Pump
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In cryptocurrency, a "pump" refers to artificially inflating a digital asset's price through coordinated buying and hype, often leading to investor losses.
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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) manages digital keys and certificates, ensuring secure transactions, authentication, and integrity in cryptocurrency.
Public Key Cryptography
Public Key Cryptography, or asymmetric cryptography, ensures secure communication and transaction integrity in cryptocurrency through the use of public and private keys.
Public Key
A public key is crucial in cryptocurrency, ensuring secure transactions by enabling encrypted communication and maintaining transparency without intermediaries.
Public Blockchain
Public blockchains are decentralized, transparent ledgers open to anyone, ensuring security and immutability through consensus mechanisms like PoW and PoS.
Protocol
Protocols in cryptocurrency are sets of rules ensuring secure, efficient blockchain operation, vital for transaction validation, consensus, and data integrity.
Proof-of-Stake (PoS)
Proof-of-Stake (PoS) is a consensus mechanism that relies on cryptocurrency holdings to validate transactions, offering energy efficiency, security, and scalability.
Proof of Work (PoW)
Proof of Work (PoW) is a crucial consensus mechanism in cryptocurrency networks, ensuring transaction validation and security through computationally intensive processes.
Proof of Storage (PoStorage)
Proof of Storage (PoStorage) is an innovative consensus mechanism that leverages storage capacity to enhance security and efficiency in blockchain technology.
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Proof of Stake (PoS) is a consensus mechanism in blockchain networks that validates transactions and secures the network by selecting validators based on their staked tokens.