Insights on Crypto Payments, Infrastructure, and Operations

Glossary terms starting with O

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On-Chain

On-chain describes data, transactions, logic, or state recorded and processed under a blockchain's consensus and publicly verifiable ledger rules. Recording data on-chain…

On-Chain Governance

On-chain governance is a mechanism in which governance proposals, votes, or execution steps are recorded and processed by blockchain logic. Token holders,…

On-Chain Liquidity

On-Chain Liquidity is liquidity directly available through blockchain transactions and smart contracts, such as assets in automated market maker pools, lending protocols,…

On-Chain Payment

An on-chain payment transfers value through a transaction recorded and validated directly by a blockchain rather than an internal or channel ledger.…

On-Chain Settlement

On-chain settlement is the completion of an obligation through a transaction recorded on a blockchain and accepted under that network’s confirmation or…

On-Chain Transaction

An on-chain transaction is an authorized instruction submitted to a blockchain, validated by network rules, and recorded in the chain’s accepted history.…

On-Demand Crypto Settlement

On-demand crypto settlement is a model in which an eligible merchant or account holder initiates settlement when needed instead of waiting for…

One-Click Checkout

One-Click Checkout is a checkout experience that lets a recognized customer complete a purchase with one primary confirmation action using previously stored…

One-Click Crypto Payment

A one-click crypto payment is a simplified wallet payment flow that reduces manual address copying, network selection, and repeated confirmation steps. The…

One-Confirmation Acceptance

One-confirmation acceptance is a policy that accepts a payment after its transaction appears in one accepted block and passes all payment-validity checks.…

One-Confirmation Payment

A one-confirmation payment is a blockchain payment that a merchant accepts after the transaction is included in one canonical block under the…

One-Page Checkout

One-Page Checkout is a checkout layout that presents the main checkout steps within a single page or continuous view. In merchant checkout…

One-Time Address

One-Time Address is a receiving address intended to be issued for one payment, customer interaction, transaction, or limited purpose. It improves attribution…

One-Time Crypto Payment

One-Time Crypto Payment is a cryptocurrency payment created for a single commercial obligation and not intended to authorize later charges or reuse…

One-Time Payment

A one-time payment is authorized for a single purchase, invoice, donation, deposit, or obligation rather than a recurring series. The credential, link,…

One-Time Payment Address

One-Time Payment Address is a blockchain receiving address assigned to one payment request, customer action, or order and retired from active use…

Online Crypto Payment

An online crypto payment is a cryptocurrency or stablecoin transaction used to pay through a website, application, marketplace, digital invoice, or remote…

Online Merchant

An online merchant is a seller that accepts orders through internet-connected channels such as websites, apps, marketplaces, social platforms, or hosted payment…

Online Order

Online Order is an order created through a website, app, marketplace, social channel, or other connected interface. In order and fulfillment operations,…

Online Payment

An online payment is initiated through an internet-connected website, application, marketplace, message, or digital service. It can use cards, bank transfers, wallets,…

Online Store Payment

An online store payment is a payment initiated for an order through a merchant's website, application, hosted checkout, or marketplace storefront. The…

Online Wallet

An online wallet is a wallet accessible through an internet-connected application or service for viewing balances and initiating or authorizing transactions. For…

Open Banking Payment

An open banking payment is an account-to-account payment initiated through regulated access to a customer’s bank account using open banking interfaces and…

Open Banking Payment Processing

Open banking payment processing is the end-to-end technical and operational workflow used to initiate, authenticate, track, and reconcile open banking account-to-account payments.…