FAQ
Can the team pull the liquidity?
No. The liquidity of all three pools is locked by the hook: nobody can remove it, the team included. The tokens have no owner and cannot be minted. See Security.
Can a side's price go to zero?
Not in its Duel pool: there, a side never trades below its launch price in ETH, a market cap of about 1.69 ETH at launch. The pool holds the side's tokens only above that price, and nobody can add or remove liquidity. But that floor is no promise of an exit: when the price is back there, the pool has no ETH left, and nothing more can be sold to it. Whoever buys at a much higher market cap can lose almost everything. See Risks.
What resets at the end of a round?
The round's average resets: each round is won on its own four hours. The split does not: it is a market price, and the side that leads at the close starts the next round ahead. What the buyback could not spend stays in the pot. See What resets and what carries over.
If one side is far bigger, is it easy to make the other win?
A round depends on both the size and duration of the ETH price lead. Spending more late in a round does not guarantee a win. For equal supplies, a 4:1 price ratio corresponds to about 2:1 virtual plus real ETH, not necessarily twice the deposited ETH. Successful realignment can also lift the other side. See The split.
Why did my tokens lose value right after I bought?
After a large buy, the hook attempts a realignment. If it runs, it can sell part of that side from the A/B pool into its ETH pool and capture profit for the pot, partly offsetting the price move. The effect depends on the pool state and the available ETH.
What happens if nobody trades during a round?
The round has no winner, and the pot waits for the next one.
Who settles the rounds?
The first swap after the close settles the round before it runs. If nobody trades, anyone can press Settle the round now on the duel's page. A late settlement changes nothing: the round's average stops at the close, whenever it is settled.
Why a round every four hours?
Six scheduled closes give every time zone several opportunities to follow a result. Each winning round is another buyback opportunity, subject to a ceiling about 10% above its exponential reference; a large pot need not be spent. See Why every four hours.
Where do the fees go?
With default terms, ETH trades pay 1.2%: 33% of that fee to the protocol, 33% to the creator (or pot in a supporter duel) and 34% to the pot. The protocol can take less than its 33%, for every duel at once: what it leaves goes to the pot. A switch through ETH pays the fee on both legs. A direct A/B switch instead burns its 0.5% token fee, with no creator or pot share. A duel keeps its own launch terms. See Fees.
Can I sell whenever I want?
There is no holding lock and no anti-snipe tax on sales. That does not guarantee an exit: selling needs available ETH liquidity and must satisfy your price and minimum-output limits. Sales pay the duel’s ETH swap fee; switches through ETH pay it on both legs. A depleted pool cannot buy your tokens.
Can I trade a duel outside the Duel app?
Yes. The pools are Uniswap V4 pools: any V4 router, terminal or aggregator can trade them, and the hook applies the same rules. Only the Duel router sells a whole side in several passes when its ETH pool cannot take it at once: elsewhere such a sale fills in part, or is refused. See Build on Duel.
Can I launch a duel about a celebrity?
Yes: Pro / Anti, Fans / Haters, Long / Short. Celebrity duels are memes, not affiliated with the people they name. Do not launch duels that harass private individuals.
What does the Official tag mean?
That DIVINE launched the duel, from its official wallet. Once a matchup has an official duel, the duels with the same two sides are copies: they still trade, but the site no longer lists them. See Official duels.
Why is my duel not on the board?
It has the sides of an official duel, so the site treats it as a copy: it trades and settles as usual, and its page opens from its link, but the board, the search, the leaderboard and the alerts leave it out.
What is a supporter duel?
A supporter duel sends its creator share of ETH trade fees to the pot. The price ceiling still limits each buyback, so a bigger pot need not mean a bigger immediate purchase. See Creator earnings.
Why does the price chart start flat?
Both sides start at the same launch price; no price moves until the first trades. Price grows with the square of the sum of virtual and real ETH, so early trades can have a large effect.
Which chain, which wallet?
Robinhood Chain (chain ID 4663). Any wallet that supports it: the app lists the wallets installed in your browser and asks yours to add the chain if needed.