# Title Claim Process

The Title Claim Process is deterministic, transparent, and jurisdiction-aware.

### Title Claim Steps

1. **User selects an available Global Gold Bar**

   The user chooses a specific bar from the Available Pool (with its metadata: fine ounces, purity, vault, jurisdiction, fees).
2. **USG is locked in escrow** 

   The user deposits the required amount of USG (equal to the bar’s fine gold content) into an on-chain escrow/claim contract, where it is locked pending vault approval.
3. **Claim request is submitted to the Reserve Partner**

   The protocol notifies the vault of the claim request and provides the required claim data for review (identity/KYC, jurisdictional requirements, sanctions checks, etc.).
4. **Vault conducts required KYC/AML + compliance review (within the review window)**

   The vault reviews the claimant and confirms the transfer complies with applicable policies and regulations.
5. **If approved: title transfers, USG burns, NFT is assigned**

   Upon vault approval:

   * The Conditional Claim NFT is transferred/assigned to the claimant (or activated to reflect the new rights-holder)
   * The escrowed USG is burned (or routed per protocol rules *then* burned, depending on your design)
   * The bar’s status updates to reflect the new conditional claim holder / new title-holder per the vault’s legal registry process
6. **If denied: USG unlocks, bar returns to pool**

   If the vault rejects the claim:

   * The escrowed USG is released back to the user
   * The bar is restored to Available Pool status
   * The claim request is marked denied with an auditable event log

**Key principle:** *USG is only burned after vault approval—until then it is escrowed, reversible, and non-destructive.*

This rules-based structure aligns claim execution with jurisdictional compliance without introducing custodial risk at the protocol level.