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Glossary

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CASH Richie's algorithmic token, targeting one PDAI per token
RICH Richie's fixed supply share token
PDAI The PulseChain peg asset
PLS PulseChain's native asset, used for gas and the PSM payment
Peg A target market-price relationship; here, one PDAI per CASH
Expansion Issuance of additional CASH when CASH remains above 1.01 peg over the last epoch
Contraction A below-peg period in which expansion is paused and redemptions may open
Epoch A 6 hour recurring interval for evaluating protocol supply policy
TWAP Time-weighted average price, calculated from observations over a 6 hour period
PSM Peg Stability Module; Richie's fee on RICH farm rewards, paid in PLS
Treasury Protocol-owned assets and positions
Liquidity Assets available to facilitate trading
LP position A participant's interest in a liquidity pool, represented by the pool's supported receipt
POL Protocol owned liquidity, economically owned by the treasury
Impermanent loss The difference between a liquidity position's value and holding its original assets separately, due to relative price changes
Price impact The effect of a trade's size on its execution price
Treasury rebate A discounted option to purchase RICH tokens using Pulsechain assets funding the treasury backing
Vesting The schedule under which a token payout becomes claimable
Buyback A protocol-funded market purchase; it does not automatically burn the purchased tokens
Burn An action that permanently removes tokens from supply under the token's rules
APR An annualized rate estimate based on historic values