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Crypto Terms

Terms starting with “A”

Quick, friendly definitions you can actually use.

Free tokens given out by projects, usually to promote adoption or reward users.

Any cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin. Examples include Ethereum, Solana, and Cardano.

Anti-Money Laundering. Regulations that require exchanges to monitor and report suspicious activity.

A permission you grant a smart contract to spend your tokens. Revoke approvals you no longer need to reduce risk.

Annual Percentage Yield. The rate of return you earn on staking or lending, shown yearly.

All-Time High. The highest price a coin has ever reached.

All-Time Low. The lowest price a coin has ever reached.

An app like Google Authenticator or Authy that generates time-based one-time codes (TOTP) for 2FA.

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