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Krows glossary

Every Krows term, from A to Z, explained in one sentence.

8 min read0 chaptersFor everyoneUpdated Oct 17, 2026

A

Address
The public identifier of a wallet or contract. You share it to receive.
Airdrop
Tokens that appear in your wallet without asking. Often a trap to make you open a link.
All or nothing
If a round does not reach 100% before it closes, every investor gets their investment back.

B

Block explorer
Website to view any address, contract or operation on the blockchain.
Blockchain
Public record no one can delete or change. Anyone can check it.
Board
The Krows showcase listing startups raising funding that have passed review.

C

Checkout
A startup’s investment page, on checkout.krows.app.

D

Diversify
Spreading your investment across several startups so you do not depend on one.

E

External audit
Independent review of a startup’s accounts or code. If positive, it adds trust score.

F

Founder
The person or team who creates the startup and raises funding.
Free withdrawal
Up to 10% of the treasury every 30 days without a milestone, for founders and startups with trust 76 or more. Investors can veto it within 48 hours.

I

Investment fee
2% + 0.25 USDC added to each investment without Krows Pro. Only refunded if you withdraw within 4 days of investing.
Issuer
Whoever creates and offers the tokens. On Krows, always the startup’s founder.

K

Krows Pro
Plan at $19.99/month or $159.99/year (same in € in Europe) with all the information on every startup, a 1.5% + 0.25 USDC fee per investment and messages to 3 founders a month.
Krows wallet
The Solana wallet Krows creates for you when you sign in with email, Google or Apple. Only you can use it.
KYC
Identity verification. Krows does not require it to use the platform.

M

MiCA
European Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation. It covers offers, stablecoins and providers.
Milestone
A startup goal with an amount released if at least 20% of tokens vote and more than 51% say yes.

N

Network fee
What the Solana network charges to process an operation. It is tiny and, on Krows, Krows pays it.

P

PDA
Program-derived address on Solana. It has no private key: only the program can move it.
Phantom
A free Solana wallet for phone and browser. You can use it to sign in to Krows, like Solflare or Backpack.
Phishing
A trick to get your data or signature by pretending to be someone you trust.
Publishable key
The pk_ key that identifies your startup in the button and widget. It is public.

Q

Quorum
Minimum turnout or votes in favor for a vote to count.

R

Recovery phrase
The 12 words that give full access to your wallet. Never share them.
Referendum
Vote to close a startup. It opens when 40% of tokens request it, needs 40% turnout and passes with 67%.
Report
Mandatory biweekly or monthly update from the founder to investors, with a 3-day margin.
Round
Period of up to 90 days in which a startup raises funding, with a goal and a closing date. It is all or nothing.

S

Secret key
The sk_ key for calling the API from your server. Never goes in the browser.
Signature
Your approval in the wallet for a specific operation. Nothing moves without it.
Smart contract
Public program on the blockchain that holds money and only moves it when its rules are met.
SOL
The Solana network currency, used to pay network fees. On Krows you do not need it.
Solana
The blockchain network where Krows contracts live. Fast and cheap.
Stablecoin
Digital currency always worth the same as the dollar or euro, like USDC.

T

Test mode
An environment with test USDC and pk_test/sk_test keys to rehearse with no real money.
Token
Digital asset issued by a startup. It gives economic rights, never shares; they are explained in its documents.
Treasury
Contract with no private key where a round’s money waits until released.
Trust score
Reputation from 0 to 100 for every user and startup. Rises by delivering, drops by failing.

U

USDC
Circle’s stablecoin worth one dollar. It is the one used in rounds.

V

Veto
Investors’ vote against a free withdrawal, within 48 hours.

W

Wallet
App to hold and move your crypto-assets. You hold the keys.
Webhook
A signed notice Krows sends to your server when something happens in your startup.
White paper
Document with the information of a crypto-asset offer: issuer, project, rights and risks.
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