diff --git a/content/courses/zk-hack.md b/content/courses/zk-hack.md index 36b3475d..f2ed0374 100644 --- a/content/courses/zk-hack.md +++ b/content/courses/zk-hack.md @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ --- -title: "ZK Hack" -description: "Hub for zk learning and building." -authors: ["@__zkhack__"] -tags: ["Smart Contracts","ZKP"] -languages: ["Solidity"] -url: "https://zkhack.dev/" -dateAdded: 2023-04-22 -level: "Intermediate" +title: 'ZK Hack' +description: 'Hub for zk learning and building.' +authors: ['@__zkhack__'] +tags: ['Smart Contracts', 'ZKP'] +languages: ['Solidity'] +url: 'https://zkhack.dev/' +dateAdded: 2023-04-12 +level: 'Intermediate' --- -ZK Whiteboard Sessions is an educational series on all things zero knowledge. Produced by ZK Hack and powered by Polygon – we’ll be releasing a new module every week! \ No newline at end of file +ZK Whiteboard Sessions is an educational series on all things zero knowledge. Produced by ZK Hack and powered by Polygon – we’ll be releasing a new module every week! diff --git a/content/guides/crypto-glossary.md b/content/guides/crypto-glossary.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..00c24d29 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/guides/crypto-glossary.md @@ -0,0 +1,202 @@ +--- +title: 'Crypto glossary – important terms to navigate web3' +description: 'The glossary provides you with definitions for the most important terms to navigate the web3 landscape.' +authors: ['@bitblondy'] +level: Beginner +tags: ['Web3'] +languages: ['Solidity'] +url: 'https://www.useweb3.xyz/guides/crypto-glossary' +featured: true +date: 2024-01-26 +dateAdded: 2024-01-28 +--- + +Navigating conversations and understanding key concepts in web3 sometimes requires its own terminology. In this regard, web3 is not just a technological shift, but also a cultural one. + +This guide will provide you with the **most essential terms** to decode the language and become a web3 citizen. It is tailored to provide you with clear and concise definitions for the unique terms that define this industry. + +Dive in, discover, and enhance your fluency in the unique lexicon of the web3 industry. (-: + +If you want to contribute to the glossary, [have a look on Github](https://github.com/wslyvh/useWeb3/tree/main). + +## Glossary a-z + +- **Airdrop** + Distribution of free tokens, usually to promote a product or incentivise early users + +- **Altcoin** + Alternative coin, any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin + +- **AMM** + Automated Market Maker, popular mechanism among decentralized exchanges (DEXes) involving liquidity pools instead of an orderbook-based system + +- **Anon** + Anonymous, entity that wishes to remain anonymous or pseudonymous + +- **Beacon Chain** + Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus layer + +- **Bridge** + Service that transfers tokens between multiple blockchains (cross-chain) + +- **BUIDL** + Term to describe the web3 building ethos, even despite a bear market, inspired by HODL + +- **CeFi** + Centralized finance, the “traditional” finance sector, in contrast to DeFi (decentralized finance) + +- **CEX** + Centralized Exchange, app for swapping tokens run by a company, often used for fiat exchange; in contrast to DEX (Decentralized Exchange) + +- **Cypherpunks** + Cypher + punks, movement originating in the early 90s, emphasizing the need for privacy in the digital age, enforced by cryptography + +- **DAO** + Decentralized Autonomous Organization, blockchain-based organizations that are owned and governed by their members via tokens + +- **DApp** + Decentralized Application, blockchain-based services that use smart contracts in their backend and thus have a distributed nature, without the need for intermediaries + +- **DeFi** + Decentralized Finance, general term for decentralized services in the financial sector, that are permissionless and globally available, e.g., DEXes (decentralized exchanges) or lending protocols + +- **Degen** + Degenerate, term for a person that is deeply involved in crypto or a specific sector, e.g., DeFi Degens + +- **DEX** + Decentralized Exchange, blockchain-based app for swapping tokens that use smart contracts to be permissionless + +- **Diamond Hands** + Holding a digital asset through very volatile times + +- **DYOR** + Do Your Own Research, principle of self-verification instead of trusting others + +- **EIP** + Ethereum Improvement Proposal, a process to describe standards for the Ethereum platform + +- **ERC** + Ethereum Request for Comments, form of EIP to specify application layer standards; the most popular ones are ERC20 for fungible tokens and ERC721 for non-fungible tokens + +- **EVM** + Ethereum Virtual Machine, the environment in which all Ethereum accounts and smart contracts live, the EVM defines the rules for computing a new valid state from block to block + +- **Exchange** + An application that allows users to buy and sell crypto assets + +- **Exit Scam** + Scenario in which a project or a part of a team steals the investors’ money and leaves + +- **Explorer** + Webpage that displays information about the transaction history of a blockchain + +- **Faucet** + Service that dispenses free tokens, usually for test networks + +- **Flippening** + Term to describe a pivotal change in price or perception, e.g., when the market cap of a token exceeds the one of another token + +- **FOMO** + Fear Of Missing Out, term to describe the feeling of not being included in something, e.g., a crypto investment or news + +- **Fork** + Split of a blockchain or project due to technical issues or a dispute + +- **FUD** + Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, the opposite of FOMO + +- **Gas** + Term for the fee that Ethereum transactions cost; it is used to reward validators and prevents malicious use of the blockchain + +- **Genesis Block** + The first block recorded in a blockchain + +- **Gm** + Good morning, form of greetings in crypto communities; due to the global nature of web3 it can be used at any time of the day + +- **Hash** + Function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to fixed-size values, e.g., for encryption, cryptographic hash functions are used in many parts of the web3 industry + +- **HODL** + A frequent term referring to a strict buy-and-hold strategy, became famous after a misspelling in the bitcointalk forum in 2013 + +- **ICO** + Initial coin offering, the process of selling tokens when launching a new crypto project, inspired by the initial public offering (IPO) for stocks. + +- **JOMO** + Joy Of Missing Out, converting FOMO into a positive feeling + +- **KYC** + Know Your Customer, a process to verify the identity of customers; often used by centralized exchanges or entities + +- **Layer 1** + Base blockchain architecture that serves as the foundation for other layers, also called mainnet, e.g., Ethereum + +- **Layer 2** + Built on top of layer 1, usually for scaling purposes, e.g., Optimism + +- **Minting** + Process of creating new token(s) + +- **Mixer** + Decentralized Application that “mixes” tokens to cover their transaction history, used for private transactions + +- **NFT** + Non-Fungible Token, a type of token that is not interchangeable or divisible, in contrast to fungible tokens; often used for digital collectibles + +- **Node** + An instance holding a copy of the blockchain, it is connected to other nodes, synchronizing the blockchain and thus forming the network + +- **OG** + Original Gangster, a person who was very early involved in crypto or a specific project + +- **Orcale** + Data bridge to bring real-world information onto the blockchain + +- **P2P** + Peer-to-peer, referring to a transaction between two people without other (central) parties involved + +- **Rollups** + Popular type of layer 2, scaling solution that uses transaction bundling (“rolling up”) transactions before publishing them to the main chain + +- **Rug Pull** + Scenario in which a team abandons a project and/or removes its liquidity, similar to exit scams + +- **SBTs** + Soul-Bound-token, type of NFT that is non-transferrable + +- **Smart contract** + Programs that run on the blockchain that follow the "if this then that" logic, they execute themselves when certain conditions are met + +- **Snapshot** + Record of a blockchain at a particular block height, also the name of a popular DAO voting tool + +- **Solidity** + Smart Contract Programming Language, created for the Ethereum blockchain but popular for other chains as well + +- **Stablecoin** + A cryptocurrency that is pegged to another asset, mostly USD + +- **Staking** + Process of locking tokens to contribute to validation in a proof of stake blockchain + +- **Token** + Representation of a digital asset on a blockchain + +- **TVL** + Total Value Locked, equivalent of USD locked in a blockchain or protocol, often used as an indicator in DeFi, e.g. in lending protocols + +- **Validator** + Virtual entity participating in the consensus of a proof of stake blockchain, they participate in producing blocks and validating transactions + +- **WAGMI** + Acronym for “We're All Gonna Make It”, expression used to show an optimistic attitude about the future of web3 + +- **Whale** + An entity holding a large amount of cryptocurrency, sometimes even a significant part of a project + +- **Whitepaper** + Document that is released with new crypto projects to explain the details of the project. + +- **ZKP** + Zero-Knowledge-Proof, cryptographic mechanism to verify an information without revealing it, often used for scaling solutions of privacy applications