💰Reward Mechanism

The reward mechanism governs how rewards are distributed to edge nodes in each epoch. An epoch is defined as a one-week period starting from Thursday at 02:00 UTC and ending the following Thursday at 02:00 UTC.

It combines both deterministic and performance based components to incentivize optimal behavior.

TOTAL_REWARD_PER_EPOCH = BASE_REWARD_POOL + BONUS_REWARD_POOL

🛠 Base Reward Pool

BASE_REWARD_POOL = BASE_REWARD * UPTIME_RATIO * TIER_MULTIPLIER

• BASE_REWARD: Static reward allocated per epoch.

• UPTIME_RATIO: Float (0–1) indicating the percentage of time the node was online.

• TIER_MULTIPLIER: Numeric multiplier based on device tier.

Ensures fair distribution based on device availability and hardware contribution.

🎯 Bonus Reward Pool

BONUS_REWARD_POOL = EPOCH_POOL * STAKING_WEIGHT * AI_TASK_SCORE * DENSITY_BOOST

• EPOCH_POOL: Dynamic bonus pool assigned for the epoch.

• STAKING_WEIGHT: Ratio of tokens staked on a device relative to others.

• AI_TASK_SCORE: Performance-based score derived from completed AI tasks.

• DENSITY_BOOST: Incentive multiplier for operating in low-density regions.

Rewards behavior that improves network quality: staking, compute contribution, and geographic decentralization.