Replicated Ledger
A copy of a distributed ledger in a network that is distributed to all participants in a cryptocurrency network.
Glossary
Rank
The relative position of a cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
REKT
A shorthand slang for “wrecked”, describing a bad loss in a trade.
Reverse Indicator
A person whom you may use as an indicator of how not to place buy or sell orders because they are always wrong at predicting price movements of cryptocurrencies.
Ring Signature
A method of increasing privacy, by fusing inputs of multiple signers with that of the original sender to authorize a transaction.
ROI
Short for “Return on Investment”, the ratio between the net profit and cost of investing.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
A form of technical analysis that serves as a momentum oscillator, measuring the speed and change of price movements, developed by J. Welles Wilder. It oscillates between zero and 100, where a cryptocurrency is considered overbought when the indicator is above 70 and oversold when below 30.
Satoshi (SATS)
The smallest unit of bitcoin with a value of 0.00000001 BTC.
Satoshi Nakamoto
The individual or group of individuals that created Bitcoin. The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto has never been confirmed.
Scam
A fraudulent or deceptive cryptocurrency or ICO.