Understanding the GCAT 1% Sell Fee
When the fixed ecosystem sell fee applies, where it is sent, and why it is different from gas, slippage, and DEX price impact.
Published · Updated · 7 min read
Maintained by the GloveCat project team.
What changed on September 2, 2026
Added a transparent numerical example and a receipt-level method for separating token fees from DEX and network costs.
1. Know the contract rules
The active GCAT core contract applies a 0% token fee to buys and a fixed 1% ecosystem fee to sells through a registered pool. The sell fee is sent to the published ecosystem fee wallet. It is not automatically redistributed to holders and it is not an automatic liquidity mechanism.
- Buy token fee0%
- Sell token fee1%
- DestinationPublished ecosystem fee wallet
2. Understand registered-pool transfers
The fee logic depends on transfers involving the contract's registered pool. A normal wallet-to-wallet transfer is not the same as selling through that pool. Users should read the verified source and current pool configuration rather than infer behavior from a wallet label.
3. Separate fee, gas, and price impact
A wallet or DEX quote may combine several effects in the received amount. Review the complete quote and minimum received value before signing.
- Token fee: the GCAT contract rule applied to the sell transfer.
- Network gas: ETH paid for Base transaction execution.
- DEX fee: the pool or router's own trading fee.
- Price impact: the quote movement caused by trade size relative to liquidity.
- Slippage tolerance: the maximum quote deterioration the user allows before execution fails.
4. Work through the token fee separately
Consider a transfer of 10,000 GCAT that the verified contract classifies as a sell through the registered pool. A fixed 1% token fee corresponds to 100 GCAT, leaving 9,900 GCAT for the sell transfer before the pool calculates the market side of the swap. This example isolates the token rule; it is not a quote and does not predict the amount of WETH or another asset the trade will receive.
The final output can still differ because the pool applies its own fee and pricing curve, the trade changes reserves, the router may use a particular path, the user sets a slippage limit, and Base charges gas in ETH. For a buy, the GCAT token fee is 0%, but those other costs and market effects still exist.
5. Read the mined receipt, not only the quote
After a transaction is mined, open its receipt on Basescan and identify the GCAT Transfer events, the pair, the router or spender, the ecosystem fee destination, and the assets ultimately received. Compare the actual amounts with the wallet's pre-signing quote and minimum received value. A successful status only means the transaction executed; it does not mean the route or price matched the user's intent.
If a wallet summary combines token fee, DEX fee, and price impact into one estimate, keep the categories separate in your own notes. The verified token source is authoritative for the 1% GCAT rule, the pool and router determine DEX mechanics, the transaction receipt records what executed, and the Base receipt records gas used. This separation makes fee claims testable instead of promotional.
6. Verify before signing
Confirm Base mainnet, the official token and pair addresses, the router spender, the amount, and the minimum received value. Reject approvals or swaps that reference a different token, pool, network, or spender. After mining, record the transaction hash and compare the transfer events with the pre-signing quote.
Sources and evidence
Dated transactions prove historical events; balances, ownership, readiness, and quotes must be checked again when used.
Official support
Questions about published evidence can be sent to [email protected].
Risk disclaimer
GCAT is an experimental meme token with no intrinsic value or expectation of financial return. Public contracts and locks do not guarantee price, liquidity, rewards, or safety. Verify current evidence and make your own risk decision.