Zero-Knowledge Proofs Proofs to verify that transactions are valid without revealing any information about these transactions, providing privacy to the transaction while maintaining its legitimacy.
Zk-rollup Zk-rollup is a layer-2 scaling solution designed to increase the transaction throughput of blockchain networks without compromising on security.
zk-SNARKs “Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge” - an approach to zero-knowledge proofs.
zk-STARKs zk-STARKs allow one party (the prover) to communicate validated data or execute computations with a third party without the data or analysis being revealed to the counterparty (the verifier).
Whitelist A list of allowed or trusted individuals, computer programs, or cryptocurrency addresses in relation to a service or event.
Wick A line found on a candlestick chart which is used to indicate where the price of an asset is fluctuating in regards to its opening and closing prices.
Win Rate In financial markets, win rate (or win ratio) is a metric that indicates how profitable a trader might be.
Wrapped Ether (WETH) ERC-20 token representing Ether at a 1:1 ratio. It allows users to trade ETH to ERC-20 tokens on decentralized platforms.
Weak Subjectivity Relates to the need for certain nodes to rely on other nodes when determining the current state of a PoS blockchain.
Web 1.0 The initial iteration of the web, when data was primarily read-only pages connected with hyperlinks. Also known as 'read-only' web.