Reviewed September 10, 2026
Definitions describe how Kryptonomy uses each term. Providers and protocols may use different formulas, so check the named methodology when precision matters.
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Price
A recent trade, quote, or provider aggregate for a specific asset, pair, venue set, and time.
24-hour volume
Reported trading activity over a rolling 24-hour period under a provider’s venue and quality rules.
Market capitalization
Price multiplied by estimated circulating supply; it is not the amount of money invested.
Baseline
The starting observation used to calculate a change.
OHLCV
Open, high, low, close, and volume summarized for a defined time interval.
Circulating supply
A provider estimate of units currently available to the market under its methodology.
Total supply
Issued units, usually less verifiably burned units, whether circulating or locked.
Maximum supply
A stated upper limit on units when the protocol defines one.
Fully diluted valuation (FDV)
Current price multiplied by maximum or fully issued supply; an illustrative valuation assumption.
Token unlock
The point when previously restricted units become transferable under a vesting or release schedule.
Emission
New token issuance distributed under protocol, incentive, or governance rules.
Bid
A visible order to buy a stated quantity at a stated price.
Ask
A visible order to sell a stated quantity at a stated price.
Spread
The difference between best ask and best bid, often expressed as a percentage.
Depth
Visible quantity distributed across successive price levels.
Slippage
The difference between expected and actual average execution price.
Price impact
The price movement caused by an order consuming available liquidity.
Imbalance
A comparison of displayed bid and ask quantity in a defined sample.
Wallet
Software or hardware used to view accounts and request cryptographic signatures.
Public address
An identifier that can be shared to receive assets or inspect public activity.
Private key
Secret material used to authorize signatures for an account.
Recovery phrase
Secret words that may recreate wallet keys and therefore require strict protection.
Token approval
Permission allowing a smart contract to transfer up to a defined amount of a token.
Automated market maker (AMM)
A smart-contract market that quotes from pooled assets and a pricing formula.
Liquidity pool
Assets held by smart contracts to support swaps or other protocol activity.
Total value locked (TVL)
A provider estimate of assets deposited in a protocol; not a direct safety or revenue measure.
Impermanent loss
The value difference between providing liquidity and holding the original assets as relative prices change.
Oracle
A system that supplies external data to smart contracts under defined source and security assumptions.
Bridge
A system for communicating or representing value across networks, adding verification or custody assumptions.
Smart-contract risk
The possibility that code, configuration, economics, or administrative controls behave unsafely.
Stablecoin
A token designed to track a reference value through reserves, collateral, incentives, or another mechanism.
Peg
The reference value a stablecoin mechanism attempts to maintain.
Depeg
A meaningful market-price departure from the intended reference value.
Redemption
A process for exchanging a token for backing assets or reference value under stated terms.
Leverage
Exposure larger than posted capital, amplifying both gains and losses.
Liquidation
Forced position reduction or closure when collateral falls below platform requirements.
Counterparty risk
The possibility that a custodian, venue, issuer, or other party fails to perform its obligation.
Invalidation
Predefined evidence that would cause a research thesis to be revised or abandoned.