All terms
All termsAddressBlockBlock timeBlockchainConfirmationGasGweiHashMempoolNodePrivate keyPublic keySeed phraseTransactionWalletAll time high (ATH)Bear marketBull marketCandlestickCapitulationChart patternsDollar cost averaging (DCA)Funding rateLeverageLimit orderLiquidationLiquidityMarket capMarket orderOrder bookPosition sizingRisk managementSlippageSpreadSupport and resistanceTrendVolatilityVolumeWhaleAMMBridgeCEXDAODeFiDepegDEXFlash loanGovernance tokenImpermanent lossLiquidity poolLP tokenOraclePerpetual (perp)RestakingRWAStablecoinTVLWrapped tokenYield farmingAirdropAlphaApe inBagholderDegenDiamond handsFloor priceFOMOFUDGMHODLMaxiMeme coinMoonNFTNGMINormiePaper handsPFPRektShillSnapshotWAGMIAddress poisoningCold storageCustodyDue diligence (DYOR)Dusting attackExit scamFront runningHardware walletHoneypotHot walletMEVMultisigPhishingPump and dumpRug pullSandwich attackSelf custodySIM swapToken approvalTwo factor authenticationWallet drainerWash tradingAccount abstractionAppchainBlock explorerCirculating and total supplyConsensusData availabilityEVMFaucetFinalityForkFully diluted valuation (FDV)Gas warHalvingLayer 1Layer 2Layer 3MainnetMiningName serviceOptimistic rollupProof of stakeProof of workRollupShardingSidechainSlashingSmart contractStakingTestnetToken standardTokenomicsValidatorZero knowledge proofZK rollupArweave and the permawebComposabilityCross chain messagingdAppDecentralized identity (DID)DePINGameFi and play to earnIndexerInteroperabilityIPFSOnchain and offchainSession keysSmart accountSocialFiSoulbound tokenSybil resistanceToken gatingWeb2 vs Web3Web3
Definition
Checking a project yourself before putting money in.
DYOR means do your own research, and it gets used to deflect responsibility as often as it gets used sincerely. Done properly it is a checklist: who is the team, is the contract verified and audited, is liquidity locked, what is the token distribution, who holds the largest wallets.
Ten minutes of this filters out most outright scams. It will not tell you whether something is a good investment.
In practice
Read the contract on a block explorer. If it is unverified, that alone is reason enough to walk away.
Where to go next
Rug pullWhen a project team abandons it and takes the money.HoneypotA token you can buy but cannot sell, by design.TokenomicsThe supply, distribution and incentive design of a token.Block explorerA website for reading everything on a blockchain.
More security terms
Address poisoningCold storageCustodyDusting attackExit scamFront runningHardware walletHoneypotHot walletMEVMultisigPhishing
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