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Blockchain Basics
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
Updated this week
Can I reverse a transaction?
Written by
Perry
Updated this week
What are fake tokens?
Written by
Perry
Updated this week
What is a "Secret Recovery Phrase?"
Written by
Perry
Updated this week
What is a blockchain?
Written by
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated this week
What is a block explorer?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is a transaction?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is a Stablecoin?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What does "DYOR" mean?
Written by
Perry
Updated this week
What are oracles?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is a smart contract?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What are smart digital assets?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
What is decentralized finance (DeFi)?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is a decentralized exchange (DEX)?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is an automated market maker (AMM)?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is a decentralized application (dApp)?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is arbitrage?
Written by
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated this week
What is a derivative?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is a flash loan?
Written by
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated this week
What is yield farming?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
Protocol
What is a consensus protocol?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT)?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is transactional finality?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is transactional throughput (TPS)?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is a sybil attack?
Written by
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated this week
What is MEV or miner extractable value?
Written by
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated this week
Staking
What is staking?
Written by
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated this week
What are validator/staking rewards?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is a blockchain validator?
Written by
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated this week
How does proof-of-stake work?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
Wallets
What is a self-custody wallet
Written by
Perry
Updated this week
What is a blockchain wallet?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
How to connect to the Fuji Testnet?
Written by
Perry
Updated this week
What is the difference between a cold and hot wallet?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
How to transfer AVAX in Robinhood?
Written by
Perry
Updated this week
What is a non-custodial wallet?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is an HD wallet?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is an address?
Written by
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated this week
What are public and private keys?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
NFT
What are non-fungible tokens (NFTs)?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is minting?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
Glossary
What is Bech32?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
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
Updated this week
What is open source?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What is Solidity?
Written by
Rocky Rock
Updated this week
What units of measure are used on Avalanche?
common units of measure
Written by
Jovica Popovic
Updated this week