A short, or short position, is a trade in which a trader earns on a decline in an asset's price. The strategy of betting on a fall is used by so-called bears, who wager on the market dropping.

Hashrate is the speed at which equipment performs hashing operations during mining. The metric reflects the computing power of an individual device or of the entire network and directly affects its security.

A hash is the result of a mathematical function that turns any data into a string of characters of a fixed length. Hashing underpins the security of the blockchain and protects transactions against tampering.

Hedging is a way of protecting against an unfavorable change in an asset's price using offsetting trades. In crypto, it is used to reduce the risk of losses on the main position.

A hard cap is the maximum amount of funds a project team plans to raise during an ICO or another token sale. Once this firm threshold is reached, the token sale and the collection of investments stop completely.