Decode finance jargon with Kite

Turning crypto back into ordinary money in a bank account or on a card. Getting out matters as much as getting in, and it is where thin services quietly fail.

Reading public blockchain data to trace flows and assess risk. Because the ledger is public, this is considerably easier than the equivalent in banking.

Moving value directly on a blockchain, from your wallet to theirs, with no bank in the middle. It settles in one step, and once it is final it stays final.

Turning ordinary money into crypto, using a card, a bank transfer or cash. It is the first step for most people and usually the most heavily regulated one.

The link between a smart contract and facts from outside the chain, such as prices or exchange rates. A contract is blind to the outside world without one.

The live list of buy and sell offers on an exchange. The best bid and best offer meeting in the middle is the price.

Depositing more value than you borrow, for example 150 dollars of assets to draw 100. It is how lending works without credit checks.