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HushSMS

Glossary

Invoice lifetime

Definition

An invoice lifetime is the window during which a crypto invoice holds its quoted exchange rate and remains payable.

Why it matters

The window is finite because the merchant absorbs the price risk. Paying after expiry routes funds to a dead invoice, which then needs manual reconciliation. At ninety minutes, ours comfortably outlasts a Bitcoin confirmation at normal fee levels.

Part of the HushSMS glossary — 18 terms defined.