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Glossary terms starting with T

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Token Issuance

Token issuance is the authorized creation and distribution of token units by a protocol, smart contract, issuer, validator system, treasury, or application.…

Token Issuer

A token issuer is the person, company, protocol, bank, foundation, government, smart contract, or governance system responsible for creating and defining a…

Token Launch

A token launch is the process of introducing a new token to users, markets, wallets, applications, exchanges, and liquidity venues. It can…

Token Logo

Token Logo is the visual icon used by wallets, exchanges, explorers, payment pages, and token lists to represent a token. It is…

Token Maximum Transfer

Token Maximum Transfer is the largest amount permitted in a single token transfer under a contract, issuer policy, wallet rule, or platform…

Token Metadata

Token Metadata is descriptive and reference information associated with a token, commonly including its name, symbol, image, description, external URI, attributes, collection,…

Token Migration

Token migration is the conversion or replacement of an existing token with a new contract, network, denomination, ticker, standard, or protocol representation.…

Token Minimum Transfer

Token Minimum Transfer is the smallest amount accepted for a token transfer by a contract, issuer, exchange, bridge, payment system, or wallet…

Token Minimum Unit

Token Minimum Unit is the smallest quantity of a token that the underlying ledger can represent as one integer base unit. For…

Token Mint Cap

Token Mint Cap is a limit on how many tokens may be created by a particular minter, transaction, period, collateral type, program,…

Token Minting

Token minting is the authorized creation of new fungible or non-fungible token units and assignment of those units to an account, treasury,…

Token Name

Token Name is the human-readable label associated with a token, such as USD Coin or Wrapped Ether. Token standards may expose the…

Token Pause Authority

Token Pause Authority is the role able to suspend some or all token operations, commonly transfers, minting, burning, approvals, or redemption, through…

Token Payment

A token payment is a transfer of a digital token intended to settle a purchase, invoice, subscription, service, debt, reward, or other…

Token Payment Link

A token payment link is a checkout URL that requests payment in one or more supported blockchain tokens. The link presents the…

Token Payout

A token payout is an outbound business transfer made with a contract-issued or program-issued token. It can distribute customer withdrawals, marketplace proceeds,…

Token Pool

A token pool is a smart contract, protocol account, custodian, or accounting structure that combines token assets for a shared function such…

Token Recovery Authority

Token Recovery Authority is the privileged role or governance process able to restore access, reissue tokens, reverse an erroneous state, recover assets…

Token Refund

A token refund is a new outbound token transfer that returns all or part of a previously received token payment. It must…

Token Revocation

Token revocation is the invalidation of a token, credential, approval, session, payment token, or permission before its normal expiration or full use.…

Token Reward

A token reward is a token-denominated benefit paid for staking, validation, liquidity, usage, contribution, referral, governance, work, or customer activity. Rewards can…

Token Risk

Token risk is exposure arising from a digital token’s design, issuer, rights, market, smart contracts, custody, governance, or legal treatment. A score…

Token Scam

A token scam is a fraudulent or deceptive scheme that uses a token, sale, airdrop, migration, investment claim, wallet interaction, or fake…

Token Settlement

Token settlement is the completion of a payment, trade, obligation, or allocation through the transfer or final credit of a blockchain token.…