Glossary
Coin
The native asset of its own network — bitcoin on Bitcoin, ether on Ethereum. Nobody issues it; it exists because the network's rules create it.
See also
TokenAn asset that lives on someone else's network and follows that network's rules, created by a contract that somebody wrote and often still controls.
StablecoinA token whose issuer promises it can be redeemed for one unit of a currency, usually a dollar. The promise is only as good as the issuer and the reserves behind it.
Native assetThe coin a network charges its fees in — ETH on Ethereum, BNB on BNB Chain, SOL on Solana, TRX on Tron. Holding a token without any of the native asset means being unable to move that token.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026.