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Oracle (blockchain) is a third-party service that provides smart contracts with external information.
Paper wallet is a physical document containing a cryptocurrency address and its private key.
Privacy coins are cryptocurrencies that offer enhanced privacy features to protect the identity of users.
Proof of authority (PoA) is a consensus mechanism where a limited number of validators have the authority to validate transactions.
Proof of burn (PoB) is a consensus mechanism where miners burn their own coins to gain the right to mine new blocks.
Proof of stake (PoS) is a consensus mechanism where validators are chosen based on the number of coins they hold and are willing to 'stake' as collateral.
Hash function is a function that converts an input into a fixed-length string of characters, which is typically a hash code.
Public key is a cryptographic key that can be shared publicly and is used to encrypt data or verify a digital signature.
Replay attack is a network attack where valid data transmission is maliciously or fraudulently repeated or delayed.
SegWit (Segregated Witness) is a Bitcoin protocol upgrade that separates transaction signatures to increase block size limit and improve scalability.