Glossary of Terms

"Feathers" is a colloquial name for the cryptocurrency Feathercoin, one of the early alternative coins (altcoins), based on the Scrypt hashing algorithm.

A peak is the maximum price of an asset reached over a certain period of time, after which a decline in quotes usually begins. The term is widely used in technical analysis.

Peer-to-peer (P2P, "equal to equal") is a model of decentralized interaction in which network participants exchange data and value directly, without a mandatory intermediary.

Peercoin (formerly PPCoin) is an altcoin that was one of the first to combine the Proof-of-Stake and Proof-of-Work mechanisms.

An ICO platform is a set of software tools and infrastructure that allow a project to prepare and conduct an initial coin offering: issue tokens, raise funds and manage the campaign.