Terms starting with S

5 terms in Crypto & blockchain

  • Seed phrase

    Crypto & blockchain › Wallets & custody

    A seed phrase is a list of 12 to 24 words that encodes the master secret of a crypto wallet and can…

  • Sidechain

    Crypto & blockchain › Blockchain scaling

    A sidechain is an independent blockchain with its own consensus that connects to a main chain through a two-way bridge, used for…

  • Smart contract

    Crypto & blockchain › Smart contracts

    A smart contract is a program stored on a blockchain that executes automatically and deterministically when a transaction calls it.

  • Solidity

    Crypto & blockchain › Smart contracts

    Solidity is the statically typed, contract-oriented programming language most widely used to write smart contracts for the Ethereum Virtual Machine.

  • Stablecoin

    Crypto & blockchain › Stablecoins

    A stablecoin is a crypto token designed to hold a steady value against a reference asset, usually the US dollar, through reserves…