An altcoin is any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin. The word is short for "alternative coin," and it covers everything from Ethereum, the second-larg…
A bear market is an extended period of falling prices, conventionally defined as a decline of 20% or more from a recent all-time high that persists ra…
Bitcoin is a digital currency that runs on a public network with no bank, company, or government in charge of it. Launched in January 2009, it was the…
A bull market is an extended period of rising prices, conventionally defined as a gain of 20% or more from a recent low, and the opposite of a bear ma…
A crypto address is a string of letters and numbers that identifies where funds can be sent on a blockchain. Think of it as an account number for rece…
HODL means holding crypto rather than selling it, especially through a downturn. Originally a typo for "hold," the word has become shorthand for a lon…
