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Glossary

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Base

The blockchain network Bald Sports uses for entries, prize-pool movement, and claims.

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Batch Publication

The process of publishing eligible signed picks and votes after a lock so the game can record picks, count votes, and continue the contest.

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Bracket

A game where each entry fills the full World Cup knockout bracket before the first lock and scores points as teams advance.

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Claim

The action eligible winners take to receive their share of the finalized prize pool.

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Entry

Your position in a game. An entry gives you the right to make picks, vote when eligible, and claim if it wins.

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Entry NFT

An onchain representation of an entry, when used. Entry NFTs are soulbound, meaning they are non-transferable and stay with the wallet/account that entered.

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Official

A result state that has completed the required finality process and is ready to be used for scoring, elimination, and payout calculations.

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Onchain Treasury

The treasury that holds the contest prize pool and executes approved prize-pool movements.

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Oracle

The result-finality process used to determine when sports outcomes are ready for scoring, eliminations, and payouts.

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Pick

Your selected team or teams for a game action. In Survivor, picks are made round by round. In Bracket, picks are submitted as a full knockout bracket before the first lock.

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Pick Lock

The deadline after which picks can no longer be submitted or changed for that action.

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Prize Pool

The shared pool of USDC and any resulting assets that entries compete for.

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Provisional

A result state shown for information before final grading is complete.

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Safe Harbor

A rare Survivor-only safety ruling for affected disruption cases. Safe Harbor can protect affected entries from elimination when normal grading would be unfair because of a serious fixture or team disruption.

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Signed Pick Or Vote

A pick or vote authorized by the player in the app before lock and published later if it is eligible.

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Soulbound

Non-transferable. A soulbound entry NFT cannot be sold or moved to another wallet.

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Slot Readiness

The app has enough official tournament-structure data to show valid bracket positions or pickable fixtures. This does not mean every future team is already known.

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Strategy Option

One of the four scheduled choices for where the shared prize pool moves next in a contest round.

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Survivor

An elimination game where entries pick teams to advance and stay alive by making correct picks.

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Team Advanced

The result Bald Sports uses for picks. If a team officially advances, it counts as advanced regardless of final score.

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Tournament Slot

An official tournament position that will resolve into a real team later, such as “Winner Group A” or a best third-place slot.

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UMA

An oracle system used as part of Bald Sports result finality. Results can be proposed, checked, and challenged before becoming final for game purposes.

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USDC

The dollar-denominated token used for entries and claims.

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USDC Safety Override

A safety state where the pool is held or returned in USDC if a selected move cannot be completed safely.

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VOID

A rare match state used when no official advancing team is available by the defined deadline.

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Vote Lock

The deadline after which prize-pool votes can no longer be submitted or changed for that round.