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A unit of value recorded on a blockchain. It might be a dollar, a share of something, a voting right or a queue ticket. The word says nothing about what it is worth or what it does.

What you already know this as

Loyalty points, a prepaid balance, a share certificate or a cinema ticket. All units on someone's ledger, all called by different names precisely because they differ.

Tokenisation

also called tokenization

Representing something that already exists, such as a dollar, a bond or a fund unit, as a token on a blockchain so it can move without a settlement queue.

What you already know this as

Dematerialisation. Share certificates became book entries at a depository, and nobody misses the paper.

Tokenised card

also called Apple Pay, Google Pay, device token

Your card number replaced by a device-specific stand-in, so the merchant never sees the real one and a leak from their systems is worthless.

What you already know this as

Precisely what Apple Pay and Google Pay have always done. Nothing crypto about it, despite the word token.

In Kite: Add your Kite card to Apple Pay or Google Pay and spend from your phone.

How a token's supply, issuance and incentives are designed. It answers who holds what, what unlocks when, and who is likely to sell into you.

What you already know this as

A cap table plus the dilution schedule, published up front for once.

Top-up

also called load, funding

Moving value from your wallet onto your card so it can be spent. Card rails and blockchain rails are separate systems, so cards generally need loading first.

What you already know this as

Transferring from savings into current so the card does not decline.

In Kite: Top up with USDC or USDT and it lands as spendable dollars, usually within five to ten minutes. The fee is 0.53%.

Transaction hash

also called tx hash, transaction ID, TXID

The unique receipt number for a blockchain transaction. Paste it into a block explorer and anyone, anywhere, can see the status without asking a bank.

What you already know this as

A UTR or payment reference, except the ledger it points to is public and you do not need to be a customer to read it.

A requirement that sender and recipient details travel alongside a transfer above a threshold, between the regulated firms at each end.

What you already know this as

The originator information that already rides along inside a SWIFT message.

The pool of funds a protocol or DAO controls, spent according to governance votes.

What you already know this as

A corporate treasury account moved by board resolution.

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