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ATH #
All-Time High
The highest price a cryptocurrency has ever reached in its history.
BTD / BTFD #
Buy The Dip / Buy The Fing Dip
A community slogan that encourages buying an asset after its price has dropped.
CT #
Crypto Twitter
CT is not a specific technology or project, but refers to the vast community and information sphere on the X(Twitter) platform composed of investors, traders, project founders, developers, analysts, and enthusiasts.
CZ #
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance. It is now also often used to refer to the “Binance Labs portfolio” or “Binance ecosystem”.
Degen #
degenerate
Traders in the crypto space known for high-risk, speculative trades. The label is often self-deprecating, yet sometimes seen as a badge of honor for their willingness to take risks and be highly engaged.
Diamond Hands / Paper Hands #
Diamond Hands refer to the investors who hold firmly their assets, regardless of market volatility or price drops. The opposite is “Paper Hands”, which refers to investors who quickly sell their assets due to slight price drops or market panic.
DYOR #
Do Your Own Research
A common piece of advice and a disclaimer, reminding investors to conduct their own independent and in-depth research before investing in any project.
FOMO #
Fear Of Missing Out
The anxiety caused by the fear of missing a potential profitable opportunity, often leading to impulsive investment decisions.
FUD #
Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
A strategy of spreading negative or false information to undermine confidence in a particular project or asset.
HODL #
From a misspelling of “Hold.” It represents the strategy or belief of holding cryptocurrency long-term and not selling despite short-term market volatility.
ICT #
Inner Circle Trader
a popular trading methodology. It is based on “Smart Money Concepts” (SMC) and focuses on analyzing price action, liquidity, and order blocks to predict market movements.
NGMI / WAGMI #
Not Gonna Make It / We’re All Gonna Make It
NGMI is used to express a lack of confidence in something or someone, or to state that a project or investment is destined to fail. The opposite is “WAGMI”, which is used to express optimism and a collective belief that the participants will ultimately succeed.
Shill / Shilling #
The act of excessively promoting a cryptocurrency or project for personal gain, often exaggerating its potential and ignoring its true value or risks.
TGE #
Token Generation Event
The specific moment when a project’s cryptocurrency (Token) is officially created (minted) on the blockchain, marking its official “birth.”
To the Moon #
A popular phrase used to express an extremely optimistic belief that the price of a cryptocurrency or other asset will see a massive increase.
Cover image: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of coronal loops above an active region on the Sun in mid-January 2012. The image was taken in the 171 angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. From NASA