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Crypto, trading and market making terms from the Motion Trade glossary. Each definition explains the term in plain language and links to related guides.

Halving

An event where mining rewards are cut in half to control inflation, occurring approximately every four years on Bitcoin.

Hard Fork

A radical change to the blockchain protocol that creates a permanent divergence, possibly resulting in two separate blockchains.

Hash in Crypto

A fixed-length output generated by a hash function from input data, used for securing blockchain transactions and blocks.

Hash Rate

The total computational power used to mine and process transactions on a blockchain.

Hedging

A strategy to reduce risk by taking an offsetting position in a related asset.

High-Frequency Trading (HFT)

Automated trading using algorithms to execute a large number of orders at very high speed.

HODL

A slang term meaning to hold cryptocurrency long-term regardless of price volatility.

Hot Wallet

A cryptocurrency wallet connected to the internet, used for frequent transactions but more vulnerable to attacks.