The International Monetary Fund. It advises members on monetary policy and has published extensively on crypto and CBDCs.

The value shortfall of a liquidity position relative to holding its original assets when relative prices change; the shortfall can exist before withdrawal and may persist.

Fake handles that clone influencers or founders to push drainers or fake mints.

The volatility priced into options. It is a market forecast, not a historical statistic.

An Ethereum proof-of-stake recovery mechanism that increases penalties for inactive validators when the chain fails to finalize for an extended period.

Pause guardians, war rooms, and user alerts planned before a hack, not during one.

The pace at which new supply is issued, often quoted as an annual percentage of circulating supply.

The ability of chains and apps to pass assets and messages without a trusted spreadsheet in the middle.

A derivative commonly quoted in fiat units whose margin and profit or loss are calculated in the underlying cryptocurrency using inverse-price arithmetic.

A U.S. law regulating investment companies, including many mutual funds and ETFs; U.S. spot Bitcoin and ether commodity-trust ETPs do not register under this Act.

Indication of interest. A non-binding hint of size used to find the other side without showing a firm order.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, which writes the legal contracts behind most OTC derivatives.

BlackRock's ETF brand, including IBIT and other crypto-linked funds.

A global standard for richer financial messages used by payments, securities, and FX. Several crypto networks market ISO 20022 compatibility for bank rails.

Messaging richness banks want. Crypto ledgers can carry memos, but legal interoperability is about gateways, not magic compatibility badges.

The international codes for currencies (USD, EUR, XAU). Crypto tickers are informal and are not ISO 4217 assignments.