Crypto Glossary

A shared ledger maintained by a network of participants.

A wallet whose signing keys are kept offline or isolated from everyday internet-connected devices.

The process a distributed network uses to agree on valid state.

A unit used to meter computation or transaction resources on some networks.

A secret cryptographic value used to authorize transactions.

A human-readable backup used to recover certain wallets.

Program code deployed to a blockchain that executes according to defined rules.

Locking or delegating assets in some proof-of-stake systems to help secure the network.

A participant that proposes or attests to blocks on proof-of-stake networks.

Software or hardware used to manage cryptographic keys and interact with networks.