5 A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

SHA-256

SHA-256 is the name for a hash algorithm, also known as Secure Hash Algorithm. Relevant data is transformed into a hash that has a data…

Shill

The term “shill” is also part of the ever-growing crypto vocabulary. Someone who is referred to as a shill is a type of decoy. These…

Shitcoin

In the world of cryptocurrencies, the term shitcoins is regularly used. It primarily refers to coins that have prematurely become significantly or completely worthless. These…

Sidechain

Sidechains are those blockchains that operate, at least conditionally, separately from a parent blockchain and originated from it via a split. In this case, a…

Sign

A sign refers to the currency symbol or currency sign of a fiat or cryptocurrency. This sign makes currencies unmistakable in payment transactions. For Bitcoin,…

Smart Contract

Smart contracts are so-called “intelligent contracts”. What are Smart Contracts? A smart contract is a protocol that automatically checks the fulfillment of contractual terms and…

Soft Fork

What is a Soft Fork? The special feature of a Soft Fork: Changes and further developments of a blockchain towards the original version of the…

Softcap

While the hardcap refers to the maximum yield of an ICO (or other digital currency issuances), the term softcap refers to the minimum revenue in…

Spooning

Spooning refers to the process of transferring, or rather copying, tokens in the crypto world from one blockchain to another. A spoon should not be…

Spread

The spread results in traders incurring indirect fees when trading cryptocurrencies. What is the Spread? The spread (actually bid-ask spread) refers to the difference between…