Anti-Malware
Anti-Malware is a type of application software that prevents, detects, and removes malware from computers & electronic devices.
Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
A set of international laws enacted to curtail criminal organizations or individuals laundering money through cryptocurrencies into real-world cash.
Antitrust Law
Antitrust is a collection of laws that prohibits unfair competition or monopolistic practices by businesses.
Antivirus
A piece of software designed to protect against malicious software and cyber attacks in general.
Antpool
Antpool is one of the largest Bitcoin mining pools and aggregates the computing power of many miners to increase the chance of solving a block and receiving the block reward.
Apeing
Apeing is when a cryptocurrency trader buys a token shortly after the token project launch without conducting thorough research.
API
API stands for Application Programming Interface. It is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. APIs specify how software components should interact, such as what data to use and what actions should be taken.
Application Layer
The top-most layer of a seven-layered OSI model.
AR Token (Arweave)
AR is Arweave’s native token.
Arbitrage
Arbitrage is the practice of quickly buying and selling the same asset in different markets to take advantage of price differences between the markets.
Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT)
The arbitrage pricing theory (APT) offers a framework for evaluating market efficiency and identifying arbitrage opportunities in financial markets.
Arbitrageur
An arbitrageur is a type of investor who exploits pricing inefficiencies between two different markets.
Arm Virtual Machine (Qtum)
Qtum’s arm virtual machine allows users to execute applications in a decentralized manner.
Aroon Indicator
Aroon Indicator is used to identify the existence, changes, and corrective retracements and gauge the strength of an ongoing trend in financial markets.
Ascending Channel
Ascending channels are trend continuation patterns that have an ascending price action as their main characteristic.
Ashdraked
The complete loss of a trader's total invested capital, specifically as a result of shorting Bitcoin.
ASIC
An acronym for application-specific integrated circuit — a device designed for the sole purpose of mining cryptocurrencies.
ASIC-Resistant
This term usually applies to blockchains and mining algorithms, designed to give no benefit for ASICs over consumer grade hardware.