How To Maximize $TOPS Rewards? A Simple Guide for Edge Operators
There are 02 ways to earn $TOPS with The Edge:
1. Base Rewards: earn from Uptime and Device Tier
Your total weekly rewards = BASE_REWARD × UPTIME_RATIO × TIER_MULTIPLIER
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If you have an M1 Agent device running 97% of the time:
2,333 × 1 × 1 = 2,333 ($TOPS)
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If you have an M1E running 99% of the time:
2,333 × 1 × 8 = 18,664 ($TOPS)
2. Staking Rewards: boost weekly earnings
You can stake your $TOPS to get bonus rewards!
Medium bonus per device: 8,000 $TOPS
→ For example:
If there are 3,000 devices in the mesh, the Bonus Pool is: 3,000 × 8,000 = 24,000,000 ($TOPS)
👉 How to join Staking:
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Minimum Stake: 95357 $TOPS
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Maximum Stake: Not Set
- Guaranteed Bonus Reward: 8000 $TOPS
Your staking reward = EPOCH_POOL × STAKING_WEIGHT × AI_TASK_SCORE × DENSITY_BOOST
→ To ensure reward fairness for every device:
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Instead of using your full stake, we apply a “weight” formula:
Weighted Stake = Stake ^ 0.8 -
This formula makes you earn more by splitting your stakes across devices.
💻 DAO-governed staking rules
We believe in decentralized governance. That’s why we’ll hold a DAO vote every 3 epochs to decide:
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MIN_STAKE: Minimum amount required to stake.
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MAX_STAKE: Maximum allowed stake per device (if set).
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Weight Formula: Adjust the exponent (e.g., 0.8) to keep the system fair and adaptive. The community will vote and together, we’ll shape a better reward system.
Read the full details at:
→ Base reward mechanism
→ Staking mechanism
👉 TL;DR
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The reward formula uses Stake ^ 0.8 so bigger isn’t always better.
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Spreading your stake across devices increases your reward share.
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Use smart staking, not just big staking.
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