Terminology for Crypto Asset

An identifier to represent a public key in a blockchain network. Defined in as “A modern branch of cryptography (popularly known as “public-key cryptography”) in which the algorithms use a pair of keys (a public key and a private key) and use a different component of the pair for each of two counterpart cryptographic operations (e.g., encryption and decryption, or signature creation and signature verification). “ A basic unit of the blockchain. A set of transactions on a blockchain which contains a cryptographic hash value of previous block. A digital ledger about transactions for crypto assets. (For transactions,) checking correctness of a transaction in the mainchain. Coincidence the way of thinking. Cryptographically guaranteed value. See: wallet Defined in as “A value computed with a cryptographic algorithm and associated with a data object in such a way that any recipient of the data can use the signature to verify the data’s origin and integrity.” A distributed database about crypto assets with agreed processed. Defined in as “result of successfully spending some money more than once.” Currency which has been established by government or other authorities. Defined in as “Fork, also known as accidental fork, occurs when two or more blocks have the same block height, forking the block chain. Typically occurs when two or more miners find blocks at nearly the same time.” An initial block on a blockchain. Genesis block may differ to distinguish chains. See: fork Defined in as “The output of a hash function.” Amount of a hash value which node is able to generate per unit of time (generally per second) See: wallet A process to append a received transaction to a block by validating a transaction with agreed consensus rules such as proof-of-work and proof-of-stake. Miner is a network node which contributes its resources to mining. See: mining Defined in as “requiring more than one key to authorize a bitcoin transaction”. In this scope, transaction is not limited to bitcoin transaction. A device that connects to blockchain network. The movement of value outside of the blockchain The movement of value on the blockchain Defined in as “Blocks whose parent block has not been processed by the local node, so they can’t be fully validated yet.” A public blockchain that only specified members can join the blockchain network. See: permissioned-chain An open blockchain that anyone can retrieve all of blocks and transactions without special privileges. Defined in as “The publicly disclosable component of a pair of cryptographic keys used for asymmetric cryptography.” In contrast with “public-chain”, A closed blockchain that only permissioned users can access blocks and make transactions. Defined in as “The secret component of a pair of cryptographic keys used for asymmetric cryptography.” Defined in as “method by which a cryptocurrency blockchain network aims to achieve distributed consensus.” Defined in as “A piece of data that requires significant computation to find.” Invalidation process of branched blockchains. Value by the blockchain network which assigned to a miner who successfully validates a transaction. Rules may differ among blockchains and consensus rules. See off-chain A guaranteed digital procedure that automatically enforced on a blockchain network. See: fork An unforgeable data object. Defined in as “More precisely, a transaction is a signed data structure expressing a transfer of value.” Checking correctness and consistency of given data. See: validation See: validation A set of key pair composed of public key and private key.