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Market capitalisation

The total value of a listed company, calculated as its share price multiplied by the number of shares.

Also called market capitalizationmarket cap

Why it matters

It is the usual way to compare the size of public companies.

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Dividend

A share of a company's profit paid out to its shareholders, usually in cash.

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Stock market

The set of exchanges where shares of public companies are bought and sold.

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Bitcoin

The first and largest cryptocurrency, created in 2009, with a fixed maximum supply and no central issuer.

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Blockchain

A shared digital ledger in which records are grouped into blocks and linked so that past entries are very hard to change.

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