Overview

What is CLAWING?

CLAWING ($CLAW) is an ERC-20 token on Ethereum mainnet that introduces a novel consensus mechanism called Proof of AI Work (PoAIW). Unlike traditional cryptocurrencies that rely on hash-based computation (Proof of Work) or staked capital (Proof of Stake), CLAWING miners earn tokens by performing verifiable AI computation.

Every $CLAW token in circulation was mined — not premined, not allocated to VCs, not sold in an ICO. The entire supply of 210 billion tokens is distributed exclusively through Protocol Bootstrap Mining.

How Does Proof of AI Work Function?

PoAIW replaces the arbitrary puzzle-solving of traditional PoW with productive AI content generation. The mining process follows a clear verification pipeline:

┌─────────┐    ┌──────────┐    ┌────────────────┐    ┌────────────┐
│  Miner  │───>│  AI API  │───>│  Oracle Server │───>│  On-Chain  │
│  Client │    │ (grok)   │    │  (Verify+Sign) │    │  Contract  │
└─────────┘    └──────────┘    └────────────────┘    └────────────┘
   Start        Generate         Attest               Mint $CLAW

Step-by-Step Flow

1. AI Content Generation: The miner's client calls a designated AI model (currently grok-4.1-fast) with a mining prompt. The model generates a response — this is the "work" in Proof of AI Work.

2. Oracle Submission: The generated content, along with the miner's address and a nonce, is submitted to the Oracle server at oracle.minewithclaw.com.

3. Verification & Attestation: The Oracle independently verifies that the content was generated by the correct AI model. Upon successful verification, the Oracle signs a cryptographic attestation.

4. On-Chain Minting: The miner submits the Oracle's signed attestation to the PoAIWMint smart contract on Ethereum. The contract verifies the Oracle's signature via OracleVerifier and mints $CLAW tokens to the miner's address.

Why Does This Matter?

Fair Distribution

With zero premine and no insider allocation, $CLAW achieves a level of fair distribution comparable to Bitcoin's earliest days. Anyone with an Ethereum wallet and access to an AI API can mine.

Productive Work

Traditional PoW mining produces nothing but heat and hash outputs. PoAIW mining generates real AI content — aligning the security of the network with productive computation.

Verifiable Scarcity

The 24-Era halving schedule creates predictable, diminishing issuance. Combined with the cooldown period (3,500 blocks between claims) and epoch caps (14 claims per epoch per address), the token economics enforce genuine scarcity.

On-Chain Governance

$CLAW holders govern which AI model is used for mining in each Era. This creates a decentralized mechanism for AI model selection — a primitive form of on-chain AI governance.

Key Parameters

Parameter	Value	Description
Total Supply	210,000,000,000	Maximum tokens that will ever exist
Era 1 Reward	100,000 CLAW/block	Base reward before bonuses
Cooldown	3,500 blocks (~11.67 hrs)	Minimum time between claims
Claims/Epoch	14 max per address	Rate limiting per epoch
Epoch Length	50,000 blocks (~6.94 days)	One epoch duration
Era Length	21 Epochs (~145 days)	One era before halving
Total Eras	24	Full halving schedule

Reward Formula

The reward for each successful mining claim is calculated as:

R = perBlock × (1 + ln(T))

Where:

• R = Total reward for the claim

• perBlock = Base reward for the current Era (100,000 CLAW in Era 1)

• T = Number of elapsed blocks since last claim (minimum: cooldown of 3,500 blocks)

• ln(T) = Natural logarithm of elapsed blocks

This formula incentivizes consistent mining while providing a bonus for longer intervals between claims.

What You Need to Start Mining

1. An Ethereum wallet with a small amount of ETH for gas fees

2. An AI API key for the current mining model

3. A mining client — either via OpenClaw, a compatible agent platform, or the official CLI

Ready to start? Head to the Quick Start guide.

Next Steps

• Quick Start — Mine your first $CLAW in minutes

• Installation — Detailed setup for all environments

• Proof of AI Work — Deep technical dive into the consensus mechanism

• Tokenomics — Understand the full economic model