Money words, in plain English
Bitcoin, USDC, Base, wallets and addresses, explained in a sentence each.
- Bitcoin (BTC)
- Digital money you can send from apps like Cash App, Strike or Coinbase.
- USDC
- A digital dollar, designed to stay worth one US dollar.
- Base
- The network USDC travels on here. Pick Base when your wallet asks, and the fee stays at a few cents.
- Wallet
- The app that holds your crypto: Cash App, Coinbase, Strike and so on.
- Address
- Where a payment goes, like an account number. Copy it or scan the QR code rather than typing it.
- Network fee
- A small charge the network takes to carry your payment. Your wallet shows it before you send.
- Service fee
- What BELCH+ charges for the purchase. It’s shown before you pay, and it never comes out of the creator’s price.
- Payment link
- Your payment’s receipt. Your wallet shows it in your history after you send, and it proves the payment happened.
- Clears
- When the network records your payment for good. Bitcoin takes about 10 minutes, USDC about a minute. Your clip unlocks then.
- Sats
- Small units of bitcoin. 100,000,000 sats make one bitcoin.