The Cardano Glossary

a wallet that stores your initial testnet ada balance, copied from the mainnet via the balance snapshot. The stake from this wallet cannot be delegated but can be transferred to and delegated from a Rewards wallet.

The quantity of data capacity available for transactional activity on a network is known as bandwidth.

fourth phase of Cardano development in which performance improvements will be integrated.

Someone who believes that prices in a given market will decline over an extended period. Such a person might be referred to as “bearish.”

A technical standard for tokens on Binance Chain.

BEP-20 is a Binance Smart Chain token standard created with the intention of extending ERC-20.

A software pre-release stage where its access is offered to a set number of users & third-party software testers for testing it under real-world settings.

Byzantine fault tolerance (BFT), is a property in the system that ensures there is resistance to certain types of failures. A BFT system can continue to operate even if some nodes fail or malicious behavior occurs.

An automated teller machine (ATM or cashpoint) that allows the user to buy and sell Bitcoin.

A file containing information on transactions completed during a given time period. Blocks are the constituent parts of a blockchain.

An application enabling a user to view details of blocks on a given blockchain. Also known as a blockchain browser.

In blockchain technology, block size refers to the amount of data about transactions a single block in the chain can carry.

first 'bootstrap' phase of Cardano development.