Kage: Rewards Drop, New Round Starts, Wings of Chronos Begins

We’re officially confirming it: the current Kage mining round will end on May 20, 2025.
But this is not the time to slow down. There’s still plenty of opportunity to climb the leaderboard and secure your place among the top 5,000 Data Hunters who will be rewarded.
Already in the top 5,000? There’s still time to move higher and increase your CHIRP payout.

Need proof it’s possible? Chirp CEO Tim Kravchunovsky recently shared how he jumped from the top 500 to the top 100 just by renting a scooter and riding through the city, scanning Wi-Fi networks along the way.

Want tips on how to increase your Data Chips score? Check out Tim’s tweet.

Your city is full of wireless signals.
Your rank is still yours to shape.

And don’t forget — May 20 also marks the start of Round 3, which will bring a new chapter to Kage with automated rewards, fixed round duration, and the launch of Wings of Chronos.

Current Round Rewards Distribution

Here’s what’s at stake at the end of the current round:

• 2,320,000 CHIRP will be distributed to the top 5,000 players
• 200,000 CHIRP is reserved for the referral program, rewarding those whose invitees were the most active in scanning wireless networks

Reminder: This will be the last round with manual reward distribution.
Starting with Round 3, Kage will transition to automatic payouts, increasing speed, transparency, and accuracy.

That said, please allow a short delay after May 20 as we finalize and double-check the data.
Manual rewards will be distributed shortly after the round concludes.

Main Version Update: Phased Launch Begins with Wings of Chronos

In our last update, we shared that the main version of Kage was planned for release on May 20. While that date now marks the start of Round 3, the full main version will not launch all at once.

Instead, we’re starting with its most significant new feature — Wings of Chronos which will be rolled out during Round 3. This phased approach allows us to focus fully on its launch and ensure the best possible experience for players.

Wings of Chronos is more than just a new feature — it’s a major leap in gameplay, bringing augmented reality, real-time rewards, and city-based exploration to Kage for the first time. We’ll keep you informed throughout Round 3 as the feature goes live, and as other elements of the main version are introduced.

With the start of Round 3, Kage will maintain the established round duration:

1 Round = 20 Epochs (40 days).

That means Round 3 starts May 20 and ends 40 days later, with rewards automatically distributed. As players already know, rewards are sourced from the Ecosystem Growth Pool, with 42,000 CHIRP allocated every 2 days. So the total reward pool for Round 3 can be easily calculated.

BUT — with the arrival of Wings of Chronos, players won’t need to wait for the end of the round to earn. Feathers will let you claim crypto rewards instantly when you find them in the real world.

Wings of Chronos: AR Meets Exploration — and You Decide Where It Starts

Wings of Chronos isn’t just a new feature. It’s a new way to earn crypto and interact with the world through the Kage app.

How it works:

• Feathers are virtual objects, hidden across real-world locations
• Each Feather contains $CHIRP or Data Chips
• When you’re near a Feather, Kage notifies you and activates AR mode
• Players can boost their detection radius using scanner upgrades available in the in-game store
• Feathers will be placed globally, with a focus on areas where player activity is highest

Voting Starts Soon

To celebrate the launch, we’re giving players the power to decide where Wings of Chronos begins.

In the coming days, we’ll launch a public vote, where you and your community can vote for the cities you want Feathers to drop in.

Final Checklist: What You Need to Know

• Round ends May 20 — top 5,000 players + top referrers will be rewarded
• Reward Pool: 2.32M CHIRP (round leaderboard) + 200K CHIRP (referral program)
• Manual reward distribution will follow shortly after
• New Round starts May 20 — now with automatic rewards
• Main version rollout begins with Wings of Chronos
• Feather city voting opens soon

There’s still time to improve your rank in the current round
There’s a new world of Wings of Chronos about to open.
And there’s no better time to be a Data Hunter than right now.

May 20 is your checkpoint. Let’s make it count.
Feathers are coming. Will you chase them?