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Glossary terms starting with C

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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…

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…

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 and has gained a 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 delay between transaction submission or first observation and the point at which the transaction reaches a specified confirmation…

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 a set of rules that determines when a blockchain transaction is considered sufficiently settled for a business or…

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…