What is an All-Time High (ATH)?
The short answer
The highest price a cryptocurrency has ever reached.
Frequently referenced in crypto coverage, but worth treating carefully — a coin trading “far below its ATH” isn’t automatically a bargain, any more than a coin near its ATH is automatically overpriced.
Related terms
Full glossaryPeg
The target value a stablecoin is designed to maintain, typically $1 for dollar-pegged coins.
DCA (Dollar-Cost Averaging)
Buying a fixed amount on a regular schedule, regardless of price, instead of trying to time the market.
Staking
Locking up crypto to help secure a proof-of-stake network, in exchange for rewards.
Cold Wallet
A wallet whose keys are stored completely offline, disconnected from the internet — the most secure storage option.
Seed Phrase
A set of 12 or 24 words that is the master key to a crypto wallet — anyone…
Layer 2
A network built on top of a layer 1 blockchain to make transactions faster and cheaper.
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