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Qortal’s development team. Anyone can join the DevTeam server in Discord and collaborate immediately with development; | Qortal’s development team. Anyone can join the DevTeam server in Discord and collaborate immediately with development; | ||
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+ | ===== Genesis ===== | ||
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+ | The genesis block is the name given to the first block (Block #1) in Qortal’s ledger. Qortal’s blockchain consists of a series of so-called blocks that are used to store information related to transactions that occur on the Qortal Network. | ||
===== Image ===== | ===== Image ===== | ||
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Think of it as a master password; a string of words that can be used to gain access to the associated account. | Think of it as a master password; a string of words that can be used to gain access to the associated account. | ||
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+ | ===== Sell Order ===== | ||
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+ | A sell order is a listing in Qortal’s Trade Portal, where the seller has listed a coin to be traded with a different coin. Such as trading QORT-LTC. These orders are simple contracts that allow two parties to exchange coins 100% peer-to-peer (p2p) without any reliance on third-parties (middle man). | ||
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+ | ===== Sponsee ===== | ||
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+ | A level 0 account who will require sponsorship from a level 5+ account in order to become a Minter. **Please note:** you do not have to be a Minter to use all of the other features of Qortal (excluding minting for block reward, account leveling, future sponsorship ability, and voting which requires level 1 or higher). | ||
===== Sponsor ===== | ===== Sponsor ===== | ||
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===== SSD ===== | ===== SSD ===== | ||
- | Solid-State Drive which is used with the Raspberry Pi to create a node device. The SSD has the custom kernel stored in it, which makes the operating system for the Raspberry Pi board. The larger your SSD, the more data you will be able to store on your device, which will be important for those who want to run redundant copies of data on the Qortal Network. | + | Solid-State Drive which is used with the Raspberry Pi to create a node device. The SSD has the custom kernel stored in it, which makes the operating system for the Raspberry Pi board. The larger your SSD, the more data you will be able to store on your device, which will be important for those who want to run redundant copies of data on the Qortal Network. |
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- | ===== Sponsee ===== | + | |
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- | A level 0 account who will require sponsorship from a level 5+ account in order to become a Minter. **Please note:** you do not have to be a Minter to use all of the other features of Qortal (excluding minting for block reward, account leveling, future sponsorship ability, and voting which requires level 1 or higher). | + | |
===== Sync'd ===== | ===== Sync'd ===== | ||
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Your node has to be fully synced to Mint and send any other type of transaction such as sending a message on Q-Chat. This means your node is caught up to the current block height. | Your node has to be fully synced to Mint and send any other type of transaction such as sending a message on Q-Chat. This means your node is caught up to the current block height. | ||
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+ | ===== Trade Portal ===== | ||
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+ | Qortal has its very own decentralized exchange (DEX) which we call the Trade Portal. Learn more on the [[Trade Portal Overview]] page. | ||
===== UI/User Interface ===== | ===== UI/User Interface ===== |