Glossary

Key ClaimRush terms. For the full mental model, see How ClaimRush Works.

Game concepts

Mine — The central asset. One King controls it at a time.
Crown — The King slot. Taking over makes you King.
King — The current holder of the Crown. One King at a time. Mines CLAIM and receives 75% of the next takeover payment when dethroned.
Reign — The period a King holds the Mine.
Takeover — Paying in ETH to become King.
Mining rate — CLAIM/s earned by the King. Starts at 50 CLAIM/s, decays to ~5.56 CLAIM/s over 2 years.
Materialization — CLAIM accrues while you are King, but tokens are minted and delivered only when the next takeover finalizes your reign (not continuously).
CLAIM stream — The flow of value through the protocol: ETH enters via takeovers, splits to King and Barons, CLAIM is mined and locked in the Furnace, producing veCLAIM that earns future royalties. See How ClaimRush Works.

CLAIM — The game token on Base. Displayed as $CLAIM in the app.
veCLAIM — Voting escrow balance from locking CLAIM. Higher veCLAIM = larger royalty share. Decays as lock time remaining decreases — enable AutoMax to prevent decay.
Royalty share (%) — Your veCLAIM / total veCLAIM. Shown on the Locks page.

Lock — A time-locked CLAIM position represented by an NFT. See Locks.
AutoMax — Per-lock toggle. ON = 1-year remaining (max veCLAIM, no decay, automatic daily bonus growth from protocol keepers). OFF required to unlock.
Eternal Lock — A one-action ETH-only flow that enters the Furnace (≈ 1,000 CLAIM equivalent), creates an AutoMax lock, and configures shareholder royalties auto-compound to target it. See The Furnace — Eternal Lock.
Entry token — CLAIM or ETH sent to the Furnace. The Furnace converts ETH to CLAIM if needed.

Furnace — The lock engine that adds bonus CLAIM. Only counterparty for lock creation and trading. See The Furnace.
Bonus — Extra veCLAIM the Furnace adds on top of what you lock. Applies at entry and when extending a lock’s duration. Depends on duration, entry size, and recent activity. AutoMax locks receive extension bonuses automatically from protocol keepers.
Furnace emission stream — A separate CLAIM emission (5 CLAIM/s at launch, decaying to ~0.56 CLAIM/s over 2 years) minted directly to the Furnace reserve. This is what funds the bonus.
Furnace reserve — CLAIM held by the Furnace that powers bonuses and protocol-quoted exits. Fed primarily by the Furnace emission stream.
Spread (haircut) — Discount applied when selling a lock back to the Furnace. Dynamic: varies with bonus conditions, remaining time, position size, and recent volume. Higher spread = less CLAIM received.
Lock Now — Enter the Furnace immediately by providing CLAIM or ETH. Receive a live quote for veCLAIM output including bonus.
Make Offer — Patient entry into the Furnace: escrow CLAIM and set a target bonus. Executes automatically when the live bonus meets your target before expiry.
Keeper — A whitelisted bot that can settle Market listings and Make Offer escrows during the 30-minute keeper-priority window. The MarketRouter owner also retains a documented break-glass path during that window. After the grace period, anyone can settle.

Market — Lock management board for veCLAIM. Used for sell/buy positions and managing listings. See Market.
List Lock (patient exit) — Market listing to the Furnace with a minimum payout floor and an expiry. Settles automatically when the Furnace quote meets your floor.
Sell now (instant exit) — Immediate sellback to the Furnace at the current live quote. Fast but at a discount (spread).

Barons — veCLAIM holders earning 25% of takeovers in ETH.
Accrued ETH — Uncollected ETH royalties.
Collect ETH — Default royalty action. Withdraws accrued ETH to wallet.
Collect & Lock — Optional royalty compounding action. Routes accrued ETH through the Furnace into more veCLAIM with a bonus.

LP Vault — Staking vault for Aerodrome WETH/CLAIM LP tokens. See Liquidity & LP Vault.
Harvest — Collect LP rewards (paid in CLAIM).
Harvest & Lock — Route LP rewards through the Furnace into veCLAIM with a bonus.

Overview — Your wallet-aware overview page (/overview). Without a connected wallet, personal panels are hidden; connecting (from the header or inside any action modal) unlocks your personal rewards, locks, and quick actions.
House — The developer-controlled onchain player (claimrushdev.base.eth). Plays under the same rules as everyone else, with no admin or guardian permissions.
Bot access — A delegation session granting a trusted bot limited, time-bound permissions to act for your address. Managed via the DelegationHub contract.
Radar — Watches + Inbox. Alerts for cost tiers, bonus windows, addresses.
Sellback — Selling a lock NFT back to the Furnace for liquid CLAIM. Protocol-quoted, usually at a discount.
Proof of lock — ClaimRush’s core principle: the protocol rewards only what you lock, not promises. No premine, no treasury, no offchain leverage.
Strategy & Tips — See Strategy & Tips for how to apply these concepts.