Elon Musk talks Crypto：ERC-20

Dumping

A collective market sell-off that occurs when large quantities of a particular cryptocurrency are sold in a short period of time.

Dust Transactions

Miniscule amounts of Bitcoin in a wallet — with a value that would be outweighed by the cost of a transaction fee.

Dusting Attack

An attack that aims to uncover the identity of a wallet’s owner, information that can subsequently be used in phishing scams.

DYCO

DYCO  is a new crowdfunding model developed by DAO Maker that employs utility tokens that are backed by USD.

DYOR

The acronym of Do Your Own Research — encouraging investors to complete due diligence into a project before investing.

E-Signature

An electronic signature, or e-signature, is any electronic mark  used in place of a physical signature in signing a document or contract.

Economic Utility

Economic utility is a term in economics that refers to the total satisfaction that a person can derive from consuming a good or service.

Edge Nodes

In computer science, an edge node is a computer that serves as an end-user gateway to form a connection with other nodes.

Effective Proof-of-Stake

Effective Proof-of-Stake is Harmony’s version of the Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism that aims for both security and decentralization.

ELI5

Short for “explain like I’m five” — a plea for simplicity when crypto concepts are being explained.

Elliott Waves

The Elliott Wave Theory is an essential tool for many stock and crypto market traders.

EMA 

Exponential moving average (EMA) is a technical indicator that highlights the recent price changes and data points of an asset/stock/cryptocurrency while keeping the older chart observations intact.

Email Spoofing

Email spoofing is a technique that is used in order to trick users into thinking that a message actually came from a different person.

Emission

The speed at which new coins are produced and released.

Encryption

Encryption is a method through which information can be made into code.

Enterprise Blockchain

Enterprise blockchain is the use of distributed ledger technology for non-speculative business purposes. Tailored for the needs of enterprises, these chains may be private or public.

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA)

A group of organizations and companies working together to further develop the Ethereum network.

Epoch

One entire run of the training dataset through the algorithm is referred to as an epoch in machine learning.

Equity

Equity is the funds that would be returned to a company's shareholders if all of the company's assets were dissolved and all debts were paid off in the event of liquidation.

ERC-20

Tokens designed and used solely on the Ethereum platform.

Erasure Coding

Erasure coding is a method of storing data at multiple locations after doing its segmentation, expansion, and encoding with redundant information.

ERC-223

ERC-223 is an Ethereum token standard that is powered by smart contracts that enable users to securely transfer tokens to a digital wallet.

ERC 7512

ERC-7512 aims to standardize how audit reports are represented directly on Ethereum's blockchain.

ERC-1155

ERC-1155 digital token standard was created by Enjin and offers more security in comparison to older token standards. It can be used to create both fungible and non-fungible assets on the Ethereum network.

ERC-721

A token standard for non-fungible Ethereum tokens.

Escrow

A financial instrument where assets or cash are held by a third party while a buyer and a seller complete a deal.