Common Transactions
These are the basic and most frequently occurring transactions involving sending, receiving, depositing, or withdrawing funds. They cover the fundamental actions that users perform on a blockchain or within a crypto platform.
• Deposit: Funds are added to an account.
• Withdrawal: Funds are removed from an account.
• Trade: Buying or selling of assets within the account.
• Transfer: Moving funds between different accounts or wallets.
• Payment: Payment of a fee or expense.
• Buy: Purchasing assets, typically using fiat or other assets.
• Sell: Selling assets, typically converting them into fiat or other assets.
• Fee: Transaction fee deducted during a trade or transfer.
• Cashback: A return of funds as a reward, typically from purchases.
• Fiat Deposit: Adding fiat currency into an account.
• Fiat Withdrawal: Withdrawing fiat currency from an account.
• Swap: Exchanging one asset for another.
• Fork: Receiving new assets as a result of a blockchain fork.
• Buy (Fiat to Crypto): Converting fiat currency into cryptocurrency.
• Sell (Crypto to Fiat): Converting cryptocurrency into fiat currency.
• Cross Chain Swaps: Exchanging assets between different blockchains.
DeFi Transactions
These transactions are specific to decentralized finance (DeFi) activities, including actions like liquidity provision, borrowing, lending, and staking. They represent more advanced blockchain interactions typical of users engaged in DeFi protocols.
• Add Liquidity: Adding funds to a liquidity pool for trading pairs.
• Approve: Giving permission to a smart contract to spend tokens on your behalf.
• Borrow: Taking a loan by providing collateral on a DeFi platform.
• Borrow Interest: Interest accrued on borrowed assets.
• Bridge Receive: Receiving assets transferred across different blockchains.
• Bridge Send: Sending assets across different blockchains.
• Bridge Transfer: Moving assets across blockchains without selling or trading them.
• Collateral Deposit: Depositing collateral to secure a loan.
• Collateral Withdrawal: Withdrawing collateral after repaying a loan.
• DeFi Swap: Exchanging assets on a decentralized exchange.
• Farming Rewards: Earning rewards from liquidity farming or staking.
• Lend: Providing assets to be borrowed by others on a DeFi platform.
• Loan: Receiving borrowed funds from a DeFi platform.
• Loan Interest: Interest earned from lending out assets.
• Loan Payback: Repaying the borrowed funds.
• Mint NFT: Creating a new Non-Fungible Token (NFT) on the blockchain.
• NFT Buy: Purchasing a Non-Fungible Token (NFT).
• NFT Sell: Selling a Non-Fungible Token (NFT).
• Realized Loss: Loss realized after closing a DeFi trade.
• Realized Profit: Profit realized after closing a DeFi trade.
• Resource Staking: Staking assets to gain access to blockchain resources.
• Liquidity Withdrawal: Withdrawing funds from a liquidity pool.
• Stake: Locking up assets to earn rewards in a staking protocol.
• Unstake: Unlocking staked assets after the staking period ends.
• Staking Rewards: Rewards earned from staking assets.
• Centralized Stake: Staking assets in a centralized exchange or platform.
• Centralized Lending: Lending assets in a centralized exchange or platform.
Futures Transactions
These transactions involve futures trading, including margin trading and related activities. They are specific to users who engage in speculative trading using borrowed funds or who participate in derivative markets.
• Futures Expense: Costs or fees incurred during futures trading.
• Funding Fee Paid: Fee paid for holding a futures position overnight.
• Funding Fee Received: Fee received for holding a futures position overnight.
• Liquidation: Forced closing of a futures position due to insufficient margin.
• Margin Fee: Fee charged for borrowing funds to trade futures.
• Realized Loss: Loss realized after closing a futures trade.
• Realized Profit: Profit realized after closing a futures trade.
Expense Transactions
These transactions are related to expenses, losses, or costs incurred. They typically involve the outgoing flow of funds due to various reasons like donations, losses, or spam transactions.
• Casualty Loss: Loss of assets due to an unforeseen event.
• Donations: Outgoing funds given as a donation.
• Expense: General expense incurred during transactions.
• Lost: Assets lost due to theft, error, or other reasons.
• Outgoing Gift: Sending assets as a gift.
• Stolen: Assets stolen or misappropriated.
• ICO investment: Funds invested in an Initial Coin Offering.
• Spam: Spam transactions, often unsolicited or irrelevant.
• Realized Loss: Loss realized after closing a transaction, included in expenses.
Incoming/Outgoing Transactions
These transactions represent the incoming or outgoing flow of funds. They include various forms of asset transfers, rewards, or other transactions where funds are either received or sent.
• Airdrops: Receiving free tokens, usually from a promotional event.
• Borrow: Receiving borrowed funds into your account.
• Cashback: Receiving a refund or rebate on a purchase.
• Collateral Deposit: Depositing collateral to secure a loan.
• Collateral Withdrawal: Withdrawing collateral after repaying a loan.
• Incoming Gift: Receiving assets as a gift.
• Outgoing Gift: Sending assets as a gift.
• Reward: Receiving rewards from staking, farming, or other activities.
• Royalties: Earning royalties, usually from NFT or content sales.
• Staking Rewards: Earning rewards from staking assets.
• Spam: Receiving or sending spam transactions.
• Unstake: Withdrawing staked assets.
• Deposit: Adding funds to your account.
• Withdrawal: Removing funds from your account.
• Burn: Permanently removing tokens from circulation.
• Rex Withdrawal: Withdrawing from the REX system (specific to EOS blockchain).
• Rex Deposit: Depositing into the REX system (specific to EOS blockchain).
• Interest: Receiving interest on assets.
• Earn: Earning income through various activities like lending or staking.
• Bridge Receive: Receiving assets transferred across different blockchains.
• Bridge Send: Sending assets across different blockchains.
• Bridge Transfer: Moving assets across blockchains without selling or trading them.
This document categorizes and provides a brief description of various transaction types commonly encountered in the crypto space. Understanding these categories and the specific transactions within each can help streamline processes, enhance accuracy in reporting, and ensure compliance with relevant financial and regulatory requirements. Whether you’re involved in basic transactions, DeFi activities, futures trading, managing expenses, or handling incoming and outgoing funds, this guide serves as a comprehensive reference to better navigate and manage your crypto activities.
Example Transactions
Common Transactions
Deposit
You transfer 0.5 Bitcoin from your personal wallet to your Binance account. This deposit increases your available balance on the exchange.
Withdrawal
You withdraw 1,000 USDT from your Binance account to your personal wallet. The funds are deducted from your exchange balance and credited to your wallet.
Trade
You use 1 ETH to buy 2,500 USDT on a crypto exchange. This trade decreases your ETH balance while increasing your USDT balance.
Payment
You use 0.05 ETH to pay for an online service. This payment reduces your ETH balance by the transaction amount plus any associated fees.
Swap
You exchange 10 LINK tokens for 0.2 ETH on a decentralized exchange. This swap transaction decreases your LINK balance and increases your ETH balance.
DeFi Transactions
Add Liquidity
You provide 5 ETH and 10,000 DAI to a liquidity pool on Uniswap. In return, you receive LP tokens that represent your share in the pool.
Stake
You lock up 1,000 ADA in a staking pool on the Cardano network to earn rewards. The ADA is temporarily locked, and you receive staking rewards periodically.
Borrow
You deposit 2 ETH as collateral on Aave and borrow 1,000 USDC. This borrow transaction leaves your 2 ETH locked until you repay the loan.
Farming Rewards
You participate in yield farming by providing liquidity to a DeFi protocol. Over time, you earn rewards in the form of the platform’s native token.
Mint NFT
You create a digital artwork and mint it as an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain. The NFT is recorded on the blockchain and can be sold or transferred.
Futures Transactions
Opening a Futures Position
You open a long position on Bitcoin futures using 2 BTC as margin and 10x leverage. This allows you to control a larger position in the market.
Funding Fee Paid
You hold a futures position overnight and pay a funding fee of 0.01 BTC as part of the position maintenance.
Liquidation
The market moves against your long position, and your position is forcibly liquidated due to insufficient margin, resulting in the loss of your 2 BTC margin.
Realized Profit
You successfully predict a price increase in Bitcoin, close your futures position, and realize a profit of 0.5 BTC.
Realized Loss
The market moves against your prediction, and you close your futures position at a loss of 0.2 BTC, which is deducted from your account.
Expense Transactions
Donations
You send 0.3 ETH to a nonprofit organization’s wallet address as a donation. This transaction is a one-way transfer with no expectation of receiving anything in return.
Casualty Loss
You lose access to 1 BTC due to a security breach in an exchange. This loss is recorded as a casualty loss and is non-recoverable.
Outgoing Gift
You transfer 100 USDC to a friend as a birthday gift. This outgoing gift reduces your USDC balance without expecting repayment.
Stolen
Your wallet is compromised, and 2 ETH is stolen. This transaction is recorded as a loss due to theft.
ICO Investment
You participate in an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) by investing 0.5 ETH in a new project, receiving tokens in return when the ICO concludes.
Incoming/Outgoing Transactions
Airdrops
You receive 500 tokens of a new project in your wallet as part of an airdrop. These tokens are freely distributed by the project to promote adoption.
Cashback
After making a purchase with a crypto debit card, you receive 10 USDT as cashback, which is credited to your account as a reward.
Collateral Deposit
You deposit 5 ETH as collateral on a lending platform to secure a loan. The ETH remains locked until the loan is repaid.
Incoming Gift
A friend sends you 0.1 BTC as a gift. This transaction increases your BTC balance.
Bridge Transfer
You use a blockchain bridge to transfer 1,000 USDC from Ethereum to the Binance Smart Chain. The USDC is locked on Ethereum and released on Binance Smart Chain.
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