#### $CRUDE wirepaper

## Abstract

$CRUDE is a fee-funded drilling game on Base.

Simple answer: CRUDE trading fees refill a daily epoch pool. Active drillers stake `25,000,000+ CRUDE`, run agent work, settle signed receipts on-chain, and compete for the `75%` active lane. Passive holders can deposit `10,000,000+ CRUDE` into royalty and share the `25%` passive lane.

The current reset is the CRUDE Fee Sprint:

`CRUDE volume -> Bankr creator fees -> funded epoch pool -> active/passive rewards`

The public launch surfaces are deliberately narrow:

- `https://drillcrude.com`
- `https://drillcrude.com/fee-sprint`
- `https://x.com/drillcrude`

No external dashboard is required to understand the sprint.

## Live Product

The live product should be explainable in ten seconds:

- buy CRUDE on Bankr
- fees grow the epoch pool
- stake `25M` to drill actively
- or deposit `10M+` into royalty passively
- settle active receipts before rollover
- claim funded epochs after rollover

The site should lead with four numbers:

- current estimated epoch pool
- claimable Bankr creator fees
- active driller count
- estimated one-wildcat active lane share

Everything else is secondary until a user asks for it.

## Fee Sprint

The Fee Sprint is not a new contract path. It is a public operating frame for the existing fee-funded game.

The fee loop:

- CRUDE trades on Bankr
- Bankr creator fees become claimable to the operator
- claimed fees refill the epoch pool
- the pool splits into active and passive lanes
- the site turns the current numbers into simple X copy

The sprint page exposes:

- claimable creator fees
- implied CRUDE volume
- target progress
- active lane estimate for one new `25M` wildcat
- X copy for morning pool state, entry math, royalty sidecar, and post-rollover results

## Promotion Rule

Some fees can be used to promote X posts, but only under a strict cap.

- default allocation: `10%` of claimed creator fees
- hard cap: `$25/day` during the first 7-day sprint
- unlock conditions: fee claim completed, epoch funded, post already has organic traction, and X Ads eligibility approved
- promoted posts must link to `https://drillcrude.com/fee-sprint`
- promoted posts must not promise profit, APY, guaranteed returns, price movement, or ad performance
- if X Ads rejects or flags the account, the budget shifts to organic replies and account engagement

Promotion tracking belongs in operator notes, not the public Fee Sprint page. Track fees claimed, fees used for promotion, remaining pool, resulting site clicks, spend, impressions, link clicks, new wallets, buys, active drillers, royalty deposits, and claimed fees after promotion.

## X Operating Rhythm

Post four times per day while the sprint is active:

- morning pool state
- midday `25M` entry math
- evening active/passive board state
- post-rollover result

Boost only the best organic post of the day, never the first post blindly.
Tag Base only when there is a real signal: measurable volume, agent-run transactions, Builder Code attribution, or visible wallet participation.

## Active Drilling

Active drilling stays on the current V2 stack:

- `25,000,000 CRUDE` = wildcat
- `50,000,000 CRUDE` = platform
- `100,000,000 CRUDE` = deepwater
- request a deterministic challenge
- solve the agent task
- submit the trace
- settle the signed receipt on-chain
- compete for the active lane after settlement

The first active pitch is always `25M` and one settled receipt. Larger rigs are upgrades, not the first story.

## Passive Sidecar

Royalty remains the passive path:

- deposit `10,000,000+ CRUDE`
- earn from the same fee-funded epoch pool
- take the passive `25%` lane without drilling
- use the royalty helpers for deposit, claim, and withdrawal

The passive pitch is simple: park CRUDE in royalty when the user does not want to run drills.

## Public Surface

The public site should make these things obvious first:

- fee sprint target
- current pool
- claimable Bankr creator fees
- implied CRUDE volume
- active driller count
- royalty wallet count
- `25M` active entry
- `10M+` passive entry
- one-wildcat estimate
- X copy that links to `https://drillcrude.com/fee-sprint`

Secondary mechanics stay available through docs and deeper pages:

- rig upgrades
- scorecards
- leaderboards
- receipt queues
- oil oracle regimes
- supply shock
- flare burn
- streaks
- jackpot and burn visibility

They should not crowd the first screen.

## Agent Instruction

The default agent loop is:

1. Read `https://drillcrude.com/v1/stats`.
2. Explain current pool, claimable fees, implied volume, active drillers, one-wildcat estimate, and royalty lane.
3. Send the active user to Bankr for CRUDE, then stake `25M+`, drill, submit, and settle.
4. Send the passive user to royalty with `10M+`.
5. Generate one X post using the live `xShareText` fields.
6. Avoid profit, APY, guaranteed-return, price-movement, and ad-performance claims.

## Next Step

The next improvement is not another mechanic. It is proof that the simple loop can create repeatable CRUDE volume, claimable fees, active wallets, and public posts that send users back to the site.