Compressed NFT
Compressed NFT is an NFT represented using cryptographic state-compression techniques so that large collections can be created and updated with substantially lower…
Glossary terms starting with C
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Computer Security Incident
A computer security incident is an event that actually or potentially compromises information systems, data, services, security controls, or authorized use. Computer…
Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)
A CSIRT is a designated team that coordinates preparation, analysis, containment, recovery, communication, and learning for computer security incidents. Computer Security Incident…
Concentration Risk
Concentration risk is the possibility of disproportionate loss because exposure depends heavily on one asset, counterparty, provider, location, or control point. A…
Conditional Crypto Payment
Conditional Crypto Payment is a crypto payment whose release, acceptance, transfer, or completion depends on one or more predefined conditions. The condition…
Confidential Stablecoin
A confidential stablecoin is a stablecoin designed to conceal selected transaction details, such as transfer amounts, balances, or participant information, while preserving…
Confirmation
A confirmation is evidence that a blockchain transaction has been included in an accepted block or has reached a network-defined level of…
Confirmation Depth
Confirmation depth is the number of blocks added to a blockchain at or after the block containing a transaction, depending on the…
Confirmation Latency
Confirmation latency is the elapsed time between a chosen starting event, such as broadcast, and a defined confirmation milestone.
Confirmation Override
A confirmation override is an authorized exception that changes the normal confirmation requirement or resulting payment decision for a specific transaction, customer,…
Confirmation Policy
A confirmation policy is the rule a business uses to decide when network evidence is strong enough to accept a blockchain payment…
Confirmation Progress
Confirmation progress is the measured advancement of a transaction from initial block inclusion toward the required confirmation or finality threshold. It can…
Confirmation Rate
Confirmation rate is a context-dependent metric describing how frequently submitted blockchain transactions become confirmed within a defined period or target time. It…
Confirmation Requirement
A confirmation requirement is the minimum blockchain evidence a system demands before treating a transaction as settled or allowing the next action.…
Confirmation Risk
Confirmation risk is the possibility that a payment considered sufficiently confirmed is later reversed, reorganized, delayed, or never becomes final. Confirmation Risk…
Confirmation Rule
A confirmation rule is the explicit condition a payment system uses to decide when an observed blockchain transaction has enough network evidence…
Confirmation Target
A confirmation target is a desired time, block count, or finality level within which a blockchain transaction should reach an acceptable confirmed…
Confirmation Threshold
A confirmation threshold is the specific minimum level of confirmation or finality that triggers a state change, such as marking a payment…
Confirmation Time
Confirmation time is the elapsed period required for a blockchain transaction to become included and reach a stated confirmation or finality level.…
Confirmation Tracking
Confirmation tracking is the continuous process of following a blockchain transaction after submission or detection to determine its block inclusion, confirmation count,…
Confirmed Block
A confirmed block is a block recognized as part of the currently accepted chain with some defined level of confirmation. The phrase…
Confirmed Nonce
A confirmed nonce is the account transaction sequence value reflected in the canonical confirmed blockchain state. In account-based networks, it usually represents…
Confirmed Payment
A confirmed payment is a payment that has reached the confirmation threshold defined by the relevant provider, processor, or blockchain policy. Confirmation…
Confirmed Transaction
A confirmed transaction is a blockchain transaction that has been included in an accepted block and has reached the confirmation condition stated…