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Glossary

Crypto glossary for Australians

Plain-English definitions of 85+ crypto terms, with a focus on what matters to Australian investors — tax, regulation, AUD pricing.

All Australia DeFi Technical Trading Wallets

C

Cold WalletWallets
A wallet kept offline (often hardware) for maximum security against online attacks.
Crypto WalletWallets
Software or hardware that stores the private keys controlling your crypto.

H

Hardware WalletWallets
A dedicated physical device (e.g. Ledger, Trezor) that signs transactions offline.
Hot WalletWallets
A wallet connected to the internet — convenient for trading, riskier for storage.

P

S

Seed PhraseWallets
A 12 or 24-word recovery phrase that backs up an entire crypto wallet. Never share it.