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# Treasury Balance Support

All deposits, minus the deposit fee, go into the Mountain Miner contract balance. This helps ensure USDC is available for claims.

The fees from deposits and claims become part of Altitude's Mountain treasury.

The Mountain treasury is expected to help support the miner contract balance from launch through end game. The goal is to help as many people ROI and profit as possible. If the miner performs well and the benefit to Altitude is clearly positive, support could be increased.

## Why Treasury Support Matters

In many miner-style products, the contract balance is the core limiting factor. If the balance falls too low, claims become harder or impossible.

Mountain Miner is designed to test a more supported model, where treasury inflows and ecosystem activity may be used to help extend the life of the game.

## Transparency

Injections into the contract balance should be announced in the community chat or displayed through a graphic or update inside the UI.

This helps users understand when additional support has been added and how the contract balance is being maintained.


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