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Claim, stake, and govern with Lombard’s governance and utility token.

What is $BARD?

Governance
Vote on protocol decisions, validator sets, fees, and roadmap
Security
Stake $BARD to help secure LBTC cross-chain transfers
Protocol Access
Priority access and preferred terms for Lombard products

Total supply: 1,000,000,000 $BARD (1 billion). Fixed supply at TGE — no inflation. Initial circulating supply was 22.5% at launch, with the remainder unlocking over 48 months.

$BARD exists on Ethereum mainnet only.

Claiming BARD

Active Claim Events

Season 1 Phase 2: Opens March 18, 2026 at 09:00 ET at claim.lombard.finance . Distributes the remaining 50% of Season 1 allocations (1.5% of total supply) plus all referral Lux rewards. 90-day claim window.

Season 2: Opens March 30, 2026 at 09:00 ET at claim.lombard.finance . Distributes 100% of the Season 2 allocation (1.5% of total supply, 15,000,000 BARD). 90-day claim window.

Upcoming: Season 1 Phase 3 (1% of supply) is scheduled for September 2026.

Important: Unclaimed tokens from any claim window are returned to the Ecosystem Fund after 90 days and cannot be recovered.

How to Claim

  1. Go to claim.lombard.finance 
  2. Connect the wallet you used for Lombard activity
  3. Agree to the terms and conditions
  4. Sign the claim transaction
  5. Tokens are sent to your connected wallet

The claim destination cannot be changed after submission.

Sui Users

Connect both your Sui wallet and an Ethereum wallet. The claim process bridges your Sui allocation to Ethereum, since $BARD only exists on Ethereum mainnet.

Kaito Yappers

Kaito Yappers rewards are distributed through Kaito directly: kaito.ai/airdrops 

Staking BARD

How It Works

When you stake $BARD:

  1. Tokens are deposited into a Mellow vault
  2. You receive stBARD (vault share)
  3. stBARD increases in redeemable $BARD over time
  4. No claiming needed — rewards auto-compound

Staked $BARD backs a cryptoeconomic guarantee layer for LBTC cross-chain transfers via Chainlink CCIP. If transfers proceed correctly, stakers earn rewards. If issues occur, staked collateral can be slashed.

Current APY

Epoch 1
240%
Concluded
Epoch 2
120%
Concluded
Epoch 3
60%
Concluded
Epoch 4
30%
Current

The staking APY followed a four-stage epoch curve: 240% at TGE (Epoch 1), stepping down to 120% (Epoch 2), 60% (Epoch 3), and the current sustained rate of 30% (Epoch 4).

Epochs 1 through 3 have concluded.

The 30% APY is paid in BARD and auto-compounds via stBARD. Over 25,000 participants have staked BARD, with more than 428,000 BARD distributed in rewards.

The maximum individual stake is 250,000 BARD.

Users who claim and stake BARD between March 18 and March 30, 2026 receive a 25% bonus boost on top of the 30% APY, for a total of 55% APY, lasting three months until June 18, 2026.

Steps to Stake

  1. Go to app.lombard.finance 
  2. Connect your Ethereum wallet
  3. Approve $BARD spending
  4. Enter the amount to stake
  5. Confirm the transaction
  6. Receive stBARD

Unstaking

21-day unstaking period. This aligns with Symbiotic’s security model — funds remain slash-eligible until the epoch closes.

stBARD

stBARD is the liquid staking token you receive when staking $BARD. It follows the ERC-4626 vault standard:

  • Represents your share of the staking vault
  • Increases in redeemable $BARD as rewards accrue
  • Compatible with DeFi protocols that support ERC-4626

Governance

BARD holders can vote on:

  • Protocol parameter adjustments
  • Validator sets and fees
  • Treasury allocation decisions
  • New chain deployment approvals
  • Strategic partnership ratification
  • Protocol roadmap direction

Vault Caps

  • BARD vault — 20M $BARD
  • LINK vault — $100M LINK

These vaults serve as the collateral base for the Symbiotic monitoring network that secures LBTC cross-chain transfers.

Next Steps

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