# Hashtag Web3 — Blockchain Glossary Scoped Context

> Scoped taxonomy of 200+ technical Web3, crypto, DeFi, cryptography, and consensus terms.

## Key Glossary Categories

- **Cryptography**: Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP), zk-SNARKs, zk-STARKs, Merkle Trees, BLS Signatures, Elliptic Curve Cryptography.
- **DeFi & Protocols**: Automated Market Makers (AMM), Liquidity Pools, Impermanent Loss, Flash Loans, Yield Farming, Staking.
- **Consensus & Infrastructure**: Proof of Stake (PoS), Proof of Work (PoW), Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT), Validators, Mempool, Finality.
- **Layer 2 & Scaling**: Optimistic Rollups, ZK-Rollups, State Channels, Sidechains, Fraud Proofs, Validity Proofs, Account Abstraction (ERC-4337).
- **Governance & DAOs**: Token Voting, Quadratic Voting, Timelock Controllers, Snapshot, Multisig Wallets.

## API Access

- Catalog: `GET https://hashtagweb3.com/data/glossary-runtime.json`
- Filter client-side by term name, slug, category, or description text.
- OpenAPI: `https://hashtagweb3.com/openapi.json`