NEWS: The parent company behind Original Penguin has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Pudgy Penguins, arguing its apparel marks βmislead and deceiveβ consumers
PEI Licensing says it has used its penguin mark since 1956 and sent Pudgy a cease-and-desist in Oct. 2023
Crypto/Web3 Slang cheat sheet
Social Slang:
AF/ASF β As f*ck
FR β For real
FYI β For your information
ICYMI β In case you missed it
IRL β In real life
IYKYK β If you know you know
NGL β Not gonna lie
RN β Right now
TBH β To be honest
TMI β Too much information
Culture & Behavioral:
CT β Crypto Twitter
DYOR β Do your own research
FOMO β Fear of missing out
FUD β Fear, uncertainty, and doubt
HODL β Hold on for dear life
L β Loss(es)
NFA β Not financial advice
PND β Pump and dump
W β Win(s)
Trading, Metrics & Finance:
CBDC β Central bank digital currency
CEFI β Centralized finance
CEX β Centralized exchange
DCA β Dollar-cost average
DEFI β Decentralized finance
DEX β Decentralized exchange
ETF β Exchange traded fund
EV β Expected value
FDV β Fully diluted valuation
GTD β Guaranteed
GWEI β Gigawei (units for paying ETH gas fees)
LP β Liquidity provider/pool
MC β Market cap
RWA β Real world assets
TA β Technical analysis
TF β Time frames
TL β Timeline
TVL β Total value locked
WL β White list
Technology & Infrastructure:
DAPP β Decentralized application
DEPIN β Decentralized private infrastructure networks
EVM β Ethereum virtual machine
INFOFI β Information finance
L2 β Layer 2
NFT β Non-fungible token
POS β Proof of stake
POW β Proof of work
ZK β Zero-knowledge
Funding, Tokens & Organizations:
CA β Contract address
DAO β Decentralized autonomous organization
ICO β Initial coin offering
IEO β Initial exchange offering
STO β Security token offering
TGE β Generation event token
VC β Venture capital
Compliance & Security:
2FA β Two factor authentication
AML β Anti-money laundering
KYC β Know your customer
@shaundadevens It will be interesting to see the Lighter metrics on a longer term
Also it is not just annualized fees we should look at, but fees that accrue to token holders since half will go to team and VCs
Stablecoins arenβt just tokens theyβre a full technology stack.
Issuance. Settlement. Infrastructure. Distribution
And the big shift?
Companies are no longer staying in one layer theyβre moving up and down the stack.
- New payment-native settlement chains are emerging
- Stablecoin issuance is becoming a product decision
- Infra hides blockchain complexity (custody, compliance, cards, orchestration)
- Distribution makes stablecoins invisible to users
The winners wonβt be who issues the next coin
but who connects the stack end-to-end and makes money move instantly, globally, and compliantly.