Degen
A crypto risk-taker who dives into speculative trades, often with more enthusiasm than research.
In more detail
Short for degenerate, degen can be a criticism or a badge people wear with a wink. In crypto chat it often means chasing fresh tokens, risky DeFi plays or whatever the group is excited about. Someone calling themselves a degen is describing their attitude, not proving they know where prices are headed.
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Buying that token after seeing one meme was a proper degen move. I hadn't even read the docs.
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