A market sentiment where prices are expected to go down. If someone is bearish, they believe an asset will lose value.

A container of recent transactions that have been grouped together and verified by the network. Once a block’s verification is complete, it is added to the blockchain, linking it to the previous block using cryptography. Because blocks are linked together, changing information in one block would require changing every block that comes after it, which makes blockchains secure and resistant to tampering.

The number of blocks that exist on a blockchain from the very first block (called the genesis block) to the most recent one. This helps show how long a blockchain has been running.

The average amount of time it takes for a new block to be added to the blockchain. Faster block times usually mean quicker transaction confirmations.

The first and most well-known blockchain and cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is designed to be a decentralized digital currency that allows people to send digital assets without relying on centralized entities.

A public tool or website that lets anyone view blockchain data like transactions, digital wallet addresses, blocks, and gas fees in real time.

Short for Bitcoin Name Service. It lets users replace long wallet addresses with easy-to-read names on the Bitcoin network.

A market sentiment where prices are expected to go up. If someone is bullish, they believe an asset will increase in value.