Cryptocurrency Glossary Of Terms & Acronyms

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Ledger

A record of financial transactions that cannot be changed, only appended with new transactions.

Leverage

It is an investment strategy to gain potential return of the investment by borrowing the money

Lightning Network

It is the "second layer" or an off-chain of payment protocol that operates on top of a blockchain. Payments on this network do not need block confirmation and it will be instant.

Limit Order / Limit Buy / Limit Sell

Orders placed by traders to buy or sell a cryptocurrency when a certain price is reached

Liquidity

The ease of which cryptocurrency can be bought and sold without impacting the overall market price.

Liquid Proof of Stake (LPoS)

A proof of stake consensus mechanism by Tezos that slightly differs from Delegated Proof of Stake.