CRYPTO DICTIONARY

CRYPTO DICTIONARY

Compilation of Indispensable concepts to develop yourself in Crypto. Concepts, projects, platforms and NFT collections.

Solana Dictionary

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  AggregatorThe term Aggregator in the Crypto and NFT industry refers to a platform that automatically aggregates all pricing options (...) Read More
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  AirdropBasically an airdrop is the sending of tokens, cryptocurrencies or NFTs to a list of wallets. In other words, a mass multi-sending to(...) Read More
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  Alpha CallThe term alpha call basically refers to the investment recommendation made by an "expert" indicating the entry price in an investment (...) Read More
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  Alpha CallerAn alpha caller in the NFT world refers to a key role in all NFT projects, especially after mint. Basically the Alpha(...) Read More
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  Alpha HunterAn alpha hunter in the NFT world refers to a key role in all NFT projects, especially after mint. Basically the Alpha(...) Read More
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  AMAAMA stands for "Ask Me Anything". Basically, they are "meetings" that are usually held by project owners with their members to answer their questions about the project, and(...) Read More
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  AMMAMM stands for Automated Market Maker. Basically, it is a decentralized protocol that allows its users to make exchanges of (...) Read More
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  ATHATH stands for "All-Time High". As its definition indicates ATH refers to the highest price that a cryptocurrency has ever had,(...) Read More
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  ATLATL stands for "All-Time Low". Just the opposite of ATH, the ATL definition refers to the lowest price that a company has ever had in a given time period, and (...) Read More
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  Atlas3Atlas3 is a platform created by locksmith Labs with the objective of being the central axis of movement by collections and (...) Read More
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  Bear MarketBear Market refers to a market that is in a downtrend. In other words, bear market means depreciation in the market. Just what (...) Read More
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  BifrostBifrost is an innovative launchpad created by locksmith Labs that allows NFT projects to maximize their profits. They do this with a system(...) Read More
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  Blue ChipBasically, when we talk about a blue chip we are talking about a company whose investment opportunity is secure because it is well established and (...) Read More
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  BONK$BONK is a Solana meme token born in December 2022. It is the analog of $DOGE or $SHIBA but from the Solana network. It has had a great(...) Read More
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  Bull MarketBull Market refers to a market that is in an uptrend. In other words, bull market means bull market. Just what (...) Read More
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  BurnBurning or "doing Burn" in the crypto and NFT sector refers to removing an asset from the lockchain, whatever it may be. Depending on the(...) Read More
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  Burn WalletA burn wallet mixes the concepts of burning in the lockchain world and wallets. In this case a burner wallet is like any other (...) Read More
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  CEXBasically a CEX is a platform that allows users to make cryptocurrency exchanges with a centralized authority that(...) Read More
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  CollabA collab or collaboration in the NFT sector is an action that NFT projects do with other DAOs or collections already minted, partnering with other DAOs or collections that have already been (...) Read More
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  Collab FCFSCollab FCFS is short for collab "First Come First Serve". They usually work as follows: A pop-up project offers(...) Read More
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  Collab ManagerBasically the Collab Manager is in charge of getting collabs or collaborations with other DAOs/Projects offering them some benefit(...) Read More
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  Coral CubeCoral Cube is an NFT AMM marketplace and a super popular Aggregator in Solana that operates under the Magic Eden umbrella. That is, it mixes the (...) Read More
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  cSOLcSOL is a liquidity token that you receive when yield farming in Solend. In other words, cSOL is a kind of proof or guarantee that you will be able to(...) Read More
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  cUSDCcUSDC is a liquidity token that you receive when yield farming in Solend. In other words, cUSDC is a kind of proof or guarantee that you will be able to(...) Read More
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  CypherCypher Protocol is a DEX created in Solana. That is, a decentralized advanced trading platform with tokens and derivatives. Read More
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  DAODAO stands for "Decentralized Autonomous Organization". As its name suggests, it is an organization that operates autonomously, that is to say, it (...) Read More
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  dAppBasically, a dApp is a tool or application without intermediaries, i.e., it is not managed by any company, but is(...) Read More
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  DeFi PlatformBasically a defi platform is a platform that allows users to do cryptocurrency exchanges, yield farming, etc. without (...) Read More
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  DegenDegen is short for Degenerate. This term refers to people who take risks and speculate when it comes to investing. Read More
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  Degen Coin FlipCoinflip is a very popular solana gambling game created by the NFT Degen Fat Cats collection. Basically it is about betting an amount (...) Read More
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  Degen MintThe term degen mint refers to cheap minting, typically between 0.01 and 0.2 SOL, although there are many projects that self-define themselves as (...) Read More
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  DerugA derug is the action taken by a person or team to try to redo a project that has previously suffered a rug pull. Read More
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  Devnet SolanaIt is a "test" network based on solana's mainnet in which developers can work with tokens and NFTs that do not exist on the mainnet,(...) Read More
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  DEXBasically a DEX is a platform that allows users to make cryptocurrency exchanges without the need for a centralized authority,(...) Read More
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  DEXLABDexlab is a Solana DEX, i.e. a platform that allows the exchange of tokens. In addition, it has a set of tools that allows (...) Read More
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  Diamond HandDiamond Hand is an expression that refers to a person who invests without panicking or selling when there are large fluctuations in (...) Read More
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  DoxxingDoxx is an abbreviation of the term Doxing, also commonly written as Doxxing. There is no literal translation in English, although(...) Read More
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  Drift ProtocolDrift protocol is an open source DEX that allows trade tokens in a decentralized way in Solana. Drift differs from other DEXs in that it(...) Read More
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  DUSTDUST is an SPL Token, the DeGods governance token. It has a total supply of 33.3 million, with halving periods as bitcoin.(...) Read More
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  DYORIt is a very common expression in conversations about cryptocurrencies and NFT, when one speaks well of a project but without wanting to give a(...) Read More
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  ElixirElixir is a decentralized Solana platform created by the NFT "Ovols" collection. They have an AMM marketplace NFT that allows to make (...) Read More
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  Exchange.artExchange.art is a Solana marketplace focused on artists and digital art, that is to say, only artists accepted by Solana can sell (...) Read More
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  FOMOFOMO stands for "Fear of Missing Out". As its meaning refers to the over-excitement of investors and the (...) Read More
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  Francium ProtocolFrancium is a Solana Yield Farming platform. It basically allows its users to generate yields from their tokens by making a(...) Read More
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  Free MintBasically it is the mining of a project with 0 cost, you simply have to pay the network fees, in the case of solana 0.02 SOL. Doing this(...) Read More
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  FUDFUD stands for "Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt". This term is very common in the crypto world when the market is pessimistic about(...) Read More
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  Grape ProtocolGrape protocol is mainly known for its holder verifier, similar to Matrica or Metahelix, but in this case for both tokens and(...) Read More
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  HadeswapHadeswap is a very popular AMM Marketplace for NFTs in Solana. That is, a marketplace that acts as a DEX allowing you to swap NFTs(...) Read More
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  HashBasically, the hash of a transaction is a unique identifier that serves as proof that the transaction has been validated and added to a (...) Read More
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  Hash List NFT SolanaHash list in solana NFT, as the name suggests, is a list of hashes of such NFTs. That is, a list of the unique identifiers of (...) Read More
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  HawksightHawksight is Solana's yield farming and analysis platform. They have a number of useful features, ranging from yield pools to (...) Read More
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  HedgeHedge Labs is a Solana protocol, which allows you to get USH (a Solana native stablecoin ) and yield farming with 0% interest (...) Read More
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  HellomoonHellomoon is a data analytics platform from Solana, as well as infrastructure providers for developers. Regarding the data analytics part(...) Read More
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  Hey WalletHey wallet is a Solana wallet that has stood out a lot for its main functionality, it allows you to send tokens through (...) Read More
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  HODLI'm sure you've seen the word HODL hundreds of times and thought it was just a misspelled Hold. The reality is that its origin is just that, a (...) Read More
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  ICOICO stands for "Initial Coin Offering". It is a concept similar to IPO, a term used for the initial public offering of a company's (...) Read More
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  NFT GameAn NFT or P2E game is basically a game with a lockchain component that includes tokens and NFTs as characters or rewards. Read More
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  Jupiter AggregatorJupiter Aggregator as its name suggests is a Solana DEX aggregator. It allows you to swap an infinite number of tokens providing the option(...) Read More
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  KYCKYC stands for "Know Your Customer". It is very common that in order to register in certain cryptocurrency exchanges this KYC is required as a way of (...) Read More
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  LaunchMyNFTLaunchmynft is an automatic launchpad where you can create your collection at practically 0 cost. They support several networks such as Solana, Ethereum, (...) Read More
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  LaunchpadA launchpad in the NFT sector is basically a platform that allows NFT projects to mine your collection with them, usually in exchange for a(...) Read More
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  LifinityLifinity is a Solana AMM with several features for which they call themselves "Proactive Market Maker". Their goal is to maximize the(...) Read More
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  Liquid MarketA liquid market is a market in which there is a lot of trading activity and active traders. Thus allowing (...) Read More
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  LiquidityThe term liquidity refers to the ability to buy and sell a token. In other words, for a token to be bought and sold in (...) Read More
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  Liquidity PoolA liquidity pool is a set of funds that the developers of a token create to allow any user to buy and sell (...) Read More
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  LitepaperA Litepaper is a shorter and more summarized version of a whitepaper. That is to say, it is a document that explains the information of a project, but in a shorter (...) Read More
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  Magic EdenMagic Eden is a multichain NFT marketplace, although its origin and strongest network is Solana. It currently has a commission of 1.5% per (...) Read More
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  Mainnet SolanaMainnet is the abbreviation for "Main Network". Therefore, Mainnet is the network within Solana where all the transactions that we can perform take place (...) Read More
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  Mango MarketsMango Markets is a Solana DEX, i.e. a decentralized platform that allows the exchange of cryptocurrencies and tokens. It is (...) Read More
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  MarginfiMarginfi is the creator of mrgnlend, a lending platform through lending and borrows. That is, people who provide liquidity to (...) Read More
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  Marinade FinanceMarinade Finance is a Solana non-custodial staking protocol. That is, a kind of Yield Farming that does not lock your assets, but(...) Read More
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  Market CapMarket cap is an indicator that gives us the value of a cryptocurrency in the market. This value is calculated by multiplying the price by the (...) Read More
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  MatricaMatrica is a Solana NFT holder checker in Discord. It also has other useful features such as:(...) Read More
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  MercuryMercury is a platform created by locksmith Labs that allows projects to manage their whitelist and users to get it. Read More
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  MetahelixMetahelix is a Solana NFT holder checker in Discord. It also has other useful features such as:(...) Read More
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  Metaplex is a protocol built on Solana that enables the creation, mint and bidding of NFTs through wallets and smart contracts. Read More
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  MintWhen we say that we are "mining" a token or an NFT, it means that we are creating such NFT or token on the lockchain on which(...) Read More
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  ModeratorBasically the moderator is in charge of getting the hype of a NFT collection on the NFT discord server to increase. This is(...) Read More
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  mSOLmSOL (marinade SOL) is a liquidity token that you receive when you stake SOL in Marinade Finance. Its price together with SOL. In other words, mSOL is a (...) Read More
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  NFANFA stands for "Not Financial Advice". It is very common that we hear this expression in the crypto and NFT world, it is normal in situations in which the(...) Read More
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  NFTNFT stands for "Non-Fungible Token". For the sake of clarity, a non-fungible asset is an asset whose value is not replicable, the most common example of a token is a (...) Read More
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  OCPOCP stands for "Open Creator Protocol". Basically, OCP is a protocol that allows developers to create, mint and bid on (...) Read More
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  OG SpotOG in the NFT sector does not have exactly the same meaning as in other sectors, although it is related. Basically an OG spot is an OG (...) Read More
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  OrcaOrca is a DEX, i.e. a decentralized platform that allows the exchange of Solana cryptocurrencies and tokens, with AMM model that(...) Read More
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  p2pP2P stands for "Peer-To-Peer". In the crypto and NFT world that a transaction is p2p refers to the fact that the buying and selling is done(...) Read More
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  Paper HandPaper Hand is an expression that refers to a person who, when investing, tends to sell his assets very soon because he panics (...) Read More
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  PartnershipWe say that two projects form a partnership when they associate to share certain cross-benefits to their holders or members. Read More
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  Pre SaleAs the name implies, it is a pre-mint sale of NFTs. Normally this presale is for members who have whitelist. Read More
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  RafflesRaffles or Raffles Site is a very common tool in NFT projects. The Spanish translation is Rifa, so it's basically a raffle site, which means that it's a(...) Read More
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  RaidWe call Raidear or Raid the "attack" of a tweet, commenting on something specific (usually regarding a project or community) in order to attract the (...) Read More
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  RaydiumRaydium is an AMM and a DEX that allows the exchange of cryptocurrencies and solana tokens instantly thanks to a liquidity pool. Read More
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  Revenue Sharing NFTThis is a very common term in the NFT Sector, as collections often offer it as a utility for their holders. Revenue Sharing(...) Read More
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  RoadmapWhen we talk about roadmap in the Crypto sector, we refer to a document that indicates the objectives of the project and the strategies that are going to be implemented (...) Read More
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  Rug PullBasically, we call rug pull the action of the creators of a project of abandoning a project by stealing the funds previously obtained with (...) Read More
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  SAMO$SAMO or Samoyed Coin is a very popular meme token from Solana. It follows the trend of dog memecoins and also has its own(...) Read More
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  ScamWhen we say that a project is scam it can be for several reasons. Usually it is because the project wants to use a wallet drainer in the(...) Read More
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  SerumSerum is a protocol built in Solana that allows DeFi platforms to operate with high speed and low transaction costs. Read More
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  Slow RugSlow Rug is a term that refers to rug pull but with a slight difference. Basically a Slow Rug is a rug pull made in the form of a (...) Read More
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  Smart ContractSmart Contracts are applications or programs on a lockchain. These contracts execute specific actions based on conditions that are set by the(...) Read More
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  SnapshotA snapshot in NFT is literally a snapshot, but in this case of people who own an NFT collection. That is, a list of(...) Read More
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  SolanaSolana is a lockchain designed to support decentralized and scalable applications. It was founded in 2017 and is a layer 1 crowdsourced project(...) Read More
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  Solana ExplorerSolana Explorer is a lockchain explorer, i.e. a lockchain explorer and analytics tool where you can track the lockchain and its (...) Read More
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  Solana FloorSolana Floor is a Solana NFT analysis tool created by Step Finance. It is a platform with very detailed analytics of the (...) Read More
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  SolanaFMSolanaFM is a lockchain explorer, i.e. a lockchain explorer and analytics tool where you can track the information (...) Read More
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  SolendSolend is a DeFi platform for lending through lend/borrow and yield farming on the Solana network. Read More
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  SolscanSolscan is a "lockchain explorer", i.e. a lockchain explorer and analytics tool where you can track the information (...) Read More
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  SPL TokenWhen we talk about SPL Token we refer to Solana lockchain Tokens. SPL stands for "Solana Program Library", i.e. the SPL(...) Read More
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  StablecoinThe term stablecoin as its name suggests refers to coins or tokens whose price is stable, i.e., it remains the same as the dollar. Read More
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  StakingWe call staking the "locking" of a cryptocurrency or NFT to receive something in return, usually tokens. It is as if we put our (...) Read More
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  StarlaunchStarlaunch is an SPL Token launchpad. That is, a platform that is responsible for making sales of tokens from other projects, thus providing(...) Read More
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  Step FinanceStep Finance is a Portfolio platform that allows its users to see absolutely all of their assets, including tokens, Positions in (...) Read More
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  SubberSubber is a multifunctional NFT community platform with solutions of all kinds for projects and users, it works in different (...) Read More
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  Testnet SolanaTestnet is the abbreviation for "Test Network". The testnet concept is very similar to that of Devnet, i.e. it is a network that is also based on (...) Read More
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  To the moonThis phrase is very common in the Crypto and NFT world. It refers to the fact that the price of a token is going to go up a lot in price, i.e., that its(...) Read More
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  TokenomicsBasically tokenomics is the study or analysis of the economics of a token in all the key factors it encompasses: lockchain, supply,(...) Read More
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  Tulip ProtocolTulip Protocol is a yield farming aggregator from Solana. That is, a platform that compares the options you have for yield farming, (...) Read More
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  USDCUSDC or USD Coin is a stablecoin created by Coinbase and Circle. It is one of the best known and safest stablecoins due to its large volume of (...) Read More
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  USDTUSDT or Tether is a stablecoin created by Tether Limited. It is one of the best known and safest stablecoins due to its large trading volume and (...) Read More
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  USHUSH is a native Solana stablecoin. That is, a coin whose value is pegged to USD. It is a token created by Hedge Protocol, where we can(...) Read More
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  Holders VerifierA holder verifier is a tool that allows you to connect discord with your wallet, thus verifying if you have a NFT of a specific NFT, or not.
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  WalletIts use in the crypto world is the same as in our day to day life with our wallet, to store our money. In this case, in our wallet (...) Read More
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  Wallet DrainerBasically wallet drainer is a type of scam in which a smart contract asks us for a transaction in which we send all the funds and (...) Read More
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  Wallet MultisigA multisig or multisignature wallet translates to multi-signature wallet. As its name suggests, it is a cryptocurrency wallet that(...) Read More
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  Wallet SubmissionWe call wallet submission a form in which the members of a project must indicate their wallet. It is normally used for(...) Read More
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  WhitelistBasically a whitelist is an early-access to the mint of a NFT collection. Normally being part of this "early-access" list has(...) Read More
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  WhitepaperA whitepaper in the Crypto and NFT sector is a document that explains in detail all the information about the project: lore, objectives, (...) Read More
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  Yield FarmingBasically yield farming consists in locking some token or cryptocurrency in a dApp to get tokens as a reward. These tokens(...) Read More
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  Zeta MarketsZeta Markets is a Solana DeFi platform that also supports derivatives, i.e. a platform that allows us to invest in futures. (...) Read More

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