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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.

A Pre-ICO (token presale) is a preliminary stage of token sales before the main ICO round. It helps a project raise starting funds for marketing, development and the preparation of a full-fledged campaign.

A listing is the addition of a cryptocurrency or token to a trading venue, most often an exchange, after which the asset becomes available for buying and selling. The procedure can be paid or free.

A crowdsale is a public sale of a project's tokens to a large number of participants over the internet in order to raise financing. In essence, it is a synonym for an ICO — an initial coin offering.

An ICO (Initial Coin Offering) is an initial token offering, a way of raising funds to launch a crypto project. In essence it is an analog of a public share offering, but in the world of blockchain.

A bounty is a marketing campaign run by a crypto project in which participants perform set actions and receive a reward in tokens for doing so. The format was especially widely used during the ICO era.

Gemini Dollar (GUSD) is a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar at a one-to-one ratio, issued by the Gemini crypto exchange and backed by reserves in traditional currency, implemented as a token on the Ethereum blockchain.

A crowdsale is the public sale of tokens of a new crypto project, during which the team raises funding while participants acquire tokens before they reach the open market, often on more favorable terms.