Platform (Blockchain Platform)
Platform (Blockchain Platform)

A platform, in the context of cryptocurrency trading pertains to the blockchain platform. This allows for the development of blockchain-based applications. These applications may either be permissioned or are bereft of it altogether.  A blockchain…

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Option
Option

An Option pertains to a derivative. It is a contract that provides the buyer with the right, not necessarily the duty, to purchase and sell an asset at a date designated to be its expiry…

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Open Source
Open Source

The term “Open Source” technically pertains to software or application that people can easily make alterations to and share with others in light of its accessibility. Effectively, the one holding the software’s copyright has the…

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Margin Call
Margin Call

A Margin Call happens when an investor’s margin account goes below the broker’s required amount. The Margin Account of an investor has securities bought through money lent (by the investor’s broker). A Margin Call is…

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Long
Long

The term “Long” or “Long Position”, refers to an extended position in a security. This means that the trader owns the security. Investors aim at maintaining a “Long” security position when he or she expects…

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Listing
Listing

The act of listing pertains to the offering of an exchange of trading pairs for a specific asset. Within the context of traditional markets, listing refers to shares of companies or material assets that are…

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Liquidity (Market Liquidity)
Liquidity (Market Liquidity)

Liquidity pertains to how easy it is for an asset or a security to be converted in to cash without the market price being affected. The term liquidity delineates up to what extent an asset…

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InterPlanetary File System (IPFS)
InterPlanetary File System (IPFS)

Formally launched back in 2015, the InterPlanetary File System or simply, IFPS, pertains to a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol built to make the web run speedier and more secured, without compromising access to all user types. …

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Interoperability
Interoperability

Interoperability pertains to the given capability of devices, applications, products, or systems to communicate with coordination without any agency from the end user. These processes may include data access, transmission, and cross-organizational collaboration without consideration…

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