Glossary

Plain-English definitions of the crypto payment terms used across Shieldz.

• Non-custodial: A non-custodial payment processor never holds your funds or your private keys.
• Stablecoin: A cryptocurrency pegged to a stable asset, usually the US dollar, such as USDC or USDT.
• Crypto payment gateway: A service that lets a business accept cryptocurrency payments, typically with hosted checkout, invoicing, and webhooks.
• Extended public key (xpub): A public key from which many receive addresses can be derived, without the ability to spend.
• Webhook: An HTTP callback a service sends when an event happens, for example invoice.paid.
• Settlement: The final delivery of funds to the merchant.

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Crypto payment gateway: overview, non-custodial, Zcash.

Accept a coin: Bitcoin, USDC, USDT, Zcash.

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