Glossary

Term	Definition
Base	The Ethereum L2 network used by Zonk.fun production; chain ID 8453.
Bonding curve	A contract that prices buys and sells from its current virtual reserves.
Builder Code	Zonk.fun’s Base transaction-attribution code, `bc_tea0a669`.
ERC-20	The fungible token interface implemented by launched tokens.
ERC-8021	A transaction data-suffix convention used for attribution.
FDV	Fully diluted value: indexed current price multiplied by fixed total supply. It is not liquidity or guaranteed realizable value.
Graduation	The terminal transition from the internal curve to a canonical Uniswap V3 pool.
Indexer	Service that converts confirmed chain events into replayable query projections.
Liquidity	Assets available for trading at prices defined by a curve or pool.
LP	Liquidity provider or liquidity position; here, the Uniswap V3 position NFT.
Protocol fee	The fee share accounted to the protocol treasury.
Creator fee	The fee share accounted to the token’s registered creator payout.
Reserve	Net ETH principal backing active curve redemptions before graduation.
Slippage	Difference between a quote and allowed execution; protected by a minimum output.
Uniswap V3	The external concentrated-liquidity protocol used after graduation.
Virtual reserve	A mathematical coordinate used for pricing that is not identical to the contract’s redeemable asset balance.