Use BARD
Claim, stake, and govern with Lombard’s governance and utility token.
What is $BARD?
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
Open Claim Event
Season 3: Claims opened July 27, 2026 at claim.lombard.finance and close October 29, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Allocations are based on Season 3 Lux held at a snapshot taken July 20, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Referral Lux is included. Check your allocation on the Rewards page .
Addresses below the minimum threshold of 5,000 Lux did not receive an allocation in this claim event. Addresses appearing on sanctions or compliance screening lists were excluded, and smart contract addresses received no allocation.
Closed: The Season 1 Phase 2 and Season 2 claim windows have ended. Unclaimed tokens were returned to the Ecosystem Fund and cannot be recovered.
Important: Unclaimed tokens from any claim window are returned to the Ecosystem Fund when the window closes and cannot be recovered.
How to Claim
- Go to claim.lombard.finance
- Connect the wallet you used for Lombard activity
- Agree to the terms and conditions
- Sign the claim transaction
- Tokens are sent to your connected wallet
The claim destination cannot be changed after submission.
Solana and Sui Users
Connect both your Solana or Sui wallet and an Ethereum wallet. Your allocation is delivered on Ethereum, since $BARD only exists on Ethereum mainnet. The Ethereum address you connect is the permanent claim destination, so do not use an exchange deposit address.
Lux earned on Avalanche, MegaETH, or Base is claimed with the same address on Ethereum.
Kaito Yappers
Kaito Yappers rewards are distributed through Kaito directly: kaito.ai/airdrops
Staking BARD
How It Works
When you stake $BARD:
- Tokens are deposited into a Mellow vault
- You receive stBARD (vault share)
- stBARD increases in redeemable $BARD over time
- 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.
Staking APY
The current rate is 30% APY (Epoch 4). Verify the live figure at app.lombard.finance before staking.
The 30% APY is paid in BARD and auto-compounds via stBARD. The maximum individual stake is 250,000 BARD.
Epoch history
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 rate of 30% (Epoch 4). Epochs 1 through 3 have concluded.
A limited-time boost added 25 percentage points on top of the 30% APY, for 55% in total. It applied to BARD claimed and staked between March 18 and March 30, 2026, ran for three months, and ended June 18, 2026. It is no longer available.
Steps to Stake
- Go to app.lombard.finance
- Connect your Ethereum wallet
- Approve $BARD spending
- Enter the amount to stake
- Confirm the transaction
- 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 of LINK
These vaults serve as the collateral base for the Symbiotic monitoring network that secures LBTC cross-chain transfers.
Next Steps
- Token Economics, Full details on $BARD distribution, vesting, and protocol revenue
- Lux Rewards, How Lux points convert to $BARD airdrops
- Lombard Finance Foundation, Governance and ecosystem development through the Foundation