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A payment gateway is a hardware and software system that automates the acceptance of payments online, including crypto payments, linking the buyer, the seller, and the payment system.

A shitcoin is a derogatory name for coins and tokens with no real value, technology, or prospects. Such projects are often backed by dubious teams or amount to outright deception of investors.

Colored Coins are a technology that allows you to «mark» small amounts of bitcoin so that they represent other assets: shares, ownership rights, or digital tokens on top of the Bitcoin blockchain.

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.

Hamsters is a slang term for inexperienced crypto market participants who make decisions under the influence of emotions and crowd sentiment, buying assets at the peak of the hype and selling them in a panic at the bottom.

Market uncertainty is a state in which there is no clear trend, and price movement looks chaotic and contradictory. In trader slang, such confusing periods are called a WTF situation.

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.