RISK AND COMMUNITY JARGON

Question 1

HODL

Answer 1

Hold On for Dear Life: slang for holding assets through volatility.

Question 2

FOMO

Answer 2

Fear Of Missing Out: anxiety over missing a profitable move.

Question 3

FUD

Answer 3

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt: negative messaging intended to drive prices down.

Question 4

DYOR

Answer 4

Do Your Own Research: advice to independently verify before investing.

Question 5

ATH

Answer 5

All-Time High: highest price ever reached by an asset.

Question 6

ATL

Answer 6

All-Time Low: lowest price ever reached by an asset.

Question 7

REKT

Answer 7

Slang for being wiped out or liquidated on a bad trade.

Question 8

Whale

Answer 8

An entity holding a large amount of a cryptocurrency, capable of moving markets.

Question 9

Diamond Hands

Answer 9

Slang for holding through extreme volatility without selling.

Question 10

Paper Hands

Answer 10

Slang for selling quickly at the first sign of a dip.

Question 11

Rug Pull

Answer 11

Malicious exit scam where developers abandon a project and run off with investor funds.

Question 12

Pump and Dump (P&D)

Answer 12

Coordinated scheme to inflate a token’s price then sell en masse.

Question 13

Shill

Answer 13

Over-promotion of a token or project to drive hype (often by insiders).

Question 14

Bagholder

Answer 14

Investor left holding a devalued asset after its price collapses.

Question 15

OTC

Answer 15

Over-The-Counter: direct trading between parties, typically for large blocks.

Question 16

P2P

Answer 16

Peer-to-Peer: direct interactions without intermediaries.