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# Glossary

Plain definitions of the legal and digital-asset terms used on these pages.

**Holding company**: A company whose main purpose is to own shares in other companies. SwissChain Holding SA owns the companies of the SwissChain group.

**Société anonyme (SA)**: The Swiss company limited by shares, the legal form of SwissChain Holding SA.

**UID (CHE number)**: The Swiss company identification number, in the format CHE-123.456.789. SwissChain Holding SA's UID is CHE-265.522.693.

**Participation certificate**: A Swiss security that gives financial rights in a company, such as a share of dividends, without voting rights.

**Ledger-based security**: A security recorded on a distributed or digital register instead of a paper certificate, possible under art. 973d of the Swiss Code of Obligations since 2021.

**DLT Act**: The Swiss federal law of 2021 that adapted Swiss law to distributed ledger technology, including ledger-based securities.

**Tokenisation**: Issuing or recording a security or asset in digital form on a register, so that ownership can be transferred and checked digitally.

**Digital register**: The register on which ledger-based securities are recorded and transferred; it replaces the paper share register.

**Secondary market**: A market where existing securities change hands between investors, after their first issue.

**Treasury**: The reserves a company keeps on its balance sheet. SwissChain's treasury is denominated in Swiss francs.

**Stablecoin**: A digital asset designed to hold a steady value against a reference such as a fiat currency.

**Custody**: Safekeeping of assets on behalf of their owner; for digital assets, protecting the keys that control them.

**One Stop Shop**: The SwissChain group's platform to buy, hold and trade digital assets, operated by Altiora Capital SA.

**Subsidiary**: A company owned by another company, its parent. The SwissChain operating companies are owned by SwissChain Holding SA.

**KYC / AML**: Know Your Customer checks and anti-money-laundering controls applied before and during a client relationship.