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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.

Mainnet

The fully developed and live version of a blockchain where real transactions occur.

Maker

A trader who provides liquidity by placing limit orders in the market.

Margin Trading

Trading using borrowed funds to increase exposure, with the risk of liquidation.

Market Cap

The total value of a cryptocurrency, calculated by multiplying its price by the circulating supply.

Market Depth

A measure of how much liquidity exists at different price levels in the order book.

Market Maker

An entity or bot that provides liquidity by constantly buying and selling assets.

Market Making

Providing continuous buy and sell orders to ensure liquidity, tight spreads, and efficient trading for a token or asset.

Market Order

An order to buy or sell immediately at the best available price.

Market Volatility

The degree and speed of price fluctuations in the cryptocurrency market over a given period.

Max Supply

The maximum amount of tokens that will ever exist for a cryptocurrency.

Mempool

A collection of unconfirmed transactions waiting to be added to a block.

Metaverse

A virtual, interconnected digital world where users interact, trade, and create using blockchain-based assets and identities.

MEV (Maximal Extractable Value)

Profit miners or validators can earn by reordering or including transactions within blocks.

Mining

The process of validating blockchain transactions and securing the network by solving complex cryptographic puzzles.

Minting

Creating new tokens or coins and adding them to the circulating supply.

Multisig (Multi-Signature)

A wallet or contract that requires multiple private keys to authorize transactions for added security.