Glossary of Terms

The cobra strike is a sharp and short-lived movement of a cryptocurrency's price up or down with a quick return to the previous level. Such a spike is often associated with high market volatility.

A bull (Bull) is a market participant who expects an asset's price to rise and profits from the increase. The term is widely used on cryptocurrency exchanges and describes one of the types of market behavior of traders.

To "prophesy" (vanguvaty), in traders' slang, means to make a forecast about the future movement of a price, to predict how the market will develop. The term is often used with a touch of irony toward overly confident predictions.

A bucket is exchange slang for a limit buy order placed noticeably below the current price in anticipation of a sharp, brief drop. Such an order is triggered at the moment of a deep dip.

Identity verification is the procedure of confirming a user's personal data on an exchange or service. It is needed for account security and access to withdrawing funds.

Coin age is a metric calculated as the amount of cryptocurrency multiplied by the time it has been held. The concept is used in proof-of-stake mechanisms.

An input is the part of a transaction in the Bitcoin blockchain that indicates the source of the funds being transferred. The input links the new transaction to previous coin receipts at the sender's address.

To "get loss-vested" is an ironic slang term meaning to put money into an ICO or another high-risk crypto project. The word emphasizes a failed, hasty, or ill-considered investment of funds in a dubious asset.

A cryptocurrency exchange aggregator is a platform that combines the data and liquidity of several trading venues, helping traders find favorable conditions in one place.

An advisor is a consultant for a crypto project, most often an experienced specialist in the field of blockchain, technology or finance, who advises the team and increases trust in the project.