H fintech glossary terms

Hallucination (AI)

AI generating false information confidently.

Halving

Event reducing mining rewards by half.

Hard Cap

Maximum money a project wants to raise.

Hard Fork

Radical change to blockchain rules.

Hash

Output of a hash function.

Hash Function

Function mapping data to fixed size.

Hash Rate

Measuring power of the network.

Hashing

Converting input into fixed size string.

HD Wallet

Hierarchical Deterministic wallet.

Health Insurance

Insurance covering medical expenses.

Hedge Fund

Alternative investment pooling capital from accredited investors.

Hedging

Strategy to offset potential losses in investments.

Hexadecimal

Base-16 number system.

HFT

High Frequency Trading.

High Frequency Trading

Ultra-fast automated trading.

High Net Worth

High Net Worth Individual.

High Water Mark

Peak value of a fund.

High-Frequency Trading (HFT)

Trading using powerful computers at high speed.

Holding Company

Company owning other companies.

Honeypot

Trap for hackers or investors.

Hostile Takeover

Acquisition of a company against management wishes.

Hot Storage

Storing crypto online.

Hot Wallet

Crypto wallet connected to the internet.

Howey Test

Test to determine if an asset is a security.

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol.

HTTPS

Secure HTTP.

Hurdle Rate

Min return needed for profit fee.

Hybrid Cloud

Mix of public and private clouds.

Hyperinflation

Extremely rapid and out-of-control inflation.