What do HEX and HEX(eth) mean on this site?
Other sites use other labels for these three tokens, and the same label can mean different things. Before you trade or add liquidity, check the address and the chain of the token in the pool, not its name.
Is it really the same contract on both chains?
Yes. The deployed runtime bytecode at 0x2b59…Eb39 has the same SHA-256 hash on PulseChain and on Ethereum:
331e6384b4acbab47e393ee5f85290cbdd8783be817b52643441c02bc0164511
The verified source texts on the two explorers differ only in a header comment added by the explorer. Every rule described in Staking and Origin Address therefore applies identically on both chains.
What happened to HEX at the fork?
PulseChain started as a full copy of Ethereum’s state after block 17,232,999. Block 17,233,000 is PulseChain’s first own block (params/pulse.go:43) and carries the timestamp 2023-05-10 22:52:51 UTC. Every account, token and contract that existed after block 17,232,999 — including the HEX contract with all balances and all stakes — exists on PulseChain with the same address, code and storage. From then on, each chain keeps its own independent ledger.
What happened to stakes that existed at the fork?
They exist twice: once on Ethereum and once on PulseChain, each with the same shares, start day and length. Each copy earns from the daily payout pool of its own chain and can be ended on its own chain. Ending one has no effect on the other. Stakes started after the fork exist only on the chain where they were started.
Why do HEX and HEX(eth) have different prices?
Because they are different assets traded in different markets. The contract has no price and no link between the chains; each market sets its own price. HEX is not redeemable for HEX(eth), and the bridge does not convert one into the other.
How do I move HEX(eth) from Ethereum to PulseChain?
Through the official bridge at bridge.pulsechain.com. It locks HEX(eth) and mints the bridged token “HEX from Ethereum” 0x57fde0a71132198bbec939b98976993d8d89d225 on PulseChain, which can be redeemed back across the bridge (minus the fee below). The result is that bridged token, not HEX on PulseChain.
| Direction | Bridge fee for HEX(eth) | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum → PulseChain | 0 % | PulseChain block 27,819,014 (2026-10-17 08:04:35 UTC) |
| PulseChain → Ethereum | 0.30 % | same |
Fees come from the bridge’s fee manager and can be changed by its owner; gas on each chain comes on top. How the bridge works and whom it trusts: PulseChain bridge.
Which interface do I use for staking on each chain?
The same official interface, go.hex.com (also mirrored on IPFS), used on the chain where your HEX is. Because the contract address is the same on both chains, always check which network your wallet is connected to before you start or end a stake.