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Crypto terms, explained for beginners

Last reviewed: October 2, 2026

Crypto terms are the special words used to talk about digital money, like wallet, seed phrase, gas fee and stablecoin. Many sound technical, and some are slang, like HODL or whale. Scammers often use jargon to make a pitch sound smart. Learning the plain meaning of each word makes it much harder for anyone to fool you.