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Proxy here, Proxy there, Proxy is now everywhere.
The word proxy comes from Latin (*procuratio* = representation) and generally means representative, substitute, or intermediary – something that acts instead of you or on your behalf.
In different fields:
1. General / everyday use
Someone or something that represents you (e.g. “I sent a proxy to the meeting” = someone voted for me).
2. IT and internet (the most common meaning today)
Proxy server – a computer that stands between you and the internet.
Hides your IP address (anonymity) Speeds up page loading (caching) Bypasses blocks (e.g. school/firewall proxy)
Example: Using a VPN? That’s actually a special type of proxy.
3. Law and business
Proxy voting – when someone votes for you at a company meeting or shareholders’ meeting (you give them power of attorney).
4. Programming
Proxy pattern – a design pattern where one class represents another (e.g. controls access, logs calls, or delays loading heavy objects).
5. Science and ecology
Proxy data – an indirect indicator (e.g. in paleoclimatology: tree rings or ice isotopes serve as a “proxy” for temperature thousands of years ago).
Human summary:
Proxy always means something that works instead of something else. Today you hear it most often in the context of the internet (“use a proxy”).

Hi! 😊
The Fear & Greed Index (Crypto Fear & Greed Index from alternative.me, the same should apply to Binance) is calculated daily and is based on 6 indicators that together give a score from 0 to 100.
How is it calculated exactly?
Each indicator has its own weight and compares current data with the historical average. The results are summed up and normalized into one final number.
What does it come from? (factors + weights)
Volatility – 25 % Momentum and trading volume – 25 % Social media (mainly Twitter/X) – 15 % Surveys – 15 % (currently paused, so not counted) Bitcoin dominance – 10 % Google Trends – 10 %
What period does it cover?
Simply put: The index tracks whether the market is currently “panicking” or “going crazy with greed”, and is mainly based on Bitcoin’s behavior over the last 1–3 months. Most data (volatility, momentum, volume) looks at the past 30 and 90 days, while social media, dominance and Google Trends use very recent data (days to weeks).
$BTC

Hallo! 😊
Ein klassisches Werkzeug, das die Stimmung auf dem Kryptomarkt (hauptsächlich Bitcoin) misst. Hier ist eine kurze und klare Erklärung:
Was bedeutet das?
Es ist eine Zahl von 0 bis 100, die zeigt, ob der Markt mehr von Angst oder Gier dominiert wird. Es wird automatisch aus 6 Faktoren (Volatilität, Handelsvolumen, soziale Medien, BTC-Dominanz, Google Trends und Umfragen) berechnet.
Wie liest man es?
0–24 → Extreme Angst
25–49 → Angst
50 → Neutral
51–74 → Gier
75–100 → Extreme Gier
Wie benutzt man es?