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A cryptographic primitive that allows for compact representation of a set of elements, enabling membership proofs without revealing the elements.
A distribution of free tokens to users' wallets by a crypto project, aiming to increase interest and adoption of their token.
The practice of profiting from price discrepancies across different markets by simultaneously buying and selling assets.
The process of delegating tokens to a validator to earn staking rewards and obtain voting power in a proof-of-stake system. Also referred to as delegating or staking.
The permanent removal and destruction of tokens from the circulating supply.
A fork of the Tendermint consensus engine with various performance and security improvements.
The percentage of staking rewards that a validator retains before distributing the remainder to their delegators.
A reserve of tokens set aside for funding community-driven projects through the governance process.
A smart contract platform built for the Cosmos ecosystem, allowing developers to create multi-chain smart contracts.
A framework for building application-specific blockchains that can interoperate with other blockchains.
A decentralized application built on a blockchain or other distributed ledger technology. A Distributed Denial of Service attack, where an attacker overwhelms a network with traffic to disrupt its normal operation. An identity system where individuals have control over their personal data and how it's shared. A system that stores data across a distributed network of nodes, ensuring data redundancy and availability. Decentralized Finance, a movement aimed at creating open, transparent, and permissionless financial systems using blockchain technology. A consensus mechanism where token holders vote for validators to secure the network. A user who delegates their tokens to a validator to earn staking rewards in a proof-of-stake system. Decentralized Identifier, a globally unique and persistent identifier for a person, organization, or thing. An entity that has the capability to make changes to a DID Document, essentially having control over the DID. A JSON-LD document containing metadata associated with a DID, such as public keys and service endpoints. Specifies the syntax and procedures for specific DID schemes. It defines how to read, write and resolve DIDs for a particular blockchain or storage network. A system function that takes a DID as input and produces a DID Document as output, essentially translating the identifier into a form that the system can process.A hybrid encryption scheme that uses elliptic curve cryptography for key agreement and symmetric encryption for data encapsulation.
A measure of the computational effort required to execute a transaction or smart contract operation on a blockchain network. A proposal submitted by a community member to suggest changes or improvements to a decentralized protocol, often subject to a voting process. A library that allows you to access modern browser features directly from HTML, without using JavaScript. The temporary loss of funds liquidity providers may experience due to the volatility in a trading pair. A module in the Cosmos SDK that enables an account on one blockchain to control an account on another blockchain. A protocol that enables reliable, ordered, and authenticated communication between heterogeneous blockchains. A state where a validator is temporarily prevented from participating in consensus due to misbehavior or poor performance. An open standard (RFC 7519) that defines a compact and self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object. JWTs can be signed using a secret (with the HMAC algorithm) or a public/private key pair using RSA or ECDSA, which verifies the integrity of the claims contained within the token. A portion of a private key that is distributed among multiple parties in a secure multi-party computation scheme. An incentive scheme where users are rewarded with tokens for providing liquidity to a decentralized exchange or lending platform. Tokens issued to users who deposit assets into a liquidity pool, representing their share of the total pool. An open standard for secure, decentralized, real-time communication, providing a P2P routing layer. A cryptographic protocol that allows parties to jointly compute a function over their inputs while keeping them private. Secure, anonymous WebAuthn-based credentials for privacy-preserving, user-friendly authentication. A P2P routing layer in the Matrix Protocol that enables efficient message routing between embedded clients. **PublicKeyAssertion** in WebAuthn is cryptographic proof of private key possession to verify identity without passwords. PublicKeyAttestation in WebAuthn verifies a credential's authenticity via an attestation statement from the authenticator. An entity that relies upon a verifiable credential or authenticated identity during a transaction. A model where individuals have sole ownership and control over their digital identities. A record on the Sonr blockchain that represents a service, such as a dApp, and its associated metadata. A penalty mechanism in proof-of-stake systems where a validator's tokens are deducted or destroyed for misbehavior or rule violations. The difference between the expected price of a trade and the actual execution price, often due to market volatility or low liquidity. A decentralized identity and asset management platform built on the Cosmos blockchain. A Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) consensus engine used by the Cosmos SDK. A parallel network used for testing and development purposes, where the tokens have no real value. The process of withdrawing delegated tokens from a validator, which typically requires a waiting period before the tokens become freely transferable. The act of removing delegated tokens from a validator, initiating the unbonding process. The percentage of time a validator is online and actively participating in consensus, often used as a measure of their reliability. A node in a proof-of-stake blockchain responsible for validating transactions and adding new blocks. A tamper-evident credential with authorship that can be cryptographically verified. A web standard for authenticating users using public-key cryptography instead of passwords. In a zero-knowledge accumulator, a value that allows a prover to demonstrate membership of an element without revealing the element itself. A cryptographic method that allows one party to prove to another that a statement is true without revealing any additional information.