# Contract addresses

The protocol contracts are owned and administered by UV Tech Foundation. The canonical address registry is published in two places, and only two:

1. The **Chains** page inside the Unvault app, which reads the live configuration the app itself uses.
2. `GET /chains` on the API, which returns the same configuration as JSON.

This page mirrors that registry for each chain and is updated whenever a contract is deployed, upgraded or retired. Treat any address that does not appear in the registry as unverified, whatever its source.

## Contract set per chain

| Contract | Role |
| --- | --- |
| Settlement zone | Validates Unvault-signed marketplace orders for the Seaport settlement protocol and applies the 0.5% marketplace fee and creator earnings |
| Auction | English and Dutch auctions |
| Royalty registry | On-chain creator-earnings splits per collection |
| Transfer validator | Operator allow-listing for creator-earnings enforcement (Limit Break validator, v5) |
| Pool factory and pool template | Deploys and implements BUY / SELL / TRADE liquidity pools |
| DIVIT pool and gacha | Receives creator earnings and distributes holder rewards, the Minter's Bonus, and gacha cycles |
| Launchpad collection implementation | ERC-721AC collections deployed by creators |
| Vault adapter and escrow | Locks originals, mirrors canonical instances, and carries LayerZero messages |
| Fee recipient | Receives the marketplace, launchpad, swap and vault fees listed in the [Fee Schedule](https://support.unvault.com/policies/fee-schedule) |

## Verifying a genuine contract

1. Compare the address with the Chains page and `GET /chains`.
2. Check that the source is verified on the chain's block explorer.
3. Confirm the owner or admin role on the explorer resolves to the Foundation's published administrative address for that chain, as listed in the registry.

Public third-party protocols the contracts call — the Seaport settlement protocol and LayerZero endpoints — are not Unvault or Foundation contracts and are documented by their own projects.