Glossary
A
airdrop
When crypto tokens are handed out for free as an alternative to requiring them to be mined.
ASICs
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit - a type of computer specifically designed to mine a cryptocurrency.
ATH
All-Time-High, most commonly referring to a cryptocurrency’s fiat value.
B
BAT
Basic Attention Token, a blockchain-based digital advertising platform built on Ethereum. Was created by the creator of JavaScript and the co-founder of Mozilla and Firefox.
blockchain-agnostic
A system that is not designed to run on just one blockchain in mind but can be applied to many.
Byzantine fault tolerant
Ensuring that computers on a decentralized network can agree on the same data.
D
dust
Small amounts of cryptocurrency leftover when a portion of an indivisible coin is required as a trading fee.
F
Frontier, Homestead, Metropolis, Serenity
The four planned stages of the Ethereum development roadmap. We are currently in the Homestead phase. The Metropolis update is likely to be available sometime in the next year.
