Glossary of Terms

The Howey Test is a legal criterion used in the United States to determine whether an asset is an investment contract, that is, a security. Its outcome decides whether a token will fall under the regulator's oversight.

A ticker is a short alphabetic code that uniquely denotes a cryptocurrency or trading instrument on an exchange. It replaces the full name and simplifies searching, quotes and trade execution.

A restart is the "relaunch" of an investment or HYIP project, in which the administration writes off prior obligations to depositors and announces a resumption of operations under new terms.

Ripple is a payment network and protocol for fast international transfers, and XRP is its native digital asset. The network is geared toward settlements between banks, payment systems, and users.

Market capitalization is the combined value of all coins of a cryptocurrency in circulation. It is calculated as the asset's current price multiplied by the number of coins in circulation.

A sidechain is a separate blockchain linked to the main (parent) network that allows assets to be moved between them. It extends the capabilities of the base chain without changing its protocol.

Support is a project's, exchange's, or service's technical support team that helps users resolve questions about the platform's operation, transactions, and their account.

A satoshi is the smallest unit of bitcoin, equal to one hundred-millionth of a coin. Fractional units make it possible to make very small payments and to specify amounts precisely.

Satoshi Nakamoto is the name under which bitcoin and its technical document were introduced. To this day it is unknown whether a single person or a group stands behind this pseudonym.

A candle is an element of an exchange chart that compactly reflects price movement over a chosen period: the opening and closing prices, as well as the high and the low.