Blockchain Basics

A collection of basic blockchain terms and concepts

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50 articles in this collection
Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue, Rocky Rock, Jovica Popovic and 1 other

General

What is the history of blockchain?

Written by Rocky Rock
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Can I reverse a transaction?

Written by Perry
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What are fake tokens?

Written by Perry
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What is a "Secret Recovery Phrase?"

Written by Perry
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What is a blockchain?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
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What is a block explorer?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is a transaction?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is a Stablecoin?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What does "DYOR" mean?

Written by Perry
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What are oracles?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is a smart contract?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What are smart digital assets?

Written by Rocky Rock
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Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

What is decentralized finance (DeFi)?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is a decentralized exchange (DEX)?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is an automated market maker (AMM)?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is a decentralized application (dApp)?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is arbitrage?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
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What is a derivative?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is a flash loan?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
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What is yield farming?

Written by Rocky Rock
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Protocol

What is a consensus protocol?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT)?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is transactional finality?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is transactional throughput (TPS)?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is a sybil attack?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
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What is MEV or miner extractable value?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
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Staking

What is staking?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
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What are validator/staking rewards?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is a blockchain validator?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
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How does proof-of-stake work?

Written by Rocky Rock
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Wallets

What is a self-custody wallet

Written by Perry
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What is a blockchain wallet?

Written by Rocky Rock
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How to connect to the Fuji Testnet?

Written by Perry
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What is the difference between a cold and hot wallet?

Written by Rocky Rock
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How to transfer AVAX in Robinhood?

Written by Perry
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What is a non-custodial wallet?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is an HD wallet?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is an address?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
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What are public and private keys?

Written by Rocky Rock
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NFT

What are non-fungible tokens (NFTs)?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is minting?

Written by Rocky Rock
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Glossary

What is Bech32?

Written by Rocky Rock
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Legal Disclosure

Written by Perry
Updated this week

What is CB58?

Written by Rocky Rock
Updated this week

What is an ERC-20?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is open source?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What is Solidity?

Written by Rocky Rock
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What units of measure are used on Avalanche?

common units of measure

Written by Jovica Popovic
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