Crypto/Web3 Slang cheat sheet Social Slang: AF/ASF – As f*ck FR – For real FYI – For your information ICYMI – In case you missed it IRL – In real life IYKYK – If you know you know NGL – Not gonna lie RN – Right now TBH – To be honest TMI – Too much information Culture & Behavioral: CT – Crypto Twitter DYOR – Do your own research FOMO – Fear of missing out FUD – Fear, uncertainty, and doubt HODL – Hold on for dear life L – Loss(es) NFA – Not financial advice PND – Pump and dump W – Win(s) Trading, Metrics & Finance: CBDC – Central bank digital currency CEFI – Centralized finance CEX – Centralized exchange DCA – Dollar-cost average DEFI – Decentralized finance DEX – Decentralized exchange ETF – Exchange traded fund EV – Expected value FDV – Fully diluted valuation GTD – Guaranteed GWEI – Gigawei (units for paying ETH gas fees) LP – Liquidity provider/pool MC – Market cap RWA – Real world assets TA – Technical analysis TF – Time frames TL – Timeline TVL – Total value locked WL – White list Technology & Infrastructure: DAPP – Decentralized application DEPIN – Decentralized private infrastructure networks EVM – Ethereum virtual machine INFOFI – Information finance L2 – Layer 2 NFT – Non-fungible token POS – Proof of stake POW – Proof of work ZK – Zero-knowledge Funding, Tokens & Organizations: CA – Contract address DAO – Decentralized autonomous organization ICO – Initial coin offering IEO – Initial exchange offering STO – Security token offering TGE – Generation event token VC – Venture capital Compliance & Security: 2FA – Two factor authentication AML – Anti-money laundering KYC – Know your customer(Insightful)