Important Blockchain & Crypto terms & jargon
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Impermanent Loss
Is when a liquidity provider has a temporary loss of funds because of volatility in a trading pair.
In-the-Money and Out-of-the-Money
Are options trading mechanisms that allow investors to benefit from additional tools to work with the market.
Infinite Approval
Pre-approving smart contracts to enable the platform to spend any amount of your coins.
Infinite Mint Attack
An infinite mint attack occurs when an unwanted entity or hacker mints an absurd ("infinite") amount of tokens within a protocol.
Inflation
A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
IBO - Initial Bounty Offering
People being rewarded with free or discounted Tokens in exchange for their Contributions.
ICO - Initial Coin Offering
Is a type of crowdfunding, or crowdsale, using cryptocurrencies as a means of raising capital for early-stage companies.
IDO - Initial DEX Offering
Is an alternative to an initial coin offering and offers through Decentralized Exchanges…
IEO - Initial Exchange Offering
A type of crowdfunding where crypto start-ups generate capital by listing through an exchange.
IFO -Initial Farm Offering
Helps DeFi projects raise capital through the farming feature offered by decentralized exchanges.
IGO - Initial Game Offering
Provide individuals with an opportunity to invest in gaming projects at an early stage that have the potential to offer huge returns after their launch.
INO - Initial NFT Offering
A crypto crowdfunding solution where projects can raise funds by listing a set of NFTs via a launchpad.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
Is the process of a company offering shares for purchase on the stock market for the first time.
ISPO - Initial Stake Pool Offering
Is a comparatively new crypto fundraising method exclusive to the Cardano ecosystem.
ITO - Initial Token Offering
Similar to initial coin offerings — but have more of a focus on offering tokens with intrinsic utility in the form of software or usage in an ecosystem
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