A decentralized oracle network that provides off-chain data to smart contracts on the blockchain. Tellor uses a network of miners to fetch and validate real-world data, ensuring its accuracy and…...

A Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) consensus protocol that enables distributed computing systems to reach agreement even when some participants may fail or act maliciously. Tendermint combines…...

In smart contract execution, termination refers to the point at which the execution of a contract's code for a given transaction or call concludes. This can happen normally upon completion of all…...

A collection of pre-written Terraform configurations that can be reused to create and manage infrastructure resources. Terraform modules help streamline the process of deploying and managing…...

A dual-token economic model used by the Terra blockchain to stabilize the value of its stablecoins. The mechanism involves the use of Luna, Terra's native staking token, to absorb price volatility…...

A separate version of a blockchain network used for testing purposes, where coins or tokens have no real-world value. Testnets provide developers and users a safe environment to experiment with new…...

A self-amending blockchain platform that incorporates formal on-chain governance mechanisms to smoothly upgrade the protocol without requiring hard forks. Tezos uses a liquid proof-of-stake consensus…...

A layer-1 blockchain designed for high performance and scalability using a unique multi-blockchain architecture, asynchronous consensus, and dynamic sharding. Originally developed by Telegram as the…...

Custody model where an external service provider holds and manages users’ private keys and assets....

A systematic review of external code dependencies to detect security vulnerabilities, licensing issues, and supply-chain risks before integrating them into a project....

An external service that provides off-chain data—such as prices or weather—to smart contracts, introducing a trust assumption outside the blockchain....

A cross-chain bridge that secures asset transfers using threshold cryptography, requiring a subset of key holders to jointly sign off on transactions....

A cryptographic technique that distributes cryptographic operations across multiple parties, requiring a minimum number (threshold) of participants to cooperate for the operation to succeed.…...

A security review focused on verifying the correctness, robustness, and side-channel resistance of a threshold signature implementation....

A wallet using threshold cryptography to require a minimum number of key shares to produce a valid signature, enabling secure collective control....

A non-fungible token representing a digital ticket that grants access to events, venues, or experiences, often with anti-fraud and collectible features....

Discrete price intervals within which liquidity positions are active in concentrated liquidity automated market makers....

An exploit where miners or validators reorganize past blocks to capture previously extracted value (MEV) that would otherwise be included in the canonical chain....

A smart contract designed to enforce a mandatory delay between the proposal of an action (e.g., a protocol upgrade, parameter change, fund transfer) and its execution. This delay provides a window…...

A governance mechanism where token holders lock their tokens for a defined period to gain voting power that increases with the lock duration....

An in-depth assessment of timelock contracts and configurations to ensure scheduled operations cannot be bypassed or misconfigured....

A wallet feature that prevents spending or moving funds until a specified time or block height is reached....

A record of the date and time when a particular event occurred, represented as a sequence of characters or encoded information that identifies the moment when a specific transaction or block was…...

The process of securely recording the time when data existed or an event occurred in a way that can be verified later. In blockchain systems, timestamping proves that certain data existed at a…...

An oracle that provides an average asset price over a specified time window to smooth short-term volatility and resist manipulation....

A method to calculate the average interest or exchange rate over a period, weighting each rate by the time it was in effect....

The evaluation of software or hardware implementations to detect vulnerabilities that leak sensitive information through execution time variations....

A digital asset created on an existing blockchain platform rather than having its own independent blockchain. Tokens represent units of value, access rights, ownership, or utility within…...

The distribution plan of a token’s total supply among categories such as team, investors, community, and ecosystem incentives....

A blockchain governance mechanism where voting power is proportional to the quantity of governance tokens held or staked by participants, enabling decentralized decision-making for protocol…...

The act of depositing or locking a specific amount of a cryptocurrency token into a smart contract. This action often grants the user certain rights, access, or allows them to participate in a…...

A cross-chain infrastructure that enables the transfer of tokens between different blockchain networks by locking assets on the source chain and minting representative tokens on the destination chain…...

The process of permanently removing a certain number of cryptocurrency tokens from circulation, effectively destroying them. This is typically done by sending tokens to an unspendable address (an…...

A mechanism where a blockchain project, protocol treasury, or decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) uses accumulated funds or revenue to purchase its own tokens from the open market, reducing…...

A smart contract implementing a digital asset standard (e.g., ERC‑20, ERC‑721) that defines token issuance, transfer, and metadata....

A decentralized list maintained by token holders who stake tokens to propose and vote on inclusion or removal of entries, creating a curated, sybil‑resistant registry....

The comprehensive framework determining how a cryptocurrency's total supply is allocated across different stakeholder groups, vesting periods, and distribution mechanisms. Token distribution models…...

A blockchain event in which new tokens are created and distributed to participants, encompassing ICOs, IEOs, IDOs, and other issuance mechanisms....

An entity—individual or contract—that owns one or more units of a given token, recorded by a blockchain’s ledger....

The pattern of ownership allocation across all holders of a specific cryptocurrency or token, typically analyzed through metrics like concentration ratios, Gini coefficient, or distribution curves.…...

The specific privileges, entitlements, and capabilities granted to individuals who own a particular cryptocurrency or digital token, potentially including governance voting, value capture mechanisms…...

The process of converting rights to an asset into a digital token on a blockchain. Tokenization transforms real-world assets (like real estate, art, or commodities) or rights (ownership, voting,…...

The process and resulting digital assets created by representing ownership or economic rights to physical or traditional financial assets as tokens on a blockchain. RWA tokenization enables…...

A digital representation of a traditional financial security (equity, bond, real estate) on a blockchain, enabling fractional ownership and programmable compliance....

A blockchain-based token representing proportional ownership in a managed pool of assets, where the token automatically accrues value as the underlying vault generates returns through yield…...

The stages a token goes through from design and issuance to circulation, utility phase, and potential retirement or burn....

A mechanism by which tokens are immobilized in a smart contract for a defined period, preventing transfers until unlock conditions are met....

The process of creating new cryptocurrency tokens and adding them to the circulating supply according to predefined rules in the protocol's code or through governance decisions. Token minting…...

A professional examination and assessment of a blockchain project's tokenomics model. This involves analyzing the design, distribution, supply mechanics, incentive structures, and potential economic…...

A comprehensive framework that defines a cryptocurrency's economic design, including supply mechanisms, distribution strategies, utility functions, incentive structures, and value accrual methods.…...