An individual that invests in an emerging project with the hopes of earning a large return on their investment when the project succeeds.
Venture Capitalist
Volatility
A measure that describes how rapidly an asset tends to fluctuate in price.
Velocity of Money
A measure used to describe the rate at which currency is exchanged from transaction to transaction.
Vitalik Buterin
A highly respected programmer responsible for writing Ethereum's white paper and co-creating Ethereum's technology.
Vanity Address
Addresses that hold cryptocurrency. Instead of random alphanumeric strings, however, users with vanity addresses can choose specific words and phrases for their addresses, similar to vanity license plates,
Virgin Coins
Coins which haven’t ever been spent. Virgin coins were mined and left alone.