The wheelResting
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A magnet on the wheel passes a sensor once per lap. The hamster runs when it likes and stops when it likes.
Test signal. The live feed starts with the first lap
The chain onlymoves when thehamster does.
Squeakchain is a toychain mined by one real hamster on one real wheel. A sensor counts every lap, a tiny computer signs it, and a contract turns a night of running into blocks. No GPUs and no farms. Just a small animal doing night shifts on its own terms.
1 lap = 1 work
10 minute rounds
0 GPUs
Rec
Cam 01 / test signal
00:00:00 UTC
Signal
The real night camera takes over this screen once the wheel is installed. Move your pointer over it, then click.
WheelBeing built
Night cameraTest signal
NetworkTestnet first
Early accessOpen now
How it works
From one lap to one block
Nothing here is mined by machines guessing numbers. The only work is a hamster deciding to run. Below is the path a lap takes, played at high speed.
The counterSigns laps
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A small chip stamps each lap with the time and signs the record. If the wifi drops, it keeps counting and sends the laps later.
The round10 minutes
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Idle round
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Every 10 minutes the laps are closed into a round. A round with no laps is simply empty. The chain waits.
The chainWork to blocks
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Rounds settle to a contract. Work turns into blocks, and every block pays Squeaks holders by their power.
Squeaks
One figure. Ten levels. Every signal different.
Squeaks are the NFTs of Squeakchain: one sitting hamster, drawn in glowing scan lines by the contract itself. Every Squeak starts at level 1. Burn two of the same level and a new one tunes in a level higher, with completely new traits.
Squeak
Level 1Power1,000
Try a levelAura: None
The same Squeak at every level
Drawn on chain
The picture is built by the contract from a seed, line by line. No image host and no IPFS link that can go dark.
Burn two, tune in one
A merge burns both Squeaks. The new one takes its traits from the next round the hamster really runs, so it shows static until then.
Power is the point
Each level is worth 10% more than the two Squeaks it cost. Staked power decides your share of what the hamster mines.
This is a preview. The art is final in shape, but numbers and rules can still change before the mint. Nothing is for sale today.
Early access
Get in before the first lap
The wheel is still being built. Until it turns, early members earn badges. Badges are where seeds come from: the fewer members hold a badge, the more seeds it is worth. Seeds set your rank, and your rank sets your tier.
Sign in with a wallet
You sign one message. It costs nothing and sends no transaction.
Link your X account
It must be at least one year old. One X account per wallet, for good. With both linked you are a member.
Earn badges
Tasks on X, friends you bring, and NFTs your wallet holds. Badges for building on the chain open later.
Top of the boardDemo data
The board fills as members complete signup.
For builders
Build on Squeakchain
Once the wheel turns, the chain is open to anything you want to put on it: a game, a tool, a contract, a dashboard. Projects are submitted on the early access page with a link, a GitHub repository and a picture. The team looks at each one, and a verified project earns its builder badges of their own.
Submissions open when the chain runs
Hamster care
The hamster comes first
A chain that depends on an animal has one rule above all others. The animal is a pet with a good life, and the chain is whatever it happens to leave behind.
It runs only when it wants to
Hamsters run for fun, mostly at night. Nothing rewards, pushes or tricks ours into running more.
Never woken for work
Daytime is for sleeping. Empty rounds are normal and nobody knocks on the house to fix them.
No games with food or water
Fresh water and a full bowl, always. Food is never held back to make running more likely.
A proper home
A floor of at least 100 by 50 cm, deep bedding to burrow in, a solid wheel sized for the species, sand, hides and things to chew.
Dark nights
The camera sees in infrared. No lights are switched on at night for the sake of a prettier stream.
The chain waits
If the hamster is ill, old or simply not in the mood, mining stops. Filming stops too whenever care needs it.
Road ahead
What happens in which order
No dates, on purpose. A habitat gets finished when it is right, and a hamster settles in at its own pace.
Now
Test signal
- Early access: badges, seeds and tiers
- The Squeaks art preview
- Lap counter and habitat being built
Next
First lap
- The hamster moves in
- The night camera goes live on this site
- Real laps and rounds, shown as they happen
Then
Testnet
- Rounds settle to a contract on a test network
- Squeaks mint, merging and staking open for testing
- Builders can submit what they made on the chain
- Lap records published so anyone can replay the maths
Later
Beyond
- Decided together once testnet has run for a while
- Nothing is promised here before it exists
Questions
Fair things to ask
Is there really a hamster?
Not yet, and we will not pretend otherwise. The habitat and the lap counter are being built first. The hamster moves in when its home is ready, and only then does the night camera go live.
What are seeds and badges?
Badges are achievements: tasks on X, friends you bring, NFTs your wallet holds. Seeds come only from badges, and a badge is worth more seeds the fewer members hold it, so the numbers move as people join.
Your rank by seeds sets your tier: Gold, Silver or Bronze. Seeds set your place in line when the first Squeaks are handed out on testnet.
Both live on our server. They are not a token, cannot be traded and have no monetary value.
What happens when the hamster sleeps?
Nothing, and that is the idea. Rounds with no laps are empty and no blocks are made. Expect long quiet stretches during the day and bursts at night.
How do I know the laps are real?
You will be able to watch the wheel live and compare it with the lap count on screen. The signed lap records will be public, so anyone can replay how rounds turned into blocks.
A signature only proves that the counter approved the data. It cannot prove that a hamster turned the wheel. That is what the camera is for.
Why does a merge burn both Squeaks?
Because the result is a new Squeak, not an upgrade of an old one. It gets a higher level, more power than the two it cost, a new aura and completely new traits. The total number of Squeaks only ever goes down.
Does any of this cost money?
No. Early access is free and signing in only signs a message. The first network is a test network, where tokens and NFTs have no monetary value.