Quick note – the Hex snapshot is on Monday, December 2nd 2019. Get your Bitcoin into a private wallet that you can sign from.

[Update – HEX claims are now closed, but you can still close your existing stakes through the same interface]

You can claim your Hex (for free) for up to a year from the snapshot date, but it pays to be fast as there are more bonuses.

Hex is an a high-interest crypto that is minted when you interact with the contract. While 90% is auto-staked for 50 weeks, you can sell or stake the rest. The big twist is that in December 2020 all unclaimed HEX is distributed to those staked past that day.

NO pre-registration is needed. The BTC however MUST be on a private wallet where you can sign a message. Claiming can be done anytime during the following year (with rewards decreasing every day) but the important thing is having the BTC in your private wallet on the snapshot date.

From the official email:
The HEX snapshot will occur December 2nd at the first Bitcoin block mined after 00:00:00 UTC. You must have access to the private keys to your Bitcoin address having a balance at that exact blockheight to be able to submit a claim after. If you have a normal or segwit bitcoin address, you are very likely to be eligible to claim.

So make sure your Bitcoin isn’t on an exchange on the 2nd, and then make sure you claim your Hex soon after.