Split Payout
A split payout divides one payable amount or payout event among multiple beneficiaries or destinations. It is used for revenue sharing, commissions,…
Glossary terms starting with S
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Split Settlement
Split settlement distributes settlement proceeds among multiple accounts, participants, currencies, assets, or settlement dates according to defined rules. It can occur at…
Sponsored Transaction
A sponsored transaction is a blockchain transaction whose network fee is paid or reimbursed by someone other than the user authorizing the…
Spot Price
Spot Price is the current price for buying or selling an asset for immediate or near-immediate delivery and settlement under the conventions…
Spread
Spread is the difference between two prices, rates, yields, or values that are compared for trading, pricing, funding, risk, or performance analysis.…
Stable Value Token
A stable value token is a broad term for a token designed to maintain relatively consistent value against a currency, asset, index,…
Stablecoin
A stablecoin is a digital token designed to maintain a relatively stable value against a currency, commodity, asset, index, or defined unit.…
Stablecoin Administrator
Stablecoin Administrator is the person, entity, governance system, or privileged role responsible for one or more administrative functions such as issuance, redemption,…
Stablecoin Allocation
Stablecoin Allocation is the target or actual distribution of stablecoin value across issuers, tokens, networks, custodians, wallets, and operational purposes. It is…
Stablecoin Attestation Provider
A stablecoin attestation provider is an independent accounting firm or qualified assurance practitioner that examines a defined assertion about a stablecoin, commonly…
Stablecoin Authorized Participant
A stablecoin authorized participant is an approved institution permitted to mint, redeem, distribute, or otherwise interact directly with a stablecoin issuer’s primary…
Stablecoin Auto-Conversion
Stablecoin Auto-Conversion is the automated exchange of incoming or held digital assets into stablecoins according to payment, treasury, or risk-management policies. Rules…
Stablecoin Collateral Ratio
A stablecoin collateral ratio compares the current value of collateral supporting a stablecoin debt position or system with the amount of stablecoins…
Stablecoin Conversion
Stablecoin conversion is the exchange of another cryptocurrency, fiat balance, or stablecoin into a selected stablecoin. A merchant may convert incoming payments…
Stablecoin Depeg Risk
Stablecoin depeg risk is the possibility that a stablecoin trades or redeems materially away from its intended reference value. Decision-makers use Stablecoin…
Stablecoin Distribution Partner
A stablecoin distribution partner is a business that helps an issuer make a stablecoin available to customers, markets, applications, or geographic regions.…
Stablecoin Eligible Reserve
A stablecoin eligible reserve is an asset that an issuer is permitted to hold as backing under its legal framework, regulatory regime,…
Stablecoin Exposure
Stablecoin Exposure is the amount and nature of financial, operational, counterparty, liquidity, regulatory, network, and depegging risk connected to stablecoin holdings or…
Stablecoin Freeze Risk
Stablecoin Freeze Risk is the risk that a stablecoin issuer, administrator, smart contract role, court process, sanctions control, or technical mechanism prevents…
Stablecoin Holding
Stablecoin Holding is a specific balance or economic position in a stablecoin attributed to an entity, account, wallet, customer, or strategy. The…
Stablecoin Invoice
A stablecoin invoice is a payment request that requires or permits settlement in a stablecoin. It specifies the commercial amount, accepted stablecoin,…
Stablecoin Issuer
A stablecoin issuer is the company, bank, trust, protocol, decentralized organization, or smart-contract system responsible for creating and managing a stablecoin. The…
Stablecoin Issuer Bankruptcy Risk
Stablecoin Issuer Bankruptcy Risk is the risk that insolvency, resolution, administration, or financial distress of a stablecoin issuer impairs token operations, reserve…
Stablecoin Liquidation Ratio
A stablecoin liquidation ratio is the minimum collateralization level a debt position must maintain before the protocol can liquidate its collateral. If…