Glossary
Document type: Glossary
Doc ID: DCHUB-GLOSSARY-2025-12-21
Version: v1.3.1
Status: Final v1.3.1
Release date: December 21, 2025
Author: Nicolas Turcotte, Founder
Source repo: dcorps-docs-public (docs/whitepaper/GLOSSARY.md)
Last updated: 2025-12-24
Selected glossary
dCorps
The protocol and ecosystem described in the dCorps documentation; a digitally native base layer for entities.
Hub / dCorps Hub chain
The Cosmos-based chain that acts as the canonical registry and coordination layer, runs DCHUB, and hosts Hub entities.
Hub entity
An entity that operates directly on the Hub (Hub corporation or Hub nonprofit).
Entity ID
A stable, globally unique identifier for an entity registered on the Hub.
Hub corporation
A corporation operating on the Hub, with an internal unit-based cap table, role-based governance, and standardized accounting primitives.
Hub nonprofit
A nonprofit/NGO entity operating on the Hub, with board governance, donation/program flows, and reproducible allocation reporting.
Hub units
Internal units of a Hub corporation that represent economic and voting rights inside that corporation. Scoped to that entity.
DCHUB
The Hub’s native token used for gas, staking, and protocol governance. Not equity in user entities or in the development corporation or foundation.
USDC
The baseline unit of account for examples and the primary operating currency for many entities and protocol service fees.
Canonical wallet
A designated on-chain address (or address set) associated with an entity for specific purposes (for example merchant, donation, program, operating treasury, reserves).
Tagged accounting event
An on-chain event or transaction output annotated with categories and tags per dCorps data standards, enabling reproducible reporting views.
Category (chart of accounts)
A standardized code used to tag inflows and outflows for comparability in reporting views. Entities may extend categories when extensions map to the minimal standard.
cash-based operating reporting
Time-window summaries derived from tagged inflow and outflow events through canonical wallets, excluding accrual accounting treatments.
Nonprofit allocation reporting
A reproducible cash-based time-window view derived from tagged accounting events and the nonprofit’s allocation rules.
Evidence anchoring
Anchoring a document hash on-chain (for example invoices, receipts, agreements, minutes, policies) so accounting events and governance actions can reference verifiable commitments.
Protocol module
Optional on-chain logic that attaches to, reads, and writes Hub entity state under explicit rules. Includes jurisdiction adapter modules, sector frameworks, and attestation modules.
Jurisdiction adapter module
A protocol module encoding how a specific jurisdiction treats certain dCorps entities, including recognition workflows, fees, and reporting expectations.
Sector framework
A protocol module defining metrics and standards for a domain such as climate, education, or public health, derived from kernel state.
Attestation
A signed statement or signal produced by an entity or third-party about facts or reconciliation claims, published through optional modules.
Sub chain
A Cosmos-based chain registered with the Hub and anchored to it under dCorps standards. Sub chains are optional and are not required for v1 entity operation.
Recognized sub chain
A sub chain that meets explicit anchoring and recognition standards and is labeled accordingly in the Hub registry.
Recognition tier
A label describing the level and type of recognition granted to a sub chain by the Hub, used by explorers and modules to interpret anchors.
Protocol governance
On-chain governance processes that control protocol upgrades, parameters, module registry status, and related decisions.
Protected Change
A class of high-impact protocol change intended to require higher thresholds and additional safety mechanisms (for example stake-age weighting and execution timelocks).
Protocol Treasury
The pool of assets governed by the protocol and related policy frameworks for long-term development, security, and ecosystem support.
dCorps foundation
The intended nonprofit steward of public goods (standards, reference tooling, conformance tests, ecosystem programs) under defined policy boundaries.