veCLAIM

TL;DR — veCLAIM is locked CLAIM, issued as an NFT by the Furnace. It earns ETH royalties from every Crown takeover, weighted by your share of the total veCLAIM. More CLAIM and more remaining time both increase your share. Enable AutoMax to hold the lock at the maximum and stop decay.

The veCLAIM overview page (/veclaim ) is the public introduction to the locked-CLAIM token. It explains how veCLAIM accrues royalties, how the duration weight works, and the three routes to acquire it. The Locks page is the cockpit for managing positions you already hold.

What veCLAIM is

veCLAIM is the locked form of CLAIM. Lock CLAIM through the Furnace and the Furnace mints a veCLAIM NFT into your wallet. The NFT records:

amount — the CLAIM principal locked, plus any bonus CLAIM credited to the lock.
lockEnd — the unlock timestamp when AutoMax is OFF; effective now + 365 days (rolling) when AutoMax is ON.
autoMax — a per-lock toggle that holds the lock at the maximum duration.

Your veCLAIM balance is the sum of your lock weights, and that balance is your claim on royalties.

veCLAIM weight (decay)

For a single lock with amount A and remaining time T (capped at 365 days):


ve = floor(A × T / 365 days)

Implications:

More CLAIM locked → more ve.
More remaining time → more ve.
For non-AutoMax locks, ve decays linearly to zero at expiry.
For AutoMax locks, remaining time is always 365 days, so ve == amount and ve does not decay.

Example. Lock 10,000 CLAIM for 1 year. Day one: 10,000 veCLAIM. After 6 months without extending: ~5,000 veCLAIM. After 11 months: ~822 veCLAIM. With AutoMax on, ve stays at 10,000 indefinitely.

AutoMax

AutoMax keeps the effective lock duration at the maximum (365 days), rolling forward every second. While AutoMax is on:

ve weight equals the locked amount and never decays.
The lock cannot be unlocked. unlock reverts.
Eligible locks receive automatic extension bonuses through the settlement window — no manual action, no gas paid by you. See The Furnace — Duration and AutoMax.

To exit: disable AutoMax. The lock is set to a fresh 1-year decaying lock; after the full 365 days, the underlying CLAIM is unlockable.

Every takeover routes 25% of the ETH paid by the new King into the Barons pool. Your share of that pool is your veCLAIM / total veCLAIM at the moment the takeover settles.


royalty share = yourVe / totalVe × 25% of every takeover ETH

Royalties accrue continuously. Decaying locks settle correctly — each takeover indexes against the share you held at that moment. See Royalties (Barons) for the full mechanics, the two collection paths (Collect ETH vs. Collect & Lock), and auto-compound.

How to get veCLAIM

Three routes. All settle through the Furnace.

Route	What it does	When to use
Forge an Eternal Lock	One ceremony: enter the Furnace at the maximum duration with AutoMax on and shareholder royalties auto-compound configured to target the new lock.	Maximum royalty exposure with hands-off compounding. See The Furnace — Eternal Lock.
Enter the Furnace	Lock CLAIM directly, or pay with ETH and the Furnace routes through the canonical CLAIM/WETH pool. Receive veCLAIM with a duration-weighted bonus.	Standard entry. See The Furnace.
Place an offer on the Market	Escrow CLAIM and set a target bonus rate above the live Furnace quote. When the bonus meets your target, the Furnace forges a fresh lock for you — there are no user-to-user lock transfers.	Patient entry at a higher bonus than today’s quote. See Market — Make Offer.

Key parameters

Parameter	Value
Lock duration	7 days to 365 days
Minimum new lock	1,000 CLAIM
Max locks per wallet	32
Decay	Linear to zero at expiry (non-AutoMax)
Transfer policy	Furnace-only counterparty