Gains
The profit or increase in value from an investment or trade, usually calculated as the difference between buy and sell prices.
Game Channels
Off-chain environments used in blockchain gaming that allow for fast, secure gameplay without waiting for block confirmations, enabling near real-time interactions.
Game Theory
A study of strategic decision-making that models how individuals or entities behave in competitive or cooperative environments, often applied to crypto economics.
GameFi
A blend of gaming and decentralized finance where players earn rewards, tokens, or NFTs through in-game achievements, often called play-to-earn (P2E).
Gas
The computational cost required to perform transactions or execute smart contracts on Ethereum. It acts as the “fuel” that powers the network.
Gas Limit
The maximum amount of gas a user is willing to spend for a transaction on Ethereum. Setting it too low can cause the transaction to fail.
Gas Price
The amount of ETH a user is willing to pay per unit of gas to prioritize their transaction on the Ethereum network.
Gas Station Networks (GSN)
A system that lets dApps pay transaction fees on behalf of users, making it easier for newcomers to use Ethereum without holding ETH.
Gavin Wood
A co-founder of Ethereum and the creator of Polkadot, known for developing Solidity and founding Parity Technologies.
Gems
A slang term for low-cap cryptocurrencies that are relatively undiscovered but believed to have high growth potential.
Genesis Block
The very first block in a blockchain network, often referred to as Block 0, from which all subsequent blocks originate.
Geometric Grid
A grid where spacing is based on percentage steps (levels spread proportionally). Useful when you want grid levels to scale with price.
Geotagged NFT
A digital asset that links virtual artwork to a real-world location, allowing collectors to own digital representations of physical street art.
Gap (Price Gap)
A jump between two price levels with little or no trading in between, often caused by news or low liquidity.
Geth
Short for “Go Ethereum,” Geth is a command-line tool for running Ethereum nodes, mining ETH, and deploying smart contracts.
GigaChad in Crypto
A humorous nickname for a highly confident crypto trader known for smart decisions and unwavering market conviction, even during downturns.
GitHub
A widely used service for collaborative software development where open-source blockchain and crypto projects are often maintained.
Grid Bot (3Commas)
A bot that places buy and sell orders across a price range using multiple grid levels to trade price swings.
Grid Trading
A strategy that profits from price movement within a range by placing staggered buy and sell orders.
Grid Range
The upper and lower price boundaries where the Grid Bot places its grid levels.
Grid Step
The distance between grid levels (often set as a percentage), which determines how tight or wide the grid is.
Grid AI Optimization
A 3Commas feature that suggests grid settings (like range and step) based on market data to speed up setup.
Goguen Phase
A development stage in Cardano’s roadmap introducing smart contracts and DApp functionality to the network.
Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency
A digital token backed by physical gold reserves, where each unit represents a fixed amount of gold (e.g., 1 coin = 1 gram of gold).
Golden Cross
A bullish trading signal where a short-term moving average (like the 50-day MA) crosses above a long-term moving average (like the 200-day MA).
GTC (Good-Til-Canceled)
An order that stays open until it fills or you cancel it.
GTD (Good-Til-Date)
An order that stays open until a specified date/time, after which it expires.
Google Authenticator
A mobile app that generates time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) used for two-factor authentication on crypto and financial services.
Governance
The decision-making framework of a blockchain or project, usually involving proposals, voting, and community participation in key updates.
Governance Token
A type of crypto asset that grants holders the right to vote on protocol changes, upgrades, and treasury allocations within a decentralized ecosystem.
GPG Encryption
An open-source cryptographic tool used to securely sign and encrypt data. It’s a modern implementation of the OpenPGP standard.
Graphical Processing Unit (GPU)
Originally designed for rendering graphics, GPUs are also used in crypto mining due to their efficiency in solving complex algorithms.
Gray Swan Event
A potentially high-impact event that is foreseeable but unlikely. Less rare than a black swan, but still capable of shaking markets.
Greater Fool Theory
An investing concept where one buys overvalued assets under the belief they can later sell them to someone even more optimistic.
Greed (Fear & Greed Index)
A market sentiment reading that reflects how “greedy” or “fearful” traders are, often used as context for timing entries.
Green Candle
A bullish candlestick that shows an asset’s price closed higher than it opened. A wide body signals strong upward momentum.
Group Mining
Also known as pool mining, where multiple miners combine computational resources to increase their chances of earning rewards.
Gwei
A denomination of Ether used to measure gas prices. 1 Gwei equals 0.000000001 ETH and is commonly used when calculating transaction fees.