Ticker
By Cryptomcmillan1 | Updated on May 24, 2020
A ticker is a stock or asset symbol that abbreviates the asset name and it can be used as an identifier of the asset. For example, Bitcoin's ticker is BTC and typically its written next to the asset name in a bracket = Bitcoin (BTC).
Related Terms
IYKYK
Abbreviation for: if you know you know. The phrase implies that the user has dropped some sort of insider knowledge about a specific experience. Often, the post will have some callback to a particular experience that will instantly stand out to those who are “in the know,” or ironically sharing commonly known information.
Unspent Transaction Output
(abbv. "UTXO") Coins that are unspent in the wallet. UTXO virtually represents the cryptocurrency one own in the wallet.
Stop-loss Order
Conditional market order to sell at the next available price, excuted if the price of an asset falls below set-upon limit
Delegated Proof-of-Stake (dPOS)
A consensus mechanism where selected members of a network are voted as delegates to validate transactions and produce blocks on a blockchain.
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