20 Cryptocurrency Acronyms and Terminologies You Must Know in 2022

One of the biggest buzzwords in the technology space at the moment has to be Cryptocurrency. So big, the entire cryptocurrency space is currently worth $1.89 Trillion as of the time of writing the article. If the cryptocurrency market was a stock market operated by a country, it would be the 18th largest stock exchange by market cap in the world. But very few know how cryptocurrency works or what it’s used for. According to a recent survey done by Cardify, only 16.9% of investors who have bought crypto “fully understand” the value and potential of cryptocurrency, while 33.5% of buyers have either zero knowledge about the space or would call their level of understanding “emerging.” Even fewer know about the larger ecosystem that exists beyond the cryptocurrency space which includes Blockchain, Decentralised Finance, Web3, Smart Contract and so much more. In this article, we will break down all the terminologies and jargon around the cryptocurrency space into much simpler and more digestible bits using related anecdotes. Let’s go! Crypto and Blockchain Predictions for 2022 1. Satoshi Nakamoto What better way to start than with the man who is presumed to be the brains behind the creation of Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency. Many folks in the crypto space believe he’s a pseudonym that represents the original creator(s) of Bitcoin. Whatever and wherever he is, dead or alive, the name has made history as being the pioneer of the mo...