Crypto terms that should be recognized and understood 👇

🔹 Whale

A person or entity that holds a massive amount of one cryptocurrency and can move the market with a single buy or sell.

🔹 Gas Fee

The fees paid to execute transactions on blockchain networks like Ethereum or Solana.

🔹 Rug Pull

When the project's developers suddenly disappear and pull the liquidity, causing the currency to crash immediately.

🔹 Shitcoin

A cryptocurrency with no utility or real project... often created for speculation or as a joke.

🔹 Diamond Hands

A person who does not sell regardless of how high or low prices go – the opposite of 'Paper Hands' who sell quickly.

🔹 DYOR – Do Your Own Research

An abbreviation used to always remind: don't invest based only on others' opinions, research for yourself.

🔹 Tokenomics

A term that expresses the manner of distributing the currency's supply: how many tokens? How are they distributed? Is there burning or vesting?

🔹 Vesting

A mechanism used to gradually distribute tokens to the team or investors, to prevent collective selling upon listing.

🔹 REKT

A term used when an investor loses all or most of their money in a single trade (e.g., bought at the peak and sold at the bottom? You're REKT).

🔹 FUD

An abbreviation for 'Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt'

Fear, doubt, and uncertainty, used when spreading negative or questionable news to influence the market.

🔹 WAGMI

”We’re All Gonna Make It”

An optimistic slogan used by the crypto community to encourage during downturns or uncertainty.

🔹 NGMI

”Not Gonna Make It”

The opposite of WAGMI, sarcastically said about traders who make random or hasty decisions.

🔹 Airdrop Hunter

A person who participates in every possible free airdrop, often through multiple accounts and wallets, in hopes of rewards.

🔹 Exit Scam

When a crypto project suddenly disappears after raising funds from investors, and the founders take the money with them.

🔹 Pump & Dump

The process of artificially inflating the price of a cryptocurrency through intensive promotion and then selling it collectively for quick profits, leaving the rest 'REKT'.

🔹 Flippening

A term used when a coin (like Ethereum) is close to surpassing Bitcoin in market value; it hasn't happened yet, but it's still a dream for many.

‏🔹 📖 HODL

“Hold On for Dear Life” = holding onto the currency no matter what happens

Started as a typo in a forum in 2013, and turned into a term.

Symbolizes investors who do not sell during a downturn but hold for the long term.

🔹 📖 FOMO

Fear Of Missing Out = the fear of missing the opportunity

Happens when you see a coin rising rapidly and feel you should buy now 'before it's too late'.

🔹 📖 DeFAI

Decentralized Finance + Artificial Intelligence

A new generation of DeFi projects using AI to improve governance, yield generation, and reduce risks.

Example: Protocols like MindAI and Virtuals Protocol.

🔹 📖 Degen

From the word 'Degenerate'

Used to describe a trader who takes significant risks, entering random projects without adequate research, hoping for quick profits.

But some actually profit from this strategy.

🔹 📖 When Lambo?

A sarcastic question among traders, meaning: when will I profit to buy a Lamborghini?

Used as a symbol of greed and exaggeration in profit expectations.

🔹 📖 Bag Holder

A person who bought a coin at a high price... and now holds it after its value has dropped significantly.

Often refuses to sell at a loss, pinning hopes on a recovery.

💡 Success in crypto requires not only knowledge of indicators but also an understanding of market mentality, its symbols, and player behavior within it.

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