Cryptocurrency Terms and Definitions

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.