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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