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Crypto & Markets
Bear Market
A period when asset prices fall 20% or more from recent highs, usually with widespread pessimism.
Crypto & MarketsRelated terms
Arbitrage
Profiting from price differences of the same asset in different markets.
Ask Price
The lowest price a seller is willing to accept for an asset.
Basis Point
One hundredth of a percentage point (0.01%) — the unit used to describe rate changes.
Bid Price
The highest price a buyer is willing to pay for an asset.
Bid-Ask Spread
The gap between the highest buyer's price and lowest seller's price — a hidden cost of trading.
Bitcoin
The first and largest cryptocurrency, created in 2009 as decentralized digital money.