The crypto glossary that gets your money
Clear definitions, with no jargon, written by the Bitso team. From Bitcoin to DeFi, a space for Latin America to understand its money.
CBDC
The digital version of a country's official currency, issued and controlled directly by its central bank: state money with new technology, not a cryptocurrency.
Cold wallet
A device or crypto storage method that keeps private keys completely disconnected from the internet, eliminating remote attack vectors.
Crypto exchange
A platform that lets you buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies, either in centralized form, like Bitso, or decentralized form, like a DEX.
Crypto wallet
A crypto wallet is an application or device that stores the cryptographic keys that give you access to and control over your cryptocurrency on the blockchain.
Cryptocurrency
A digital asset that uses cryptography to secure transactions and control the issuance of new units, operating in a decentralized way without banks or governments.
Cryptography
The discipline that protects information using mathematics: it turns readable data into codes that are unreadable to anyone without the key.
How we built this glossary
This glossary is written and reviewed by the Bitso editorial team — the most used crypto platform in Latin America, with more than 9 million people trading in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil. Every definition goes through product, compliance and financial-education specialists before being published.
Our goal is simple: that you truly understand what each concept means before moving your money. That's why we avoid unnecessary technical language and explain everything with examples designed for the region. If a term changes or a new one appears, we review it and keep it up to date.
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