Hotspots earn $HNT for building and securing network infrastructure and transferring device data. The amount of $HNT distributed to Hotspots depends on the type of “work” they perform based on the value to the network. Here’s a full breakdown of $HNT mining rewards.
Hotspots are chosen as a Challenger by the network to issue Challenges (encrypted messages over the internet) to a selected Hotspot, receiving 0.95% of token rewards for doing so. Hotspots can issue challenges to any location around the world 🌎, not just to local Hotspots.
Challengees, the "beaconing" Hotspot in a Challenge, are rewarded with 5.31% of the total token distribution for sending out Challenges to be witnessed by nearby Hotspots 📡.
Hotspots that monitor and report Proof of Coverage activity of other Hotspots as a Witness receive 21.24% of minted $HNT depending on how much activity they’ve witnessed and the reward scaling of the Challengee.
Finally, up to 32.5% of minted $HNT is distributed to Hotspots that transfer #IoT data from devices on the network. The amount of $HNT is allocated proportionally based on the amount of data a Hotspot transfers from nearby devices.
Read more about the full breakdown of $HNT mining rewards on @Helium Docs: bit.ly/30Z41e8.
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One of the more unique aspects of the @Helium Network is the Consensus Protocol. Proof-of-Coverage (#PoC) is used for sybil resistance and to periodically select a new #HoneyBadgerBFT group.
Ask any Hotspot host and they will tell you how they dream of joining the coveted Consensus Group - a small group of Hotspots on #ThePeoplesNetwork that receives 6% of all $HNT mined per epoch.
Following our thread on the work of a Challenger in Proof-of-Coverage (PoC), it’s only fair we take a look at the Challengees who are key to successfully transferring packets, completing PoC challenges and earning $HNT!
The role of the Challengee is to prove to the Challenger that they are actually creating network coverage that #LongFi devices can use. For successfully responding to these challenges, the Challengee is rewarded in newly minted $HNT.
Challengees receive encrypted multi-layer packets wirelessly, via RF. Each layer of the packet is encrypted for specific Challengees in a sequential path. When a Challengee receives a packet and can decrypt it, they send their proof back to the Challenger via the #p2p network.
The other day we shared a thread on the 5 types of work a Hotspot can perform to mine $HNT. Today we take a look at the work of a Challenger in Proof-of-Coverage (PoC).
Challenges are used by PoC to validate wireless coverage. As a Challenger, your Hotspot is chosen by the network to create a challenge, or encrypted multi-layer packet, over the Internet.
The challenge process begins with the Challenger selecting an initial target Hotspot, followed by a group of Hotspots known by the @helium blockchain to be within range of each other as a result of RF witnessing.
How exactly do Hotspots mine $HNT? You asked. We answer.
The amount of $HNT Hotspots mine depends on the type of “work” they perform based on the value to the network. This validation of network contribution is accomplished by a new work algorithm called Proof-of-Coverage (PoC).
There are 5 types of work a Hotspot can participate in:
1. PoC CHALLENGER: Hotspots are chosen by the network to issue “challenges”, or encrypted messages, over the Internet to a target group of Hotspots. Challenges are used by PoC to validate wireless coverage.
2. PoC CHALLENGEE: Hotspots validate nearby wireless coverage by broadcasting challenges received from challengers using Radio Frequency (RF). The amount of $HNT each Hotspot earns depends on whether any of these RF broadcasts are received by other nearby Hotspots.