💸 Staking, Providing & Earning: Powering the Ciro Network
From Your GPU to the World: Everyone Can Earn
Ciro Network is built for everyone—from solo GPU owners to institutional providers. Staking is your ticket to participate, earn, and help secure the future of decentralized compute.
🌱 What is Staking?
Staking means locking up CIRO tokens to:
- Prove your commitment to the network
- Gain the right to provide compute jobs
- Earn rewards for honest work
- Help secure the protocol (bad actors are slashed)
Staking aligns everyone’s incentives—when the network wins, you win.
🖥️ How to Become a Provider
- Register your worker: Submit hardware proof, location, and capabilities
- Stake CIRO tokens: Meet the minimum for your desired tier (see below)
- Start earning: Get matched to jobs, build your reputation, and grow your rewards
🏆 Staking Tiers & Benefits
| Tier | USD Value (CIRO) | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $100 | Entry-level, access to jobs |
| Premium | $500 | Higher job allocation priority |
| Enterprise | $2,500 | Priority for large jobs, bonus rewards |
| Infrastructure | $10,000 | Fast-track support, higher limits |
| Fleet | $50,000 | Bulk job allocation, custom SLAs |
| Datacenter | $100,000 | Institutional access, governance influence |
| Hyperscale | $250,000 | Top-tier, direct protocol feedback |
| Institutional | $500,000 | Council eligibility, protocol co-design |
- The more you stake, the more you can earn and influence the network.
- Tiers are based on the USD value of CIRO at the time of staking.
🎁 How Rewards Work
- Base reward: Every completed job pays a base CIRO amount
- Performance multiplier: Higher reputation = bigger rewards
- Network utilization: More jobs, more rewards for everyone
- Pending rewards: Claimable after job completion and verification
Example:
Alice stakes at the Premium tier, completes 10 jobs with high reputation, and earns more than Bob at Basic tier with lower reputation.
⚠️ Slashing: Security for All
- Why? To keep the network honest and safe
- Reasons:
- Malicious behavior (50%+ slashed)
- Unavailability (10%)
- Poor performance (20%)
- Protocol violation (30%)
- Fraud (100%)
- How? Slashed tokens are burned or sent to the treasury
🔄 Unstaking: How to Exit
- Request unstake: Submit a request (cooldown applies)
- Cooldown period: Varies by tier and recent activity
- Tokens returned: After cooldown, tokens are unlocked and returned
- Why cooldown? Prevents abuse and ensures network stability
🤝 Delegators: Earn Without Running Hardware
- Don’t have a GPU? You can still earn by delegating CIRO to trusted providers
- Share in rewards: Delegators receive a portion of provider earnings
- Support the network: More staked CIRO = stronger, more secure protocol
📚 Learn More
Staking is for everyone. Whether you’re a solo provider or a global datacenter, Ciro Network welcomes you.