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Blockchain Basics

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

What is a decentralized exchange (DEX)?
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What is an automated market maker (AMM)?
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What is decentralized finance (DeFi)?
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What is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)?
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What is a decentralized application (dApp)?
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General

What is Transaction Hygiene?
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What is a UTXO?
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What is a Stablecoin?
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What is a "Secret Recovery Phrase?"
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Can I reverse a transaction?
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What is a blockchain?
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What is a block explorer?
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What does "DYOR" mean?
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Protocol

What is Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT)?
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What is a sybil attack?
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What is transactional finality?
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What is transactional throughput (TPS)?
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What is MEV or miner extractable value?
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What is a consensus protocol?
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Staking

What is a blockchain validator?
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What is staking?
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What are validator/staking rewards?
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How does proof-of-stake work?
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