Glossary
Overview
This glossary defines key terms and concepts used throughout the Brava platform and documentation. It’s designed to help new users, allocators, and developers understand Brava’s architecture and terminology.
A
Allocation The process of deploying funds from a workspace’s SAFE wallet into specific holdings within a portfolio. Allocations are executed as on-chain transactions that can distribute capital across multiple pools or chains in one action.
Asset Any supported token or instrument (e.g. USDC, USDT, DAI, or tokenised real-world assets) held or managed within a workspace or portfolio.
B
Brava A non-custodial platform providing professionals and institutions access to stablecoin and real-world-asset (RWA) credit markets. Brava automates allocation, execution, and reporting across self-custodied vaults.
Bridge / Bridging The process of moving assets across blockchain networks. Brava automates bridging as part of allocation, transfer, and withdrawal transactions, users never have to perform bridging manually.
C
Client Account A segregated workspace representing one managed client, fund, or treasury mandate.
Custody (Self-Custody) A model where users retain full control of their assets. Brava never takes custody, all transactions are executed via the user’s underlying SAFE wallet.
D
Dashboard The main Brava interface where users can view balances, performance analytics, and manage workspaces, portfolios, and transactions.
Deposit A transaction that moves funds from an external wallet (e.g., Fireblocks, Utila, Metamask) into a workspace’s SAFE wallet. Deposits represent the first step before allocating capital into portfolios.
Diversification The act of distributing assets across multiple holdings, protocols, or chains to reduce risk exposure.
F
Fireblocks / Utila / Ledger Enterprise Institutional custody and wallet infrastructure providers commonly used to connect to Brava workspaces.
Funds (Allocated vs Unallocated)
Allocated Funds: Capital that has been deployed into one or more portfolios.
Unallocated Funds: Capital sitting in the workspace SAFE wallet awaiting deployment.
H
Holding An individual yield-bearing instrument within a portfolio, such as a lending pool, liquidity vault, or tokenised RWA credit.
M
Managed Fund (Brava Managed Fund) A professionally managed investment vehicle offered by Brava, providing diversified exposure to digital credit and RWA markets. Distinct from user-managed portfolios within the Brava platform.
P
Portfolio A structured grouping of holdings (stablecoin and RWA assets) within a workspace. Portfolios define allocation weights, performance metrics, and yield strategies. Each workspace can have multiple portfolios.
Portfolio Allocation The proportional distribution of capital across holdings within a portfolio.
Portfolio Rebalance The act of updating allocation weights within a portfolio, typically triggered by a rebalance transaction to reflect new strategy parameters.
Proportional Withdrawal / Transfer A transaction that maintains the relative weighting of holdings while moving or withdrawing capital.
R
Rebalance Transaction An on-chain operation that applies saved portfolio changes (drafts or edits) to update the portfolio’s active allocation.
Real-World Assets (RWA) Tokenised representations of off-chain financial instruments, such as trade finance, private credit, or treasury bills, integrated into Brava’s investment strategies.
S
SAFE Wallet A smart-contract wallet that underpins every workspace in Brava. It ensures asset segregation, permission management, and secure execution of transactions.
Segregation A structural design principle in Brava ensuring that each workspace’s assets and portfolios remain completely separate from others.
Self-Custodial Architecture Brava’s infrastructure model where users retain full control of funds while the platform automates transactions and reporting.
T
Template Portfolio A pre-configured portfolio blueprint designed to help users quickly deploy capital into common yield strategies.
Transaction Any blockchain operation executed through the Brava platform. There are five main types:
Deposit: Add funds to a workspace.
Allocate: Deploy funds into portfolio holdings.
Transfer: Move funds between portfolios.
Redeem: Return allocated funds from a portfolio to the workspace wallet.
Withdraw: Return funds from the workspace wallet to the connect wallet.
Transfer Moves capital proportionally from one portfolio to another within the same workspace, preserving allocation weights.
W
Wallet (Connected Wallet) The user’s externally managed Web3 or custody wallet (e.g. Fireblocks, Utila, Metamask) connected to Brava for authentication and transactions.
Withdrawal A transaction that proportionally withdraws capital from the workspace SAFE wallet to the client's connected wallet.
Workspace A self-contained environment in Brava that represents one client or fund account. Each workspace has its own SAFE wallet, portfolios, and reporting. Workspaces ensure complete segregation of assets, activities, and permissions.
Y
Yield The return generated from deployed holdings within a portfolio. Yield may come from lending interest, protocol rewards, or tokenised credit flows.
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