KYC/AML means the Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering controls regulated firms use to verify customers and detect suspicious money flows. They apply to banks, payment firms and, in many countries, crypto exchanges.
An audit trail is a chronological, tamper-resistant record of who did what, when and to which data or system. It lets organisations reconstruct events, prove compliance and investigate errors, fraud or security incidents.
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is the EU law governing how organisations collect, use, store and share personal data about people in the EU. It sets duties for businesses and gives individuals enforceable rights.
A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency designed to hold a steady value, usually against a national currency such as the US dollar. It stays stable through cash reserves, crypto collateral or supply rules.
A centralized exchange (CEX) is a crypto trading platform run by a single company that holds customer funds and matches buy and sell orders on its own servers. It works much like a traditional brokerage.
A custodial wallet leaves the private keys with a third party such as an exchange, while a non-custodial wallet puts them in the user's hands. That choice decides who can move funds, who carries the risk and who must meet regulatory duties.
A real world asset (RWA) is a physical or traditional financial asset whose ownership or economic rights are represented by a blockchain token. Examples include property, bonds, invoices and commodities.
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