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Staking

What crypto means by it

Locking tokens to help secure a proof of stake network, earning a share of rewards for it. The yield comes from the network's own issuance and fees, not from a borrower.

What you already know this as

A term deposit, if the deposit also happened to power the bank's clearing system.

Related terms

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