📑
Glossary
An explanation of the key terms used in the Coinshift docs
Browser Wallet
A cryptocurrency wallet that is accessible through a web browser or mobile app.
Contact
An alias for any wallet or smart contract address. Instead of having to recall what an address is associated with, you can create a contact that is stored in an address book on Coinshift. This reduced the risk of erroneously sending funds to the wrong address.
Hardware Wallet
A cryptocurrency wallet that stores a private key in offline mode.
Label
A field that helps you classify a transaction and can be used to define the accounting treatment.
Members
Anyone can be invited to a member of an organisation.
Non-signers
Members of your organisation who are not signers on a Safe. These users can create proposals and view reports, historical transactions, etc.
Off-chain transactions
Transactions stored on Coinshift infrastructure awaiting to be submitted to the blockchain.
On-chain transactions
Transactions verified by network validators and recorded on the blockchain
Organisation
An organisation on Coinshift represents a project, DAO or crypto native-organisation.
Proposal
An off-chain transaction that is created before being executed on chain. Read more about the benefits of using proposals here.
Queue
The sequential on-chain approval/rejection queue for Safes.
Safe
A multi-sig smart contract that requires approval from the least number of owners to execute a transaction.
Signer
A multi-sig such as Safe is controlled by one or more signers (also referred to as owners).
Stream payments
A revolutionary new way to interact with money. Set up a money stream to transfer funds by the second. Automate payments and perform dollar-cost averaging for payroll, investments, vesting, and more.
Threshold
The number of approvals required to be able to execute an on-chain transaction for a Safe.
Transaction History
A list of transactions (successful or failed) across all supported networks (chains) on Coinshift.
Last modified 14d ago