Chains
The first blockchain based cryptocurrency
Bitcoin
The bankruptcy of this crypto exchange was caused by massive fraud perpetuated by owner Bankman-Fried and his partner Caroline Ellison
FTX collapse
The anonymous figure or figures who invented Bitcoin
Satoshi Nakamoto
Sets of information hashed together to create a shared ledger
Blockchain
The collection of monkey NFT's
Bored Ape Yacht Club
The first smart contract enabled blockchain
Ethereum
This event caused Ethreum to go from proof of work to proof of stake
The Merge or Ethereum 2.0
The co-founder and lead figurehead of Ethereum
Vitalik Buterin
The piece of information that you create your blockchain wallet from and should never be shared with anyone
private key
The name for large crypto holders
A Whale
The name of a blockchain built on top of Ethreum or another blockchain
L2 or layer 2
This event happens every year to celebrate the first commercial Bitcoin transaction
Bitcoin Pizza day
Founder and CEO of Coinbase
Brian Armstrong
The piece of information needed to send tokens from one wallet to another
public address
The first Ethereum side chain and still one of the largest Etherum offshoots
Polygon
The chain launched by Coinbase that settles on Ethereum
Base
This event caused Ethereum to split into Ethereum and Ethereum Classic
The DAO hack
Co-founder of Chainlink and lead figure head
Sergey Nazarov
When a blockchain splits into two separate chains due to a change in the software
a hard fork
The emerging tech and math concept that allows you to prove something without knowing it
ZK Proofs
The privacy focused blockchain most commonly used for dark web transactions
Monero
The first major crypto exchange to file for bankruptcy
Mt.Gox
Co-founder of Uniswap
Hayden Adams
The name of the hashing algorithm used in the majority of blockchains
SHA-256 (SHA-2)
What is Satoshi Nakamoto's real name?
Unknown