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ADA (Cardano)
ADA (Cardano) is the native cryptocurrency of the Cardano blockchain. It serves as a medium of exchange, a means of staking for network security, and a governance token for voting on proposals and upgrades.
Active investment
Active investment involves buying & selling assets to outperform the market or achieve higher returns than a benchmark. Read more about "what is active investment".
Address
A crypto address is a unique string of characters that identifies a specific crypto wallet. You can think of it as the crypto equivalent of a bank account number in traditional banking. A crypto address is essential information needed to be able to send and receive cryptocurrencies.
All-time high (ATH)
The term all-time high (ATH) refers to the highest price a particular asset or investment has ever reached historically. It is commonly used in the context of various financial markets such as stocks, cryptocurrencies or commodities.
All-time low (ATL)
The term all-time low (ATL) refers to the lowest price a particular asset or investment has ever reached historically. It is commonly used in the context of various financial markets such as stocks, cryptocurrencies or commodities.
Altcoin
An altcoin refers to any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin. Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency created in 2009. It remained the only one for a moment and then new cryptocurrencies started emerging in the market. An altcoin – derived from “alternative coin” – therefore describes all cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin.
Alts
Alts is the short form of altcoins. It refers to any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin.
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
APR stands for Annual Percentage Rate. It is a key concept in the financial industry that describes the cost of borrowing or the return on investment over the course of a year.
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