Core Concepts
TL;DR — Two onchain loops, one value path. Crown loop: pay ETH → mine CLAIM → get 75% of next ETH on dethroning. Furnace loop: lock CLAIM → receive veCLAIM with a bonus → earn 25% of every takeover as ETH. The path that binds them is the CLAIM stream.
ClaimRush runs on two onchain loops bound by a single value path. The Crown loop mints CLAIM through reigns and takeovers. The Furnace loop locks CLAIM into veCLAIM and pays ETH royalties on every future takeover. The path that binds them — ETH in, CLAIM mined, CLAIM locked, royalties out — is the CLAIM stream.
The two loops
Crown loop — pay ETH to seize the Crown. Take 75% of the ETH back the moment the next challenger dethrones you.
Furnace loop — lock CLAIM into veCLAIM. Earn 25% of every future takeover’s ETH, weighted by your share of veCLAIM.
The Crown loop (Takeover)
Pay ETH to seize the Crown. While King, you mine CLAIM — the game’s token, produced only by holding the Crown. CLAIM accrues throughout your reign and is minted on dethroning. When the next player takes over, you receive 75% of their ETH and every CLAIM you mined.
After each takeover, the cost doubles, then decays over roughly one hour toward a floor of 0.001 ETH. Mining rate is fixed; takeover cost is not.
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 issued as an NFT. The Furnace adds a bonus on top of every lock, minting more veCLAIM than the CLAIM you commit.
As a veCLAIM holder — a Baron — you collect 25% of every takeover as ETH royalties, weighted by your share of total veCLAIM. Take them as liquid ETH, or compound them through the Furnace into more veCLAIM and a larger share of the next.
See The Furnace for the locking flow, and Royalties (Barons) for the action reference (accrual, Collect ETH vs. Collect & Lock, auto-compound).
How the loops connect
The Crown produces CLAIM. The Furnace consumes CLAIM and converts it into royalty-earning power. Every takeover pays ETH to Kings and Barons alike, and every CLAIM mined can flow into the Furnace to compound the next generation of locks. The loops reinforce each other: more takeovers, richer royalties for Barons; more locked CLAIM, a stronger protocol for Kings to mine into.
The compounding flywheel
Collect & Lock swaps accrued royalty ETH to CLAIM and locks it. Principal grows. The veCLAIM share grows. The next takeover distributes against the larger share. The cycle closes on itself — royalty ETH returns to locked CLAIM, the share compounds, and every subsequent takeover scales the payout further.
See Royalties (Barons) for the action reference, including auto-compound.
CLAIM and veCLAIM
CLAIM is the game token. It is produced only by mining — that is, by holding the Crown. The protocol mints a second stream, the Furnace emission stream, directly into the Furnace reserve to fund every lock bonus. See Genesis for what was minted at launch and the full emission schedule.
veCLAIM is the locked form of CLAIM — issued as an NFT when you lock through the Furnace. Your veCLAIM balance is your claim on royalties. See veCLAIM for the dedicated overview, ve weight formula, and the three routes to acquire it.
veCLAIM mechanics:
- More CLAIM locked = more veCLAIM
- More time remaining on the lock = more veCLAIM
- veCLAIM decays toward zero as the lock approaches expiry
- AutoMax holds the lock at maximum duration (1 year) indefinitely, halting decay. Disable AutoMax to start the unlock countdown.
Why does veCLAIM decay? Decay rewards commitment. Players who extend or compound hold their share; passive holders bleed it out. AutoMax halts decay entirely.
Example: Lock 10,000 CLAIM for 1 year. Day one: 10,000 veCLAIM. After 6 months without extending: ~5,000. After 11 months: ~822. With AutoMax on, it holds near the maximum instead of decaying.
Your veCLAIM share of the total supply is your percentage of every Baron royalty payout.
The two emission streams
The CLAIM stream is fed by two emission streams. Both clocks start 10 days before genesis. Both decay linearly to a floor over two years. Both materialize at every takeover. The ETH and royalty legs of the stream are visualized in The two loops and The compounding flywheel above. See Genesis for emission rates and the full schedule.
Protocol guarantees
- No premine, no treasury — launch seed CLAIM goes into locked LP, not wallets. See Genesis for the full accounting.
- 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
- 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 |
See also
- Getting Started — Connect and do your first action
- The Crown — Full takeover guide with pricing examples
- The Furnace — Bonus engine, locking, exiting
- veCLAIM — Concept overview, ve weight math, and routes to acquire veCLAIM
- Royalties (Barons) — Accrual, collection, and auto-compound
- Genesis — Launch event, emission schedule, and the genesis LP lock
- Strategy & Tips — When to take over, lock, compound, or sell
- Glossary — Definitions of key terms