The first global, decentralized currency, created by the pseudonymous developer(s) Satoshi Nakamoto. The first cryptocurrency, initially described as a 'Peer-to-Peer e-cash'.
The storage of bitcoin private keys in any fashion that is disconnected from the internet. Typical cold storage includes USB drives, offline computers, or paper wallets.
A bitcoin transaction is considered unconfirmed until it has been included in a block on the blockchain, at which point it has one confirmation. Each additional block is another confirmation.
A computer that fully implements the entirety of rules of an underlying blockchain network and completely validates transactions and blocks on a blockchain.
A typo of 'Hold' originating from “bitcointalk” that has also been retrofitted to be an acronym for Hold on for Dear Life - to maintain ownership of coins and not sell.
A “maker” is somebody that places an order and it does not trade immediately, so his/her order stays in the order book and wait for someone else to fill/match with it later.
A computer or group of computers that add new transactions to blocks and verify blocks created by other miners. Miners collect transaction fees and are rewarded with new bitcoins for their services.
The so-called "miner's" fee, it is an amount of bitcoin included in each transaction that is collected by miners. This is to encourage miners to add the transaction to a block. A standard bitcoin fee amount is 0.0001 BTC.
A participant on a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain, involved in validating blocks for rewards. Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) A very broad term that covers a wide range of natural and legal persons acting as VASP financial intermediaries. These can be crypto exchanges, wallet providers, financial service providers in connection with the issue, offer and sale of virtual assets and other possible business models.
How quickly and how much the price of an asset changes. Calculated in terms of standard deviations in the annual return of an asset over a period of time.