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NounShortMeaning
Virtual Assets Service ProviderVASPVirtual Assets Service Provider, or exchange company.
Originator VASPOriginatorVASPAssets Transfer Direction, the assets transfer originator exchange.
Originating VASPOriginatingVASPSame as above: Originator VASP
Beneficiary VASPBeneficiaryVASPAssets Transfer Direction, the assets transfer beneficiary exchange.
OriginatorOriginatorThe sender of a crypto asset transfer
BeneficiaryBeneficiaryThe receiver of a crypto asset transfer
Travel Rule Service ProviderTRSPTravel Rule Service Provider.
Member VASPMemberVASPThe VASP under Travel Rule Service Provider.
Travel Rule Request Initiator VASPTravel Rule Request Initiator VASPA VASP that initiates a Travel Rule request to exchange PII with counterparty VASPs. Travel Rule Request Initiator VASP could be either Originator VASP or Beneficiary VASP.
Travel Rule Request Receiving VASPTravel Rule Request Receiving VASPA VASP that is expected to receive a Travel Rule request fired by the Travel Rule Request Initiator VASP. If Travel Rule Requests Initiator VASP is the Originator VASP of this asset transfer, then Travel Rule Request Receiving VASP is the Beneficiary VASP, and vice versa. In GTR, this term usually refers to the same entity as PII Receiving VASP.
Travel Rule Request Verify VASPTravel Rule Request Verify VASPA VASP that is responsible to verify the PII in the received Travel Rule request compiled and transmitted by the Travel Rule Request Initiator VASP. In GTR, this term usually refers to the same entity as PII Verify VASP.
PII Sending VASPPII Sending VASPA VASP that is responsible for collecting and transmitting PII of transaction parties.
PII Receiving VASPPII Receiving VASPA VASP that is expected to receive the PII transmitted by the PII Sending VASP.In GTR, the PII Receiving VASP and PII Verify VASP are typically the same VASP.
PII Verify VASPPII Verify VASPA VASP that is responsible to verify the PII transmitted by the PII Sending VASP.In GTR, the PII Receiving VASP and PII Verify VASP are typically the same VASP.
Offshore VASPOffshoreVASPOffshore VASP means the exchange who does not meet any compliance requirement.
Regulated VASPRegulatedVASPRegulated VASP means the exchange who meets the specific compliance requirement in the registration country and is authorized to operate in the registration country.
Before On ChainBOCThe behaviour before assets record on chain
Pre-transactionPre-transactionbefore asset transfer transaction executed on the blockchain
After On ChainAOFThe behaviour after the assert record on chain
Post-transactionPost-transactionafter asset transfer transaction executed on the blockchain
PIIPIIPersonally Identifiable Information
TickerTickerTicker name, for example: USDT, BTC, ETH, FDUSD
TagTaggenerally tag means address tag. (e.g: TRX network’s address have tag to recognize the person)
MemoMemoSame as Ticker, memo is tag.
NetworkNetworkNetwork name, for example: ETH, BTC, TRX
Public KeyPublicKeyThe Public Key for PII Encryption, Asymmetric Algorithms.
Mutual Transport Layer SecuritymTLSMutual Transport Layer Security
AssetsassetsCrypto-currency assets or fiat assets
FiatfiatFiat Currency