Gaming gift card and crypto glossary

A quick, plain-English glossary of the terms that come up when you buy game currency and codes with crypto. Bookmark it if any of the jargon on a product page is unfamiliar.

Currency & products

• Robux — the virtual currency of Roblox, used for items, passes and Premium.
• V-Bucks — the in-game currency of Fortnite, used for the Battle Pass and cosmetics.
• Gift card — a prepaid code that adds currency or store credit to an account.
• Store credit / wallet — funds on a platform account (PSN, Steam, Xbox, Nintendo) spent across its catalog.
• Game key — a digital code that activates a full game on your store account.

Buying & redeeming

• Redemption — entering a code on the platform's own site to add the currency, credit or game to your account.
• Region lock — a code only works on an account set to the same country; common on console cards.
• Denomination — the value of a card ($10, $25, 1,000 V-Bucks, and so on).
• Instant / made-to-order delivery — a code sent automatically the moment payment confirms.

Crypto payment

• Stablecoin — a coin pegged to the US dollar (USDT, USDC); low, stable fees.
• Network fee — the blockchain's charge to send crypto; varies by coin and congestion.
• Confirmation — the network verifying your transaction as final before a code is released.
• Partially paid — a payment that arrived below the total; no code releases until it's topped up or refunded.
• No-KYC — no identity verification required to buy.

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