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Encryption

Encoding data so only someone with the right key can read it. End-to-end encryption means the service carrying…

Recession

A significant, broad decline in economic activity lasting more than a few months. The rough-and-ready definition is two…

IPO

An initial public offering: the first sale of a company's shares to public investors. It raises capital and…

Halving

A scheduled event in Bitcoin, roughly every four years, that cuts the reward paid to miners in half.…

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