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Cryptocurrencies, Tokens & Stablecoins

Digital assets, token standards, cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.

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Aave (AAVE)

Aave is a decentralized, non-custodial liquidity protocol that lets users supply supported digital assets, borrow against collateral, and interact with on-chain lending…

Algorand Standard Asset (ASA)

Algorand Standard Asset is Algorand’s Layer-1 asset framework for issuing fungible tokens, non-fungible assets, stablecoins, loyalty units, and other digital representations without…

Algorithmic Stablecoin

An algorithmic stablecoin is a token designed to maintain a target price through programmed supply changes, incentives, collateral rules, or market operations…

Altcoin

Altcoin is an informal market term for a crypto asset considered an alternative to Bitcoin, although some definitions also exclude major assets…

Application Token

An application token is a digital token designed for use within a specific blockchain application, protocol, game, marketplace, or service. It may…

Asset-Backed Token

An asset-backed token is a blockchain token whose value or redemption claim is linked to an underlying asset or pool of assets.…

Asset-Referenced Token (ART)

An Asset-Referenced Token, or ART, is a regulatory category under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework for a token intended to…

Avalanche (AVAX)

AVAX is the native cryptocurrency of the Avalanche ecosystem. It is used for transaction fees, staking, validator economics, and other network functions.…

Bank Deposit Token

A bank deposit token is a digital token representing a claim on a deposit liability of a regulated bank. It is typically…

Bank-Issued Stablecoin

A bank-issued stablecoin is a value-stable token issued by a licensed bank or banking group, usually referencing a sovereign currency and operating…

Batch Minting

Batch Minting is the creation of multiple token units, token IDs, or NFT items through one coordinated operation, transaction group, or contract…

Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin is the native digital asset of the Bitcoin network, a public proof-of-work blockchain designed for peer-to-peer value transfer without a central…

Bitcoin Cash (BCH)

Bitcoin Cash is the native digital asset of the Bitcoin Cash Network, a public proof-of-work blockchain with a UTXO transaction model. BCH…

Bitcoin Ordinal

Bitcoin Ordinal is a satoshi tracked under ordinal theory, a numbering and transfer convention that assigns an individual identity to each satoshi…

Bitcoin Rune

Bitcoin Rune is a fungible digital commodity created and transferred through the Runes protocol using data embedded in Bitcoin transactions and balances…

Bitcoin SV (BSV)

Bitcoin SV is the native cryptocurrency of the BSV blockchain, which emerged from the 2018 Bitcoin Cash split and maintains its own…

Bitcoin-Backed Token

A Bitcoin-backed token is a token on another blockchain whose value or redemption claim is intended to correspond to BTC held, locked,…

Blacklistable Token

A blacklistable token is a digital token whose contract or issuer can restrict specified addresses from transferring, receiving, redeeming, or otherwise using…

Blue-Chip Cryptocurrency

Blue-Chip Cryptocurrency is an informal market label for a crypto asset perceived to have relatively established liquidity, market recognition, infrastructure support, operating…

Bond Token

A bond token is a blockchain token representing a bond, debt claim, or contractual right linked to fixed-income payments. It can represent…

Bridged Stablecoin

A bridged stablecoin is a representation of a stablecoin created on a destination blockchain after the original asset is locked, escrowed, or…

Bridged Token

A bridged token is a representation of an asset on a blockchain different from the asset’s original network. A bridge typically locks…

Burn-and-Mint Token Pool

A burn-and-mint token pool is a cross-chain or supply-management mechanism in which tokens are burned on one network and newly minted on…

Burnable Token

A burnable token is a digital token whose contract or protocol allows units to be permanently removed from active supply through an…