
Cryptocurrency Glossary Of Terms & Acronyms
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Gas
A unit of measurement of the computational effort in conducting transactions or smart contracts on Ethereum blockchain.
Gas Limit
A term refers to the maximum amount of units of gas user's willingness to spend on a transaction on Ethereum blockchain.
Gas Price
A term refers to the amount of price user is willing to pay for a transaction on Ethereum blockchain.
Genesis Block
It is the first block of data that is processed and validated to form a new blockchain, typically called as 'block 0' or 'block 1'.
gm Good Morning
gm is the short form writing for good morning. Used extensively within the crypto community where individuals greet each other casually. On the other hand, good night (gn) is used when people sign off for the day.
Goblin Town
A term used to describe the market's persistent downtrend, synonymous with "bear market".
Golden Cross
It is a bullish signal in technical candlestick pattern by comparing two lines of short-term moving average and long-term average. It is a golden cross when the short term moving average broke its long-term moving average.
Graphical Processing Unit (GPU)
They are chips dedicated to graphics processing or floating point operations, allowing to lighten the workload of the processors during applications usage such as video games.
Gwei
The monetary domination of gas, involving Ether