Reserve Assets
Reserve assets are the liquid holdings that support a stablecoin's redeemability and target value.
Category
Stablecoin Guardrails
These terms cover backing, permissioning, redemption flow, and small drift from the peg.
How to recognize this theme
Terms that describe how a dollar-linked token is issued, redeemed, and kept near target.
In a daily board, this category groups terms by their shared role. Look for four cards that describe the same mechanism, risk area, or workflow rather than four words that merely sound similar.
Educational context
These entries are vocabulary notes for learning. They are not project endorsements, token recommendations, exchange rankings, or trading signals.
Redemption Queue
A redemption queue is the order in which withdrawal or redemption requests are processed.
Mint Authorization
Mint authorization is the control gate that determines who may create new stablecoin supply.
Peg Drift
Peg drift is the gap between a token's market price and the value it is designed to track.
Reserve Ratio
The reserve ratio compares backing assets with outstanding stablecoin supply.
Attestation
An attestation is a statement that reported reserves or balances were checked at a point in time.
Mint Authorization
Mint authorization is the permission required to create new token supply.
Redemption Window
A redemption window is the period when holders can exchange tokens for backing assets.
Reserve Ratio
Reserve ratio describes how much backing is held relative to the amount of a stablecoin or similar instrument in circulation.
Proof of Reserves
Proof of reserves is a report or process meant to show that an issuer or custodian holds the assets it claims to hold.
Redemption Window
A redemption window is the period when holders can exchange a token for the referenced asset or backing.
Depeg
A depeg happens when a token moves away from its intended price target, such as one dollar for a stablecoin.