How ClaimRush Works

Everything in ClaimRush flows through one connected loop called the CLAIM stream. ETH enters when someone takes the Crown, CLAIM is mined, locked in the Furnace with a bonus, and turned into veCLAIM — which earns a share of ETH from every future takeover. Two loops drive the game, and they feed each other.

The CLAIM stream

How to read this: ETH from each takeover splits — 75% to the dethroned King, 25% to Barons as royalties. Both the King’s mined CLAIM and Baron royalties can flow into the Furnace, producing veCLAIM that earns a share of every future takeover. The cycle compounds with each round.

The two loops

The Crown loop (Takeover)

Pay ETH to take the Crown and become King. While King, you mine CLAIM — the game’s token, produced only by holding the Crown. CLAIM accrues during your reign but is minted and delivered when the next player takes over. When someone else takes over, you receive 75% of the ETH they paid plus all the CLAIM you mined. The game resets and the cycle continues.

The Crown is a tempo game. After each takeover, the cost doubles, then decays over roughly one hour toward a floor of 0.001 ETH. Timing matters: take the Crown when the cost is low, and you risk less ETH for the same mining time. See The Crown for the full guide, including a worked pricing example.

The Furnace loop (Barons)

Lock CLAIM in the Furnace to receive veCLAIM — a lock position represented as an NFT. The Furnace adds a bonus on top of what you lock, giving you more veCLAIM than the raw CLAIM you put in. The bonus doesn’t stop at entry — extending a lock’s duration also earns a bonus on your existing capital for the additional time committed, with no new CLAIM required. AutoMax locks receive this extension bonus automatically from protocol keepers once per day, so they grow hands-free.

As a veCLAIM holder (a Baron), you earn 25% of every takeover as ETH royalties, proportional to your share of total veCLAIM. You can collect those royalties as liquid ETH, or compound them back through the Furnace for more veCLAIM and a bigger royalty share.

The Furnace is the only way to create or settle locks. There are no user-to-user lock transfers — the Furnace is always the counterparty.

See The Furnace for the full guide.

How the loops connect

The Crown produces CLAIM. The Furnace consumes CLAIM and turns it into royalty-earning power. Every takeover feeds ETH to both Kings and Barons, and the mined CLAIM from each reign can flow into the Furnace to grow the next generation of locks. Players who do both loops reinforce each other: more takeovers mean more royalties for Barons, and more locked CLAIM means a healthier protocol for Kings to mine into.

CLAIM and veCLAIM

CLAIM is the game token. It is produced only by mining (holding the Crown) and has no premine, no treasury allocation, and no team vesting. Mining starts at 50 CLAIM/s and decays to roughly 5.56 CLAIM/s over two years.

In addition to the King’s mining rate, the protocol mints a separate Furnace emission stream — 5 CLAIM/s at launch, decaying to ~0.56 CLAIM/s over the same two-year schedule. This stream flows directly into the Furnace reserve and is what funds the bonus CLAIM you receive when you lock. Without it, the Furnace would have nothing to give on top of your deposit.

veCLAIM is your voting escrow balance — the locked form of CLAIM. When you lock CLAIM in the Furnace, you receive a veCLAIM NFT representing your position. Your veCLAIM balance determines your share of royalties.

How veCLAIM works:

More CLAIM locked = more veCLAIM
More time remaining on the lock = more veCLAIM
veCLAIM decays toward zero as the lock approaches expiry
AutoMax keeps the lock at maximum duration (1 year) indefinitely, preventing decay. AutoMax locks also receive automatic daily bonuses from protocol keepers, growing your position over time without any action. Disable AutoMax to start the unlock countdown.

Why does veCLAIM decay? Decay rewards commitment — players who extend or compound keep their share, while passive holders gradually lose it. Extending also earns a bonus on your existing locked CLAIM. Use AutoMax to prevent decay entirely and receive extension bonuses automatically.

Example: Lock 10,000 CLAIM for 1 year. At day one, your veCLAIM is 10,000. After 6 months (without extending), it’s ~5,000. After 11 months, it’s ~822. With AutoMax on, it stays near the max instead of decaying, and can grow further as automatic bonuses are claimed.

Your veCLAIM share relative to the total veCLAIM supply determines what percentage of Baron royalties you receive.

Protocol guarantees

0% platform fee — no rake on takeovers, royalties, or Furnace operations
One King at a time — the Crown has exactly one holder
Fixed takeover split — 75% to the previous King, 25% to Barons (the genesis takeover routes 100% to Barons since no previous King exists)
Furnace-only counterparty — all lock creation, settlement, and trading happens through the Furnace, not between users

Key limits

Parameter	Value
Takeover cost decay	~1 hour to floor
Takeover floor	0.001 ETH
Lock duration range	7 days – 1 year
New lock minimum	1,000 CLAIM
Max locks per wallet	32
Mining rate (launch)	50 CLAIM/s, decaying to ~5.56 CLAIM/s over 2 years
Furnace emission (launch)	5 CLAIM/s, decaying to ~0.56 CLAIM/s over 2 years