Stablecoin Regulation
Stablecoin regulation is the body of laws, licenses, supervisory rules, reserve requirements, disclosure duties, redemption rights, and conduct standards applied to stablecoin…
Glossary terms starting with S
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Stablecoin Remittance
A stablecoin remittance is a cross-border, typically person-to-person transfer in which a stablecoin is used to move value from a sender to…
Stablecoin Reserve
A stablecoin reserve is the pool of cash, deposits, securities, crypto assets, commodities, or other collateral designated to support outstanding stablecoin liabilities…
Stablecoin Reserve Account
A stablecoin reserve account is a bank, custody, or investment account used to hold assets backing a stablecoin’s outstanding liabilities. It may…
Stablecoin Reserve Auditor
A stablecoin reserve auditor is an independent audit firm or qualified professional engaged to examine financial statements, reserve-related controls, or other evidence…
Stablecoin Reserve Custodian
A stablecoin reserve custodian is a regulated bank, trust company, securities custodian, or other qualified institution that safeguards assets backing a stablecoin.…
Stablecoin Reserve Duration
Stablecoin reserve duration measures how sensitive a reserve portfolio’s value is to changes in interest rates, usually by considering the timing of…
Stablecoin Reserve Fund
A stablecoin reserve fund is the pool of cash, securities, deposits, or other assets maintained to support the value and redemption of…
Stablecoin Reserve Liquidity
Stablecoin reserve liquidity is the ability of backing assets to produce the reference currency quickly, at predictable value, when holders redeem tokens.…
Stablecoin Reserve Maturity
Stablecoin reserve maturity describes when the principal of backing instruments is scheduled to be repaid. Reserve portfolios may report individual maturities, weighted-average…
Stablecoin Reserve Ratio
A stablecoin reserve ratio compares the value of eligible reserve assets with the amount of stablecoin liabilities or redeemable tokens outstanding. A…
Stablecoin Reserve Risk
Stablecoin Reserve Risk is the risk that assets, claims, custody arrangements, legal rights, or operational processes supporting a stablecoin are insufficient, impaired,…
Stablecoin Reserve Yield
Stablecoin reserve yield is the income generated by assets held to back a stablecoin, such as interest on deposits, Treasury bills, repurchase…
Stablecoin Risk
Stablecoin risk is the possibility that a stablecoin loses value, liquidity, transferability, backing, redemption access, legal availability, or operational usefulness. Decision-makers use…
Stablecoin Savings Rate
Stablecoin Savings Rate is a protocol or issuer-defined rate used to accrue value to eligible stablecoin deposits, savings tokens, or designated balances.…
Stablecoin Secondary Market
Stablecoin Secondary Market is the venues and bilateral markets where existing stablecoins trade between holders after issuance. Exchanges, automated market makers, brokers,…
Stablecoin Segregated Reserve
A stablecoin segregated reserve is a backing pool kept legally and operationally separate from the issuer’s general corporate assets and operating funds.…
Stablecoin Settlement
Stablecoin settlement is the completion of a payment or financial obligation using a stablecoin as the asset delivered to the beneficiary or…
Stablecoin Stability Fee
Stablecoin Stability Fee is a recurring charge applied to debt created when users mint a collateral-backed stablecoin. It normally accrues over time…
Stablecoin Supply
Stablecoin supply is the number or value of stablecoin units issued, outstanding, circulating, locked, burned, or distributed across networks at a defined…
Stablecoin Treasury
A stablecoin treasury is the collection of stablecoin assets, positions, policies, accounts, and controls used to fund operations, obligations, reserves, grants, or…
Stablecoin Wallet
A stablecoin wallet is a wallet or account system used to hold, send, receive, approve, and monitor stablecoins across one or more…
Stablecoin-Denominated Invoice
A stablecoin-denominated invoice states the amount due in a specific stablecoin, such as a fixed number of token units, rather than calculating…
Stablecoin-Denominated Payment
A stablecoin-denominated payment is a payment obligation whose amount is stated in units of a stablecoin, such as 100 USDC, rather than…