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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.

Sandwich Attack

A trading exploit where attackers manipulate trade order timing to profit at the expense of others.

Satoshi

The smallest unit of Bitcoin, equal to 0.00000001 BTC.

Scalability

The ability of a blockchain to handle a growing number of transactions efficiently.

Secondary Market

A marketplace where previously issued tokens, NFTs, or assets are traded between investors rather than sold by the original issuer.

Security Token

A digital token that represents ownership in a real-world asset and is subject to securities regulations.

Seed Phrase

A set of words used to recover a cryptocurrency wallet.

Shilling

Aggressively promoting a cryptocurrency for personal gain, often without disclosing financial interest.

Shitcoin

A slang term for a cryptocurrency with no clear purpose, utility, or long-term value proposition.

Short

Selling an asset with the expectation that its price will decline.

Slippage

The difference between expected and actual trade execution price.

Slippage Tolerance

The maximum allowable slippage set by a trader during a transaction.

Smart Contract

Self-executing contracts with terms directly written in code on the blockchain.

Spread

The gap between the bid and ask price of an asset.

Stablecoin

A cryptocurrency pegged to a stable asset, such as a fiat currency, to minimize volatility.

Staking

Locking up cryptocurrency to support network operations and earn rewards.

Staking Pool

A shared pool where multiple users combine their tokens to increase chances of earning staking rewards.

Stop-Loss Order

An order to sell an asset automatically when it reaches a certain price to limit losses.