Glossary

Term	Definition
AML	Anti Money Laundering. Regulations designed to prevent illegal use of financial systems.
Burn	Permanent removal of tokens from circulation by sending them to an inaccessible address.
CEX	Centralized Exchange. A cryptocurrency exchange operated by a central authority.
DAO	Decentralized Autonomous Organization. Organization governed by smart contracts and token votes.
ERC-20	Technical standard for fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain.
FHIR	Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources. Standard for healthcare data exchange.
FIU	Financial Intelligence Unit. Government agency combating money laundering.
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation. EU regulation governing data privacy.
H2P	Health 2 Purpose. The native utility token of the HUMB ecosystem.
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. US medical data privacy law.
KYC	Know Your Customer. Identity verification procedures are required by regulations.
KYH	Know Your Healthcare. HUMB's framework for verifying healthcare credentials.
Layer 2	Secondary blockchain protocol built on an existing blockchain for scalability.
Market Cap	Total value of all tokens, calculated as price multiplied by circulating supply.
MiCA	Markets in Crypto Assets. EU regulatory framework for cryptocurrency.
PHI	Protected Health Information. Individually identifiable health data under HIPAA.
TGE	Token Generation Event. Initial creation and distribution of a token.
VASP	Virtual Asset Service Provider. Regulatory classification for crypto businesses.
Vesting	Schedule releasing tokens gradually over time to align long-term incentives.
Zero Knowledge Proof	A cryptographic method proving something is true without revealing the underlying data.