Glossary Terms Starting with W

Wallet Signature

A wallet signature is cryptographic evidence produced by wallet-controlled signing authority over a transaction, message, or structured authorization. Secure use of Wallet…

Wallet Signing

Wallet signing is the process of using wallet-controlled cryptographic authority to authorize a transaction, message, permission, or application request.

Wallet Statement

A wallet statement is a period-based record of wallet balances, transactions, fees, and related activity provided for review, reconciliation, or reporting. Reliable…

Wallet Sweep

A wallet sweep moves available funds from one or more addresses or wallets to a designated destination, commonly a treasury or secured…

Wallet Tag

A wallet tag is an identifier or memo used to attribute a transfer to a specific user, account, invoice, or destination within…

Wallet Timeout

A wallet timeout is a defined period after which wallet access, sessions, requests, approvals, or transactions expire or require renewed action. Reliable…

Wallet Token

A wallet token is a digital asset, authentication credential, session token, or wallet-issued representation used within a wallet context. The operating model…

Wallet Transaction

A wallet transaction is a signed or requested blockchain operation that changes assets, permissions, contract state, or account data through a wallet.…

Wallet Transfer

A wallet transfer moves blockchain assets from one wallet-controlled address or account to another destination using a network transaction or custody ledger.…

Wallet Unlock

Wallet unlock is the action of restoring permitted access to a locked wallet interface, key store, signing device, account, or function. For…

Wallet-as-a-Service provides wallet creation, key management, accounts, transactions, policy, recovery, or blockchain connectivity through hosted software or APIs. For Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS), operational…

Wallet-Based Checkout

Wallet-based checkout is a checkout design that relies on a cryptocurrency wallet for payment initiation and authorization.

Wallet-Based Invoice Payment

A wallet-based invoice payment occurs when a payer uses a cryptocurrency wallet to satisfy an invoice. The wallet receives or reconstructs the…

Wallet-to-Ledger Reconciliation

Wallet-to-Ledger Reconciliation is the process of matching blockchain wallet balances and transactions to the organization's internal ledger records. In a payment system,…

Wallet-to-Wallet Payment

A wallet-to-wallet payment is a cryptocurrency transfer from one blockchain wallet or wallet account to another. The wallets may be self-custodial or…

WalletConnect

WalletConnect is an interoperability protocol and network that lets wallets establish sessions with applications and approve blockchain actions across devices and platforms.…

WalletConnect Session

A WalletConnect Session is an approved connection between an application and a wallet that defines permitted namespaces, chains, accounts, methods, events, expiry,…

Warm Wallet

A warm wallet is a wallet kept available for relatively quick transactions while using stronger controls or reduced exposure than a hot…

Watch-Only Wallet

A watch-only wallet tracks wallet addresses, balances, and transactions without containing the private keys or signing authority needed to spend funds.

Watering-Hole Attack

Watering-Hole Attack is a targeted compromise in which attackers infect or imitate a website or online resource frequently used by the intended…

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) is a security capability or service category that protects web applications and APIs through controls such…

Web Authentication (WebAuthn)

Web Authentication (WebAuthn) is a W3C web API that lets a relying party register and authenticate users with public-key credentials created and…

Web Crypto API

The Web Crypto API provides browser and web-worker interfaces for cryptographic operations such as randomness, hashing, encryption, signatures, and key handling. Web…

Web Security

Web security covers the controls that protect websites, APIs and their users against unauthorized access, manipulation, data exposure and service disruption. For…