Centrapay digital assets are resources that represent the ability for a Centrapay account to perform transactions where value is exchanged. Assets can be spent to satisfy Payment Requests , withdrawn to a bank account via Funds Transfers and sent to other Centrapay users via Asset Transfers .
Assets are categorized as either Money or Tokens. Depending on its asset category, an asset will have different attributes available and different rules governing how it can be obtained, shared or spent.
Asset Model
All assets have the following fields along with the additional fields that are specific to its category. Assets which don't have a category are considered experimental and the model may change.
Money assets, being backed by real currency, are the most flexible asset types. Money is accepted for most payment requests, can be sent in arbitrary amounts and does not expire.
Money assets have the following attributes along with the base asset fields.
The period after which the balance will be reset. This field is only available on the quartz asset type. Possible values are daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly or yearly.
Datetime when the current period will end. This field is only available on the quartz asset type.
Token Model experimental
Tokens are assets which can only be spent in full. Every token is associated with a collection, which defines the branding and general rules for the tokens, such as active duration.
Tokens have the following attributes along with the base asset fields.
Attributes
collectionId
string
The token collection that will govern the branding and redemption rules for the token.
The img URL of the issuer that the token belongs to.
externalId
string
The asset identifier from the issuing system.
Ledger Model experimental
A ledger is a single asset that maintains a balance of multiple tokens belonging to an account. All tokens in a ledger come from a specific collection. Multiple tokens can be spent or sent at once from the ledger.
Ledgers have the following attributes along with the base asset fields.