Cryptocurrencies, Exchanges and Technical Analysis
About
This kb is within the context of cryptocoins/cryptocurrencies and the trading of such.
Within this article, currency and coin is interchangeable - I'm not going to argue about what is and isn't legal tender. This is about general information and their sources.
Exchanges
Websites where you can exchange one coin for another. I practically know of Bitvavo and Binance, but am also aware there are others out there
Technical Analysis
Candle Chart
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Contract
(this is a non-crypto definition)
A contract is a legally binding document between at least two parties that defines and governs the rights and duties of the parties to an agreement. A contract is legally enforceable because it meets the requirements and approval of the law.
Smart Contract
A smart contract is a computer program or a transaction protocol which is intended to automatically execute, control or document legally relevant events and actions according to the terms of a contract or an agreement.
A smart contract is a self-executing contract with the terms of the agreement between buyer and seller being directly written into lines of code. The code and the agreements contained therein exist across a distributed, decentralized blockchain network. The code controls the execution, and transactions are trackable and irreversible.
Proof of Stake protocols
The Proof of Stake (PoS) concept states that a person can mine or validate block transactions according to how many coins they hold. This means that the more coins owned by a miner, the more mining power they have.
The proof of stake was created as an alternative to the proof of work (PoW) concept, to tackle inherent issues in the latter.