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Mining Pool
A group of miners who combine their computational power to increase their chances of successfully mining a block and share the rewards.
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Multisig (Multisignature)
A security feature that requires multiple keys to authorize a transaction.
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NFT (Non-Fungible Token)
A unique digital asset that represents ownership of a specific item or piece of content, such as art, music, or virtual real estate.
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Oracles
Services that provide external data to smart contracts, enabling them to interact with real-world information.
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Paper Wallet
A physical document containing a cryptocurrency address and private key, used for offline storage.
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Pump and Dump
A scheme where the price of a cryptocurrency is artificially inflated through false or misleading statements, followed by a rapid sell-off.
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Satoshi
The smallest unit of Bitcoin, equal to 0.00000001 BTC, named after Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Sharding
A scalability solution that divides a blockchain network into smaller, more manageable pieces, or "shards," each capable of processing transactions in parallel.
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Soft Fork
A backward-compatible upgrade to a blockchain protocol, allowing non-upgraded nodes to still participate in the network.
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Stablecoin
A type of cryptocurrency that is pegged to a stable asset, such as fiat currency or gold, to reduce volatility.