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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+pragma solidity ^0.8.0;
+
+import "@openzeppelin/contracts/utils/cryptography/MerkleProof.sol";
+import "@openzeppelin/contracts/access/Ownable.sol";
+import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/IERC20.sol";
+import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.sol";
+
+contract VoteRewarder is Ownable {
+  using SafeERC20 for IERC20;
+
+  IERC20 public token;
+
+  // environment variables for updateable merkle
+  bytes32 public merkleRoot;
+  uint256 public update;
+  bool public frozen = true;
+  // This is a packed array of booleans.
+  mapping(uint256 => mapping(uint256 => uint256)) private claimedBitMap;
+
+
+  function isClaimed(uint256 index) public view returns (bool) {
+    uint256 claimedWordIndex = index / 256;
+    uint256 claimedBitIndex = index % 256;
+    uint256 claimedWord = claimedBitMap[update][claimedWordIndex];
+    uint256 mask = (1 << claimedBitIndex);
+    return claimedWord & mask == mask;
+  }
+
+  function _setClaimed(uint256 index) private {
+    uint256 claimedWordIndex = index / 256;
+    uint256 claimedBitIndex = index % 256;
+    claimedBitMap[update][claimedWordIndex] = claimedBitMap[update][claimedWordIndex] | (1 << claimedBitIndex);
+  }
+
+  function claim(uint256 index, address account, uint256 amount, bytes32[] calldata merkleProof) external {
+    require(!frozen, 'MerkleDistributor: Claiming is frozen.');
+    require(!isClaimed(index), 'MerkleDistributor: Drop already claimed.');
+
+    // Verify the merkle proof.
+    bytes32 node = keccak256(abi.encodePacked(index, account, amount));
+    require(MerkleProof.verify(merkleProof, merkleRoot, node), 'MerkleDistributor: Invalid proof.');
+
+    _setClaimed(index);
+    token.safeTransfer(account, amount);
+
+    emit Claimed(index, amount, account, update);
+  }
+
+  // MULTI SIG FUNCTIONS //
+
+  function freeze() public onlyOwner {
+    frozen = true;
+  }
+
+  function unfreeze() public onlyOwner {
+    frozen = false;
+  }
+
+  function updateMerkleRoot(bytes32 _merkleRoot) public onlyOwner {
+    require(frozen, 'MerkleDistributor: Contract not frozen.');
+
+    // Increment the update (simulates the clearing of the claimedBitMap)
+    update += 1;
+    // Set the new merkle root
+    merkleRoot = _merkleRoot;
+
+    emit MerkleRootUpdated(merkleRoot, update);
+  }
+
+	function setToken(address _token) public onlyOwner {
+		require(address(token) == address(0), "set");
+		token = IERC20(_token);
+	}
+
+	// EVENTS //
+
+  event Claimed(uint256 index, uint256 amount, address indexed account, uint256 indexed update);
+  event MerkleRootUpdated(bytes32 indexed merkleRoot, uint256 indexed update);
+}