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Mainstream FIAT economists think a Bitcoin or Gold standard isn't friendly for business because they assume the limited supply will suffocate credit creation. However, not all credit is equal, there’s Commodity Credit and Circulation Credit.

In simple terms, staking is a way to earn rewards on your crypto assets. These rewards are earned in percentage terms and known as Annual Percentage Yield (APY).

An airdrop is the free distribution of a digital asset by a crypto project to the public by virtue of holding a certain coin/token or having an active wallet on a specific blockchain.

Though some might critique the energy expenditure required for Bitcoin mining, the real comparison is against other monetary standards.

Since energy is available and priced on the market, the fact that miners are able to use it cost-effectively is an indicator that it is not wasteful. What makes proof of work efficient?

A bid-ask “spread” is the difference between the highest price buyers are willing to pay (bid price) and the lowest price a seller is ready to take (asking price) for a given asset in the market.

Fractional reserve banking is a system in which banks are only required to have a fraction of bank deposits from their customers backed by actual cash on hand or available for withdrawal.

Inflation can be defined as the reduction in purchasing power of a currency or the continued increase in prices of goods and services within an economy.

Anti-money Laundering (AML) consists of a series of regulations, laws, and procedures that help to combat the movement of illegal funds.