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Glossary Crypto & Web3

Custody

Who actually holds the keys. Self-custody means you do; a custodian means a regulated firm does, which shifts the risk from your own security practices to theirs.

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Correction

A fall of roughly 10% from a recent high. Corrections are common and often brief, which…

Supply chain

The chain of suppliers, factories and transport that turns raw materials into a delivered product. A…

API

An application programming interface: a defined way for one piece of software to ask another for…

Embargo

An agreement not to publish information before a stated time, so outlets can prepare coverage of…

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