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YARDWATCHCHAIN PULSE

BEGINNER GUIDE

How it works

Understand what you hold, where to act and what the numbers mean.

← About TickerYard

Five names to keep separate

TickerYard
The asset-routing project and its application.
YARD
The token used in the Yardkeepers market and for activation costs.
Yardkeeper
One NFT in the 3,333-piece collection. Buying YARD does not buy an NFT.
Anvil
The external platform where you can trade, activate, upgrade and claim under its market rules.
YardWatch
This dashboard: a place to understand your holdings and activity.

Source: Official glossary ↗.

Buy and activate a Yardkeeper on Anvil

  1. Open the correct market. Use the Yardkeepers Anvil page ↗ and select Robinhood Chain. Match the collection and token against the official contract addresses ↗.
  2. Choose the NFT. In Swap, “Next Available” uses available inventory; “Snipe” lets you select an available token ID. Review the final quote and fees before confirming.
  3. Understand approvals. An approval gives a contract permission to use a token or NFT. It is not the completed purchase. Check the spender and scope before the actual trade.
  4. Review activation in Stake. Owning the NFT and activating it are separate. Check the tier cost, reward weight and funded stream before paying.
  5. Check the result. Confirm ownership and transaction status on the explorer, then use YardWatch to follow balances and rewards.

The published base accounting amount is 300,030 YARD per NFT, before buy or sell fees. Always use the executable quote; this is not a fixed cash price or guaranteed resale floor.

Source: Official buy and activate guide ↗.

Activation, pending and upgrades

Soft staking means activation assigns a reward weight while the NFT stays in your wallet. A higher tier increases that weight; it does not set a fixed annual return.

Pending means rewards have accrued but have not yet been claimed. They are different from spendable YARD already in your wallet. An upgrade has to be funded by the wallet that owns the eligible NFT.

A simple reward-share example

If your active weight is 2 and the total eligible weight is 100, your estimated share is 2%. With a hypothetical funded distribution of 10,000 YARD per day, that would be 200 YARD per day. Other activations, transfers, upgrades or changes to the stream change the result. These are example numbers, not a forecast.

Does the 30-day reward stream restart my staking?

The documentation describes funded rewards being distributed over 30 days. That is a distribution schedule, not a personal 30-day lock or a promised return. A changing displayed end date alone does not prove that you must reactivate your NFT.

Before selling or moving an activated NFT

The published Anvil rules say selling, transferring or loan-escrowing ends activation and forfeits unclaimed rewards. Check and claim available rewards first. Moving to another wallet you own still counts as a transfer.

What is the NFT’s token-bound account?

It is an account controlled by the NFT’s current owner. Assets left there travel with control of the NFT. Inspect it separately from your wallet balance and Anvil pending rewards before a purchase or transfer.

Source: Ownership and rewards guide ↗.

Three different sources of rewards

Anvil

Check the active funded stream and the amount you can claim. Activation alone does not fund rewards.

yBTC fees

The reviewed holder guide says a share accrues to the Yardkeepers path, but holder distribution is not active there. Accrued protocol fees are not automatically claimable money.

CROP creator fees

These belong to a route’s beneficiary under its terms. They are not automatically payouts to every YARD or Yardkeeper holder.

Source: Reward boundaries ↗.

Move an asset with TickerYard

For yBTC, the documented lane starts with WBTC on Arbitrum One and ends with yBTC on Robinhood Chain. For CROP, search the exact origin token address or mint and choose an available compatible route.

  1. Check what will arrive. Verify both networks, the destination token and your recipient address.
  2. Read the quote. Separate application fees from gas and messaging costs. A “Verified” route checks a creator or owner role; it is not a security audit.
  3. Follow the transfer. An approval, a source transaction and destination delivery are distinct steps. Keep the original transaction reference and track the same transfer rather than depositing again because the destination balance is slow to update.
Why can CROP supply look much larger than deposits?

A route can hold unused destination tokens in escrow. That reserve is not circulating supply, trading liquidity or deposited collateral. Tokens made available through bridging must be distinguished from the unused reserve.

Sources: yBTC ↗, CROP ↗ and transfer status ↗.

Follow your account in YardWatch

  1. Connect to look. A wallet linked to a public profile opens its aggregate view without a signature. Private profiles need sign-in.
  2. Read totals, then check each wallet. The overview adds your holdings and pending. Upgrade funding remains separate by address.
  3. Sign in to manage. A free ownership signature unlocks profile changes, wallet linking and private notification settings. This is different from approving a purchase on Anvil.
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Go deeper

Want to understand the broader routing and future operator network? Read our white paper explanation, then compare it with the current official guides ↗. A design proposal, deployed contract and available funded reward are different milestones.

Reviewed 20 September 2026. Fees, availability and reward terms can change. Check the official app before a transaction; keep recovery phrases and private keys private.