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Processor Rewards

As a Compute Provider running Acurast Processors, you receive rewards for contributing your device's compute power to the network. The reward system is designed to incentivize reliable compute provision, high-quality hardware, and active participation in the Acurast ecosystem.

Reward Types​

Base Benchmark Rewards (Compute Pool)​

Providers receive rewards based on the benchmarks of their participating devices. These rewards are paid from Acurast's token inflation. On Canary and Mainnet, a total of 10% of Acurast's inflation are distributed per epoch (900 blocks / roughly every 1.5 hours). This equals to 856.164 tokens per epoch to distributed as Base Benchmark Rewards (Compute Pool) among all Compute Providers, independent of their participation in Staked Compute. These rewards are split up to the different benchmarks pools and each phone competes with the others in the 4 benchmark pools. Higher specs usually lead to higher Base Benchmark Rewards (Compute Pool).

Distribution per Benchmark Metric on Canary Network

Distribution per Benchmark Metric on Canary Network

Staking Rewards (Staked Compute Pool)​

Compute Providers who participate in Staked Compute earn additional rewards by committing their compute power and staking tokens. 70% of Acurast's inflation is distributed as Staking Rewards (Staked Compute Pool) every epoch, which is 5'993.15 tokens. Staking Rewards (Staked Compute Pool) are distributed based on hardware performance, stake size, and commitment duration. Learn more about how Staked Compute works and how to maximize your staking rewards.

Acurast Inflation Distribution

Acurast Inflation Distribution

Deployment Execution Bonus (aka Busy Bonus)​

When a processor is detected executing a deployment during an epoch, based on the first successful heartbeat of that epoch, it receives a bonus weight of 10% on the Benchmark Metrics. This will increase the scoring - and therefore the rewards - in both the Staked Compute Pool and the Compute Pool (Base Benchmarking Rewards) for that epoch.

The deployment costs for all deployments are paid by the developers and are burned after successful execution, creating a deflationary effect on the total supply.

Cloud Rebellion​

Join the Cloud Rebellion and harvest MIST points. Become a Rebel and cloud-harvest MIST (points) by completing quests, onboarding Processors, and inviting others to join the Rebellion.