Altcoin

A cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin.

AMM (Automated Market Maker)

A DEX mechanism that uses liquidity pools instead of order books.

Application Programming Interface (API)

A set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate and exchange data with each other.

APR (Annual Percentage Rate)

Interest earned without compounding.

APY (Annual Percentage Yield)

Interest earned, including compounding interest.

Arbitrage

A method to take advantage of different prices of an asset by buying and selling it in other markets.

Asynchronous

Events that do not happen at the same time.

Asset

A digital token with value, e.g., ETH or USDC.

Atomic Swap

A trustless, peer-to-peer token exchange between chains.

Attack surface

An area where an attacker can attempt to enter or extract information from the protocol/dApp.

Audit

Security review of smart contracts by the experts in that field.

DBR

Native token of the deBridge ecosystem.

deBridge

A fast, secure cross-chain infrastructure with native bridging and real-time transfers.

deBridge Hooks

Cross-chain programmable messaging for smart contracts.

Decentralized

Not controlled by a single authority.

Decentralized Exchange (DEX)

An exchange for trading tokens without centralized intermediaries.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Replacing traditional financial services with smart contracts.

Diamond Hands

Holding a digital asset and not selling it whatsoever.

Do Your Own Research (DYOR)

A piece of advice. As a rule, always research a digital asset instead of blindly following anyone.

Ethereum

The first L1 blockchain known for providing smart contracts.

Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)

Community-suggested protocol changes for Ethereum.

Encryption

A way to convert information into a secure code.

ERC-20

A technical standard for fungible Ethereum tokens.

ETH

Native asset of the Ethereum blockchain.

Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)

A runtime environment for smart contracts.