Equity
Ownership in a company, divided into shares that entitle the holder to a slice of its profits and assets.
Glossary
Blockchain
A shared record of transactions, copied across many computers, where each new batch of entries is cryptographically linked to the one before it — making past…
Bitcoin
The first cryptocurrency, launched in 2009, which runs on a public blockchain maintained by a global network of miners rather than by any company, bank or…
Compliance
The work of making sure a business actually follows the rules it is subject to, and can prove it did.
Supply Chain
The full chain of suppliers, factories and transport that turns raw materials into a product on a shelf.
Startup
A young company built to find a repeatable business model quickly, usually funded by investors rather than by its own revenue.
Central Bank
The institution responsible for a currency and its monetary policy — setting interest rates, managing money supply and acting as lender of last resort.
Stablecoin
A token designed to hold a steady value, usually one US dollar, by being backed with reserves or managed by an algorithm.
Bond
A loan to a government or company, repaid at a set date with interest along the way. Bonds trade, so their price moves after issue.
Artificial Intelligence
Software that performs tasks normally requiring human judgement — recognising images, writing text, making predictions — by learning patterns from data rather than following hand-written rules.