Sabemos que el glosario para web3 es extenso, pero no quisimos dejar nada por fuera. Recomendamos que utilices la función “CTRL + F” en windows y mac, seguido de la palabra que buscas. De esta manera la búsqueda será automática.
Dirección: La dirección en la blockchain, es como un domicilio postal. Es un código único que se usa para enviar, recibir o guardar transacciones. Un ejemplo sería: 5TdA55HeLopzzwe3Lg7W335tGdCc623PoQ.
Airdrop: Es como un regalo en criptomonedas, tokens sociales o un nuevo NFT que llega directamente a tu cartera sin costo adicional. Muchos proyectos NFT y creadores de tokens lo usan para premiar a su comunidad.
Alpha: Es una palabra usada para referirse a "información exclusiva" sobre proyectos no descubiertos, especialmente en NFTs y criptomonedas. La gente con "alpha" comparte a veces estos hallazgos en redes sociales.
Altcoin: Se refiere a criptomonedas que no son Bitcoin (y a veces Ethereum). Estas monedas ofrecen características diferentes o mejoras en comparación con Bitcoin.
Ape in: Comprar un proyecto NFT o token social rápidamente y muchas veces sin hacer mucha investigación previa. El objetivo es adquirirlo justo después de su lanzamiento esperando obtener grandes ganancias sin evaluar a fondo. Aunque el término sugiere una estrategia impulsiva, no siempre se ve con una connotación negativa.
Bitcoin: Moneda digital descentralizada creada en 2009. Usa criptografía para su seguridad. No existen bitcoins físicos. La propiedad se registra en un libro público (blockchain) accesible para todos, pero cifrado. Todas las transacciones de Bitcoin son verificadas mediante un proceso llamado "minería".
Blockchain – a distributed database shared among the nodes of a computer network. As a database, a blockchain stores information electronically in digital format. Blockchains are best known for their role in cryptocurrency for maintaining a secure and decentralized record of transactions. A blockchain collects information in groups, known as blocks. When the block’s storage capacity is filled, it is closed and linked to the previously filled block, forming a chain of data known as the blockchain. Then, new information is compiled into a new block that will be added to the chain once it reaches capacity.
Bridge in/bridge out – a blockchain bridge is a connection that allows the transfer of social tokens from one chain to another. Both chains can have distinct protocols, rules, and governance models, but the bridge provides a compatible way to conduct the transaction securely on both sides. For example, holders of Rally.io tokens can bridge out some (or all) of their holdings in the Rally sidechain to the Ethereum chain. From there, they can sell (or bridge) their Ethereum for currency.
Burn – the process where miners and developers permanently remove cryptocurrency coins from circulation. They send the coins to specialized addresses whose private keys are not accessible, thus making the coins inaccessible for further trading. The developers then provide the proof-of-burn algorithm to the market to facilitate cross-verification. Coin burning is a market tool to increase the value of cryptocurrency.
Circulating supply – the number of cryptocurrency coins or tokens publicly available in the market. The circulating supply of a cryptocurrency can increase or decrease over time. The number of coins increases as new coins are mined and decreases when a coin burn event occurs.
Community coin or community token – see social token.
Composability – the general ability of components of a system to be recombined into larger structures and the output of one to be the input of another. In simple terms, the best example is Lego bricks, where every piece can connect to every other piece. Within crypto, composability is the ability of decentralized applications (dApps) and DAOs to effectively clone and integrate one another (syntactic composability). For example, a smart contract on the Ethereum network can be written once and recombined into subsequent contracts using and building on the original software logic. Morphological composability allows software components such as tokens and messages to operate between each other or among dApps or smart contracts.
DAO – Decentralized Autonomous Organization – a community-led entity with no central authority. Ultimately, a DAO is governed entirely by its individual members who collectively make critical decisions about the future of the project, such as technical upgrades and treasury allocations. It is fully autonomous and transparent: smart contracts lay the foundational rules, execute the community’s agreed-upon decisions, and at any point can be publicly audited.
DApps – Decentralized Applications – digital applications that run on a blockchain network of computers instead of relying on a single computer. Since DApps are decentralized, they are free from the control and interference of a single authority. Benefits of dApps include the safeguarding of user privacy, the lack of censorship, and the flexibility of development.
Decentralized network – in computing terms, a decentralized network architecture distributes workloads among several machines, instead of relying on a single central server. No one company or company’s servers control the network. Decentralized networks offer a wide range of benefits over centralized networks, including increased system reliability, scale, and privacy.