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Glossary Journalism & Media

Embargo

An agreement not to publish information before a stated time, so outlets can prepare coverage of a report or announcement in advance.

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DeFi

Decentralised finance: lending, trading and derivatives run by smart contracts rather than by a bank or…

Leverage

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Inflation

The rate at which prices rise across an economy, reducing what a unit of currency buys.…

Tokenisation

Issuing a blockchain token that represents a claim on something off-chain, such as a bond, a…

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