The terms that actually matter here, explained plainly.
Crypto, CBDCs, and the compliance vocabulary that decides whether a digital-asset-funded application clears.
CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency)
A digital form of a country's official currency, issued and backed directly by its central bank.
Read the definition →Stablecoin
A cryptocurrency designed to hold a stable value, usually pegged 1:1 to a fiat currency like the US dollar.
Read the definition →Citizenship by Investment (CBI)
A legal route to a second citizenship and passport in exchange for a qualifying economic contribution.
Read the definition →Residency by Investment (RBI / Golden Visa)
A legal route to residency rights — not citizenship — in exchange for a qualifying investment.
Read the definition →FATF Travel Rule
The global anti-money-laundering rule requiring originator and beneficiary data on crypto transfers above a threshold.
Read the definition →Source of Funds
Documentation proving where an applicant's money legitimately came from — central to any CBI/RBI application.
Read the definition →KYC / AML
Know Your Customer and Anti-Money-Laundering — the identity verification and financial-crime prevention rules every regulated financial service runs.
Read the definition →Digital Dirham
The United Arab Emirates' central bank digital currency, now legal tender and live on the mBridge platform.
Read the definition →e₹ (Digital Rupee)
The Reserve Bank of India's central bank digital currency, in retail pilot across seventeen banks.
Read the definition →mBridge
A multi-CBDC cross-border settlement platform shared by the UAE, China, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Read the definition →CRS & FATCA
The global and US financial-account reporting regimes that determine what a second residency actually changes about tax transparency.
Read the definition →Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP)
FATF's term for any business — exchange, custodian, wallet provider — that handles cryptocurrency on behalf of others.
Read the definition →This glossary is referenced throughout our Platform pages, Programs directory, and Insights — cross-linked wherever a term is used rather than re-explained inline. If a term you'd expect to find here is missing, let us know.