The Cardano Glossary
Find the meanings of popuar words used in the Cardano Blockchain & Project Catalyst.
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Fan Token |
A fan token is a cryptocurrency issued by a specific sports team and allows its holders to participate in the governing activities and attain exclusive rewards & discounts.
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Faucet |
A cryptocurrency reward system usually on a website or app, that rewards users for completing certain tasks.
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Fee | |
Fibonacci Retracement |
The Fibonacci retracement method uses a set of key numbers called Fibonacci ratios to identify the support and resistance levels of an asset/stock/cryptocurrency.
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Financial Action Task Force (FATF) |
The FATF is a global organization that sets global standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT).
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)? |
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a U.S. bureau that analyzes financial transactions to prevent financial crimes.
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Flash Loans | |
FOMO |
An acronym that stands for "Fear of Missing Out."
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Fork (Blockchain) |
Forks, or chain splits, create an alternate version of the blockchain, leaving two blockchains to run simultaneously.
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Fork (Software) |
When an entirely new program has been developed from source code, taken from an open source software.
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Fund (Project Catalyst) |
A fund consists of a set of challenges that each have available funding to address certain problems and focus areas within the Cardano ecosystem. There are currently new funding rounds roughly every 6-12 weeks for Project Catalyst.
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Fungible |
In cryptocurrency, fungibility is when a coin or token can be replaced by any other identical coin or token.
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Fungible token/asset |