Paper Hands
In the cryptocurrency community, the term “paper hands” is used to refer to people who are not committed to holding onto their investments for the …
Memes
CT is defined by memes. See their meanings and origins.
Diamond Hands
In the cryptocurrency community, the term “diamond hands” is used to refer to people who are committed to holding onto their investments for the long …
HODL
HODL is a slang term that is commonly used in the cryptocurrency community. It originated in a 2013 Bitcoin forum post in which a user …
Bitcoin Maximalist
A Bitcoin maximalist (or “Maxi”) is a person who believes that Bitcoin is the only true cryptocurrency and that all other cryptocurrencies are inferior and …
Rug
A rug pull is when someone pulls whatever firm base you are standing on from underneath you, causing you to fall and crash. Though the …
GTFO
GTFO is a warning aimed at fellow investors and is short for “Get The Fuck Out”. It can be used as a verb. “Yeah, when …
Uponly
Uponly is the motto of the bulls. It means that the general market or a specific token or stock will keep on rising, because reasons. …
$5 wrench attack
The $5 dollar wrench attack (5DWA) is a way of saying that criminals might use physical violence in order to steal your crypto funds. It …
An unfortunate boating accident
The “An unfortunate boating accident” excuse has been used to hide assets, often from the government or the “tax man”. The story goes that the …
Not your keys, not your coins
Only the person that holds the secret key to a crypto wallet actually controls the crypto assets in it. In the case of a CEX, …
Exit liquidity
This is normally you. Influencers are often helpful in making you exit liquidity. Whales have large bags of tokens they want to sell at some …
Catching a falling knife
To catch a falling knife in crypto trading means to buy a cryptocurrency that is in the midst of a steep and rapid price decline. …
Bagholders
Black Hat
A black hat is a type of hacker. It is a person who attempts to find computer security vulnerabilities and exploits them for personal financial …
Maxis
Originally Maxis referred to Bitcoin Maximalists. These are hardcore Bitcoin purists who believe that BTC is the one true cryptocurrency. As such, they are anti-DeFi. …
Doxxing
Doxxing (or doxing) is the publication of personal details of a previously anonymous person. “The team is fully doxxed” means that there are no “anon” …
Apeing
Apeing is when a cryptocurrency trader buys a large amount of a certain token, without conducting thorough research. This typically happens shortly after the token …