15 crypto words you can’t afford to NOT know

Feb 21, 2022

By: BI India Bureau

Credit: Canva

I kept DYOR, until I found a memecoin to hold with diamond hands, which will moon tomorrow.

Did that make sense?

Credit: Canva

If not, you’re in the right place.

Here are 15 words that you cannot afford to NOT know when it come to cryptocurrency.

Credit: Canva

Buy high sell low

Self-deprecating humour to convey that at least some crypto trades are unprofitable.

Credit: Canva

Buy the dip

A coin’s price ‘dipping’ down can be the best time to buy it at a low cost.

Credit: Canva

DEX

A decentralised exchange — a way of trading cryptocurrency without centralised crypto exchanges to supervise operations.

Credit: Canva

Diamond hands

One who fights emotions to stick to a chosen gameplan — avoids selling assets in panic

Credit: Canva

And its opposite, paper hands

An emotional investor who tends to sell when there is FUD, and buys when the market is already bullish

Credit: Canva

FUD

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt – an unholy trinity of emotions to change public perception against something

Credit: Canva

DYOR

Do Your Own Research – make sure to understand crypto project’s fundamentals before investing

Credit: Canva

FOMO

Fear of missing out – an intense emotion which results in investors buying crypto because the market is high

Credit: Canva

HODL

Mis-spelling of ‘hold’ — refers to keeping crypto in the bank for an indefinite time period, expecting it to rise in price

Credit: Canva

Memecoin

When a crypto coin becomes famous riding on the back of a popular meme, like Dogecoin or Shiba Inu

Credit: Canva

Pump and Dump

PUMP - When a digital asset’s price is intentionally pushed up sharply, for investors to buy in | DUMP - Sellers cash in the asset and drop the price sharply

Credit: Canva

To the moon — and its cousin, 10X

A (possibly) irrational belief that the price of a particular cryptocurrency is going to rise sharply

Credit: Canva

Rekt

Mis-spelling of wrecked, used to describe what happens when one’s crypto asset prices see massive losses

Credit: Canva

Whale

An entity who owns a large portion of a coin’s total supply, usually over five percent.

Credit: Canva

When Lambo?

The belief that crypto investors can get rich, fast enough to buy a Lamborghini car sometime soon.

Credit: Canva

It’s not just tax — here are other fees that crypto traders need to watch out for