Glossary
These neutral definitions explain asset identity and market evidence used across ArbPing. A matching ticker or symbol alone does not prove that two markets refer to the same asset.
Market information for human review; users make their own decisions and transactions.
Neutral definitions for ticker, coin, token, contract identity, networks, tokenized assets, CEX evidence, and DEX reference snapshots.
Ticker or symbol
A short market label such as a ticker or symbol. The same label can be reused for different assets, venues, or networks, so it is not proof of asset identity.
Coin
A digital asset native to its own blockchain, such as a network's native currency. A coin's name or symbol does not establish which network or market is meant.
Token and token contract
A token is an asset issued on an existing network. Its token contract is the network-specific address that identifies that issuance. Matching tickers are insufficient when contract addresses or networks differ or are missing.
Network
The blockchain on which a coin or token exists and transfers are settled. Network identity is part of asset and route verification; an address without its network is ambiguous.
Tokenized asset
A token designed to represent another asset or financial instrument. Its ticker, contract, network, and underlying reference must be checked separately; it is not automatically the same as the underlying asset or a native coin.
CEX evidence and DEX reference snapshot
CEX comparisons may use identity, network, deposit and withdrawal, route, and limited order-book evidence; depth previews are not fill commitments. A DEX comparison uses the selected pool and chain: Dexscreener priceUsd is a reference snapshot, not an executable DEX bid or ask, and CEX route or depth checks do not carry over. Fees and execution conditions must be verified for the current user and market.
Snapshot freshness and spread
A snapshot records when market evidence was collected, while a spread is the observed price difference between markets. Both can change or disappear before a user reads an alert; neither is a promise of execution or return.