HOW STAKEWAR WORKS

It’s a 10×10 grid. 100 cells. Each cell is a pixel of digital territory on the Base blockchain. Cells start empty. You claim one by locking USDC into a smart contract.

Once a cell is yours, you upload an image — your logo, your meme, your face. The image lives on IPFS, your ownership lives on-chain.

Then the game starts.

To claim an empty cell:

• → Click any empty cell on the grid
• → Lock USDC (min 1 USDC, no maximum)
• → Upload an image (optional but recommended)
• → Sign two transactions: approve, then claim

Where does your money go?

• → 96% stays locked in the cell — your stake
• → 4% goes to the protocol treasury

The more you lock, the more expensive it is for someone to take you.

The cell’s locked value resets to $12.50 — what the attacker paid. The next capture will cost 125% of that = $15.63. Every capture raises the bar.

The new owner can now upload their image. Your image is gone. But your ownership history is on-chain forever — anyone can see who held this cell, what they paid, and what image they showed.

Ranking is by CELL COUNT — not USD locked. Five small cells beat one expensive one.

When the epoch ends, anyone can trigger settlement. The triggering wallet gets a 1% bounty as a thank-you for paying gas.

If the pool is under 50 USDC, the epoch auto-extends. No tiny payouts.

Most “stake to rank” projects are just collection schemes. StakeWar is different because the money keeps moving.

• → Cell owners always recover 80% of the price on capture — their full stake
• → The 16% pool fee gets redistributed to top holders
• → The 4% protocol fee funds development and treasures

No Ponzi math. No promised returns. Just a game where holding pays off and trying to take it costs something.

Install MetaMask, Rabby, or any Ethereum-compatible wallet:

• → metamask.io (most popular, but glitchy on Base Sepolia)
• → rabby.io    (cleaner UX on testnets, recommended)

Browser extension version works best on desktop.

In your wallet → Networks → Add custom network:

Network name:   Base Sepolia
RPC URL:        https://sepolia.base.org
Chain ID:       84532
Currency:       ETH
Block Explorer: https://sepolia.basescan.org

Or visit chainlist.org/?testnets=true → search ‘Base Sepolia’ → ‘Add to wallet’ (one click).

You need a tiny amount of ETH to pay transaction fees (~$0.001 each).

Free testnet ETH faucets:

• → alchemy.com/faucets/base-sepolia    (0.1 ETH/day)
• → faucet.quicknode.com/base/sepolia   (0.05 ETH/day)
• → coinbase.com/faucets/base-ethereum-sepolia-faucet

Paste your wallet address → request → wait ~30 seconds. 0.005 ETH covers dozens of claims and captures.

To claim cells you need testnet USDC (fake, no value):

Get free 10 USDC every 2 hours at faucet.circle.com

Select ‘Base Sepolia’ network, paste address, click receive.

Note: Circle’s faucet geo-blocks some regions (Ukraine, Russia, others). Use a VPN if blocked.

The USDC contract on Base Sepolia is:

0x036CbD53842c5426634e7929541eC2318f3dCF7e

Add it as a custom token in your wallet to see your balance.

On stakewar.com:

• 1.Click ‘Connect Wallet’ → choose your wallet
• 2. Switch to Base Sepolia if prompted
• 3. Click any empty cell on the 10×10 grid
• 4. Enter amount to lock (min 1 USDC)
• 5. Upload an image (optional)
• 6. Sign two transactions: approve USDC, then claim
• 7. Your cell appears with your image and color

That’s it. You own a piece of the grid.

Right now, StakeWar runs on Base Sepolia testnet. USDC is fake. Bonuses are simulated. This is a public preview to test the system.

Mainnet launch on Base is next.

• → Found a bug?   Tell us.
• → Want a feature?  Ask.
• → Just want to talk? We’re around.