Ultimate Cryptocurrency Glossary

Adekunle Joshua

All-time high (ATH)

Highest price ever achieved by a cryptocurrency.

All-time low  (ATL)

Lowest price ever achieved by a cryptocurrency.

Altcoins

A category that includes all coins other than Bitcoin, the first and most successful of all the cryptocurrencies. Ethereum and Ripple are altcoins.

Node

A computer that validates Transactions

Cold wallet

An offline crypto wallet

Gas

A fee that must be paid to execute Ethereum transactions

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