. Pump: Market makers buy tokens to push up prices and attract followers.
14. Dump: Market makers sell tokens to push prices down and collect chips.
15. Trapped: Buying tokens after a price drop, unwilling to sell at a loss.
16. Unlocked: The price returns to the buying price after being locked in, breakeven.
17. Take Profit: Selling after reaching target profits to lock in gains.
18. Stop Loss: Selling at a loss to minimize losses.
19. HODL: A term in the cryptocurrency community meaning to hold tokens for the long term.
20. FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out): Fear of missing out leads to following investment trends.
21. FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt): Spreading negative information to create panic and force retail investors to sell.
22. All-In: Investing all funds to buy tokens, high risk.
23. Dollar-Cost Averaging: Regularly buying tokens at fixed amounts to mitigate risks.
24. Private Placement: Issuing tokens to specific individuals at a low price in the early stages of the project.
25. ICO (Initial Coin Offering): The first issuance of tokens by a project to raise funds, often poorly regulated.
5. Security Storage Class (10 items)
1. Crypto Wallet: A tool for storing tokens, managing private keys, and sending/receiving tokens.
2. Cold Wallet: An offline wallet that is very secure and used for holding large amounts.
3. Hot Wallet: Online wallets that are convenient but risky, suitable for small amounts.
4. Private Key: The password that controls your assets; do not disclose or lose.
5. Public Key: Generates an address and can be used to publicly receive tokens.
6. Wallet Address: The 'address' for receiving tokens; wrong fill can result in loss.
7. Mnemonic Phrase: 12/24 words to recover a wallet, securely stored.
8. Keystore File: Encrypted recovery file that requires a password.
9. Multi-Signature: Tokens can only be transferred with the consent of multiple private keys.
10. Phishing Link: Fake websites that steal private keys/passwords.
6. Ecological Application Class (10 items)
1. DApp (Decentralized Application): Blockchain applications with no control and public data.
2. DeFi (Decentralized Finance): Blockchain finance without intermediaries.
3. DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization): Decisions made by token holders through voting.
4. GameFi: Earning tokens through playing games, often risky.
5. SocialFi: Social finance combining social interaction with finance, such as token rewards.
6. Liquidity Mining: Depositing tokens into a pool to earn rewards.
7. Staking: Locking tokens to support the network and earn interest.
8. Flash Loan: Unsecured borrowing that must be repaid in the same transaction.
9. MEV (Miner Extractable Value): Miners adjusting transaction order to earn the spread.
10. Whitepaper: Project documentation containing technology and planning.