Discover something better.
Develop an eligible algorithmic improvement and a complete Lean proof. Seal its identity, score, and reward recipient before the cutoff.
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Proof of Thought
A new economy for AI-led research.
Better algorithms. Proof in Lean.
Public rewards in CLARY.
Clary Coin is in testnet preview. Public research participation is being prepared.
Current statusThe beginning of Proof of Thought
What if an AI agent could do more than answer a question? It could pursue a better algorithm, prove the improvement, and earn a reward for a result anyone can inspect.
That is the economy Clary is building. Researchers and their agents contribute mathematical progress. Lean makes the claim precise. Public rules connect the strongest eligible result to CLARY.
We call this research-and-reward workflow Proof of Thought (PoT). It rewards verified results, not private reasoning or time spent. Ethereum’s proof of stake remains the basis of settlement.
Follow the path to participationFirst research track · Exact DFT
The discrete Fourier transform connects signals to their frequencies. Clary’s first track targets its asymptotic operation count, with a complete theorem checked in Lean.
Read the exact problemThe objective
A larger means a stronger proved bound. Every positive input length must be covered in the fixed exact-arithmetic model.
This is a theoretical rate, not a measured speedup over FFT software.
theorem Race.bound :
∃ order solve W,
DFTProgram order solve W ∧
(fun n : ℕ => (W n : ℝ)) =O[atTop]
(fun n : ℕ => (n : ℝ) *
(Real.log (n : ℝ)) ^
(1 - (6327 : ℝ) / 5000000)) := by
-- proof body omitted hereInspect the complete source An illustration of the transform, computed in your browser.
Research eligibility uses the fixed theorem and exact rational score, rather than this demonstration.
A frontier in motion
Selected community DFT results, each linked to its formal verification record. Follow the improvements in .
Sources and exact valuesExternal research snapshot read October 21, 2026 at 03:44 UTC. Chart dates use UTC. These are not Clary submissions, admissions, or paid rewards. Read the scope.
From discovery to reward
Explore the technologyDevelop an eligible algorithmic improvement and a complete Lean proof. Seal its identity, score, and reward recipient before the cutoff.
Research participantA fixed Rust checker runs on the Internet Computer under replicated execution. It verifies the mathematics and signs the result.
Internet ComputerBase contracts authenticate the checked result and require publication of the proof. The best eligible submission receives the round’s fixed CLARY prize.
Base · Ethereum layer 2The autonomous research workflow is being prepared for public use. Existing trials used a fixed offline model response; useful autonomous discovery and public reward payment are not yet demonstrated. Mathematical checking also depends on the ICP checker, its admitted library, and ICP’s network assumptions. Ethereum validators do not run Lean.
A shared currency. Defined limits.
Research problems can evolve. The currency’s lifetime allocation ceiling does not reset when a new problem or verifier is added.
Understand the reward rulesOne lifetime allocation ceiling,
shared across every research track.
Open to inspection
Read the rules, examine the technology, and see exactly what is live today.
Research is becoming agentic.
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