slang
28 articles10x
A tenfold price multiple — the unit crypto measures dreams in (10x, 100x).
ATH
All-Time High — the historic peak price of an asset.
ATL
All-Time Low — the historic bottom price of an asset.
Airdrop
Free distribution of tokens to early users or active community members.
Ape (in)
To buy an asset fast without analysis, on instinct or hype.
Bagholder
A holder of an asset that crashed and isn't recovering.
Buy the dip
Buying when the price drops, betting on a recovery; BTD.
Crab market
A market that goes sideways for weeks — neither bull nor bear, just crab.
DYOR
Do Your Own Research — a call to verify facts yourself before investing.
Degen
A speculator who plays in high-risk crypto plays; self-ironic term.
Diamond hands
Holding an asset through drops without panicking or selling.
Doxxed
Project team revealed their real identities; a trust signal.
Dump
A sharp price drop; 'to dump' an asset.
FOMO
Fear Of Missing Out — impulsive buying driven by hype, fear of being left behind.
FUD
Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt — negative rumors, often deliberate, to manipulate price.
Falling knife
Buying an asset in free fall hoping to catch the bottom; usually ends badly.
HODL
To hold an asset long-term without selling, especially through market drops.
Honeypot
A token you can buy but not sell; a scam contract.
Maxi
'Maximalist' — a fanatical supporter of one blockchain, dismissing all alternatives.
NFA
Not Financial Advice — a standard disclaimer disowning responsibility for the tip.
Paper hands
Weak conviction: sells at the first sign of a drop.
Pump
A sharp rise in an asset's price; sometimes refers to coordinated price ramping.
Pump and dump
A coordinated scheme to ramp the price of an asset and quickly dump it on the hype.
Pump group
A chat that coordinates buying a low-liquidity token to dump it on outsiders.
REKT
From 'wrecked' — a major financial loss, usually from a bad trade or liquidation.
Rug pull
A scam where the project team pulls liquidity and disappears with investor funds.
Shilling
Aggressively promoting a token/project, often with undisclosed financial interest.
Whale
A holder of a very large position in crypto; their moves move the market.