# Glossary Source URL: https://help.blockstream.com/education/glossary Updated: 2026-06-04T15:15:17.000Z --- ## A - [Atomic Swap](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/atomic-swap) - [Address (Bitcoin)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/address-bitcoin) ## B - [Blind oracle](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/blind-oracle) - [Borromean ring signatures](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/borromean-ring-signatures) - [Bitcoin Script](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/bitcoin-script) - [BitVM](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/bitvm) - [BOLT12](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/bolt12) - [Bitcoin](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/bitcoin) - [Bitcoin Node](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/bitcoin-node) - [Bitcoin Core](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/bitcoin-core) - [Bulletproofs](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/bulletproofs) - [Blind signatures](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/blind-signatures) - [Blockchain](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/blockchain) - [Block](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/block) - [Block Header](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/block-header) - [Block Height](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/block-height) - [Blockchain Explorer API](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/blockchain-explorer-api) - [Broadcast Transaction](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/broadcast-transaction) ## C - [Cold Storage](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/cold-storage-security) - [Confidential Transactions (CT)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/confidential-transactions) - [Core Lightning (CLN)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/core-lightning) - [Checksum](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/checksum) ## D - [Diceware](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/diceware) - [Digital securities](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/digital-securities) - [Dynamic Federations (DynaFed)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/dynamic-federations-dynafed) - [Decentralization](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/decentralization) - [Difficulty Adjustment](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/difficulty-adjustment) ## F - [Fork](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/fork) - [Federations](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/federations) - [FROST](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/frost) - [Fedimint](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/fedimint) - [FUD](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/fud) - [Fee Estimates](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/fee-estimates) ## G - [Genesis Block](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/genesis-block) ## H - [HODLer](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/hodler) - [Hashrate](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/hashrate) - [Hashcash](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/hashcash) - [HODL](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/hodl) - [Halving](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/halving) ## I - [Introspection opcodes](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/introspection-opcodes) ## K - [Key-value store](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/key-value-store) ## L - [Lightning-as-a-Service (LaaS)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/lightning-as-a-service) - [Layer-2](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/layer-2) - [Lightning Specification](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/lightning-specification) - [Lightning implementation](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/lightning-implementation) - [Lightning Network (LN)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/lightning-network) - [Liquid Network (LQ)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/liquid-network) - [Lightning Service Provider (LSP)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/lightning-service-provider) ## M - [Mnemonic](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/mnemonic) - [Mempool](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/mempool) - [Merkle tree](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/merkle-tree) - [MuSig2](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/musig2) - [Merge conflict](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/merge-conflict) - [Miniscript](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/miniscript) - [Multi-part payments (MPP)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/multi-part-payments-mpp) - [Mining](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/mining) ## N - [NgU](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/ngu) ## O - [On-Chain Swap](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/on-chain-swap) - [Opcode](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/opcode) - [Orange Pill](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/orange-pill) ## P - [Payment channel](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/payment-channel) - [Proof-of-Work (PoW)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/proof-of-work) - [Pedersen commitments](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/pedersen-commitments) - [Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Network](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/peer-to-peer-p2p-network) ## Q - [QuickSync](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/quicksync) ## R - [RISC-V](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/risc-v) - [RPC](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/rcp) - [REST API](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/rest-api) - [ROAST](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/roast) - [Real-world assets (RWAs)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/real-world-assets-rwas) - [Rangeproofs](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/rangeproofs) - [RIPEMD-160](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/ripemd-160) ## S - [Schnorr signatures](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/schnorr-signatures) - [Shamir's Secret Sharing](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/shamir-secret-sharing) - [Satoshis (sats)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/sats) - [Synthetic asset](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/synthetic-asset) - [STARKs](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/starks) - [SNARKs](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/snarks) - [SHA-256](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/sha-256) - [Sound Money](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/sound-money) ## T - [Timelocks](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/timelocks) - [Transaction ID (TXID)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/transaction-id-txid) ## U - [UTXO Set](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/utxo-set) ## V - [Vaults](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/vaults) ## Z - [Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs)](https://support.dxp-staging.blockstream.com/education/glossary/zero-knowledge-proofs-zkps) ## More Resources Explore additional content to help you succeed with our platform. ### Blockstream Blog Learn more about Blockstream’s latest products and technologies. - 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