Rewards to Synchronizers and Validators

The distribution of XSAT rewards differs before and after the BTC and XSAT staking phase begins.

Before BTC & XSAT Staking phase (Deprecated from 2025.5.8)

• Synchronizer: A Bitcoin mining pool that has mined at least one block within the last 432 blocks qualifies as a Synchronizer. A Synchronizer that successfully uploads and completes the parsing of a Bitcoin block will earn 10% of the current block rewards. If the Bitcoin block was mined by the same Synchronizer, the reward increases to 50%.

• Validator: Participants can stake at least 100 $BTC to qualify as a BTC Validator.

  • The first 2/3 of Validators to submit the correct Bitcoin block hash will share 10% of the current block rewards, distributed proportionally based on their staked BTC.

  • Validators who submit the correct Bitcoin block hash will receive 40% to 80% of the current block rewards, depending on whether the Synchronizer that uploaded the block also mined it on the Bitcoin network. XSAT rewards are distributed among these Validators proportionally to their staked BTC.

After BTC & XSAT Staking phase (Enabled on 2025.5.8)

• Synchronizer:

  A Bitcoin mining pool that has mined at least one block within the last 432 blocks qualifies as a Synchronizer. A Synchronizer that successfully uploads and parses a Bitcoin block will receive 10% of the current block rewards. If the Bitcoin block was mined by this Synchronizer on the Bitcoin network, the reward increases to 15%.

• Validator:

  • XSAT Validator: Participants can stake 2,100 $XSAT to qualify as an XSAT Validator. A qualified XSAT Validator that submits the correct Bitcoin block hash will receive 20% of the block rewards, which will be distributed evenly among all XSAT Validators. Delegate staking is not permitted for XSAT Validators.

  • BTC Validator: Participants can stake a minimum of 100 $BTC to qualify as a BTC Validator. A qualified BTC Validator that submits the correct Bitcoin block hash will earn 65% to 70% of the block rewards, depending on whether the Synchronizer that uploaded the block also mined it on the Bitcoin network. BTC Validators can stake through either Credit Staking or XBTC Staking, with each method offering distinct reward weightings. The reward weighting for BTC Staking is always equal to or higher than that of Credit Staking. Rewards are allocated proportionally based on the reward weighting associated with staked BTC. Delegate staking is not permitted for the initial 100 BTC, but once a Validator stakes this amount, they can accept delegate staking from the community. If you hold fewer than 100 XBTC, you can still earn XSAT rewards by delegating your XBTC to a BTC Validator through Delegate Staking.