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Financial & Regulatory

1. Anti-Money Laundering (AML)​

  • Regulations and procedures designed to prevent money laundering activities within financial systems.

2. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)​

  • A regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union and the European Economic Area.

3. Know Your Customer (KYC)​

  • A process of verifying the identity of clients to prevent fraud, money laundering, and other illegal activities.

4. Know Your Business (KYB)​

  • A process of verifying the legitimacy and identity of businesses to prevent fraud and comply with regulatory requirements.

5. Know Your Asset (KYA)​

  • A process of verifying the details and legitimacy of assets being tokenized or traded to ensure compliance and reduce risk.

6. Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)​

  • Proposed EU regulation aimed at providing a comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto assets.

7. Prospectus​

  • A formal legal document required by and filed with the regulatory body that provides details about an investment offering for sale to the public.

8. Tokenomics​

  • The study of the economics of tokens, including their creation, distribution, and removal from a market.

9. Volatility​

  • A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, often associated with high risk.

10. Treasury​

  • In the context of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, it refers to a reserve of funds held and managed by a project's governance body for future development, marketing, or operational costs.

11. Derivative​

  • A financial contract whose value is derived from the performance of an underlying asset, index, or rate, such as futures and options.