Insights on Crypto Payments, Infrastructure, and Operations

Glossary terms starting with W

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Wallet Access Control

Wallet access control is the set of identity, permission, approval, and technical measures that restrict who can view, administer, recover, or use…

Wallet Account

A wallet account is a distinct blockchain identity or internal wallet record used to hold balances, derive addresses, sign transactions, or track…

Wallet Activity

Wallet activity is the set of transactions, signatures, permission changes, connections, logins, and administrative events associated with a wallet. The operating model…

Wallet Adapter

A Wallet Adapter is a software interface that normalizes communication between an application and one or more wallet providers. It can expose…

Wallet Address

A wallet address is a network-specific identifier used to receive assets or reference a blockchain account, script, or smart contract. Reliable use…

Wallet Alert

A wallet alert is an automated notification triggered by wallet activity, risk, balance, access, policy, or system conditions requiring attention. Reliable use…

Wallet Allowlist

A wallet allowlist is an approved set of addresses, contracts, assets, networks, applications, or actions permitted by wallet policy. Reliable use of…

Wallet API

A wallet API lets software create, query, sign, send, or monitor wallet-related accounts, addresses, balances, tokens, and transactions programmatically. Wallet API returning…

Wallet Application

A wallet application is software that lets users create, access, view, connect, recover, or transact with blockchain wallets and accounts. Reliable use…

Wallet Approval

Wallet approval is formal authorization for a wallet connection, permission, transaction, contract action, policy change, or administrative operation. The operating model for…

Wallet Asset

A wallet asset is a cryptocurrency, token, collectible, or other blockchain-recorded position displayed or controllable through a wallet. For Wallet Asset, operational…

Wallet Audit

Wallet Audit is an assurance or evaluation activity that evaluates a wallet’s code, configuration, controls, transactions, key management, and operations against defined…

Wallet Authentication

Wallet authentication verifies the identity or possession claim of a person, device, or service requesting access to a wallet interface. Authentication may…

Wallet Authorization

Wallet authorization determines whether an authenticated party, key, policy, or application may perform a specific wallet action under current conditions. Authorization governs…

Wallet Backend

A wallet backend is the server-side or infrastructure layer that supplies blockchain data, transaction processing, account services, policy, or synchronization to a…

Wallet Backup

A wallet backup is a protected copy of keys, seed material, descriptors, configuration, recovery shares, or records needed to restore wallet access.…

Wallet Balance

Wallet balance is the amount of blockchain assets recorded for addresses or accounts associated with a wallet at a particular time. A…

Wallet Blocklist

A wallet blocklist is a set of addresses, contracts, assets, applications, or actions that wallet policy prohibits or flags as unacceptable. The…

Wallet Checkout

A wallet checkout is a payment interface that lets a customer select or connect a cryptocurrency wallet, review a merchant’s payment request,…

Wallet Client

A wallet client is user-facing or device software that communicates with wallet services and blockchain networks to display information and request actions.…

Wallet Clustering

Wallet Clustering is an analytical technique that groups blockchain addresses believed to be controlled by the same entity or coordinated service using…

Wallet Compatibility

Wallet compatibility is the ability of a wallet to work correctly with particular networks, assets, address formats, applications, devices, and signing methods.…

Wallet Connection

A wallet connection is an authorized communication relationship between a wallet and an application, service, device, or protocol. For Wallet Connection, operational…

Wallet Connector

A wallet connector is software that establishes and manages communication between an application and a wallet using a supported protocol or interface.…