4.3 Incentives and Tier-Based Rewards

Incentives are structured to reward not only raw participation but also long-term dedication and ecosystem engagement.

1) Long-Term Contributor Tiers

Level	Conditions	Reward Multiplier	Additional Benefits
Level 1	Basic Registration	×1.00	–
Level 2	1+ Month Contribution, <5% Error Rate	×1.05	Priority in community recognition
Level 3	3+ Months, 6+ Days/Week Active	×1.10	Bonus on proposal adoption
Level 4	6+ Months, 90+ Consecutive Days	×1.15	Early access to ecosystem tests
Level 5	12+ Months, High-performance Certified	×1.20	DAO voting weight ×1.5

2) Newcomer Welcome Incentives

• 20% bonus multiplier applied during the first 30 days

• Grace margin on TrustWave for first 10 days (errors under 10% not penalized)

• In-app tutorials for mining setup and performance tuning

• “New” badge on dashboard with reward flow visualization

• Access to a dedicated support channel

3) Contribution Leaderboard Bonuses Top 10% of contributors (based on cumulative compute, uptime, and accuracy) are rewarded on a weekly/monthly basis.

4) Community Mission-Based Rewards (e.g., governance proposals, outreach)

5) Optional Hardware Upgrade Incentives Participants with certified hardware (e.g., RTX 4090, A100) may receive special recognition and boosted Prime Mining multipliers.