investments

Profit is the gain obtained as a result of trading, investing or participating in a cryptocurrency project. It indicates a positive financial result of activity.

Early birds are the first participants or investors in a project who join at the very start and usually receive tokens at a more favorable price or with additional bonuses.

A refund is the return of invested funds to participants, which may occur when a project closes ahead of schedule or, in some cases, after a fraudulent scheme has been exposed.

Compounding is the reinvestment of accrued interest or rewards, in which income is added to the principal and itself begins to generate profit. It is the practical application of the principle of compound interest.

Dividends are a part of profit distributed among the holders of an asset. In a broad sense, the ROI indicator reflects the return on investment and the yield on invested capital.

A Doubler is a type of high-risk project that promises to double the invested funds in a short time. Such schemes belong to the dubious category and are extremely dangerous for an investor.

HODL is a slang term for the strategy of holding cryptocurrency long-term without selling during market swings. The term has become iconic in the crypto community and describes the "buy and hold" approach.

A Bitcoin Investment Trust is a company that invests funds in Bitcoin and takes on its purchase and storage, sparing the investor the technical complexities.

To "get loss-vested" is an ironic slang term meaning to put money into an ICO or another high-risk crypto project. The word emphasizes a failed, hasty, or ill-considered investment of funds in a dubious asset.

An asset is any value or property capable of bringing economic benefit in the future. In the context of cryptocurrencies, an asset refers to coins, tokens and the rights associated with them.