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Real workloads. Real settlement.

The Grid's operators are infrastructure providers — small ISPs, colo operators, edge networks, regional data centers — competing in a market for real workloads. CDN traffic, GPU jobs, storage reads. NPV-weighted placement rewards rare topology; stake backs your reputation; settlement lands every epoch in stablecoin. This isn't mining. See how the protocol pays you →

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Earnings

What operators earn, by hardware tier.

HOME FIBER + 1TB
$38
median per month
Laptop or mini PC, fiber connection, 1TB of SSD.
TYPICAL WORKLOADS
Edge (CDN)Storage replicaPackages mirror
COLO · GPU 24GB
$420
median per month
One rack unit in a colo, a single RTX 4090 or L40S.
TYPICAL WORKLOADS
RenderInfer (small models)Edge + Data
RACK · 4× GPU
$1,240
median per month
Full rack of compute — multiple GPUs, fast network.
TYPICAL WORKLOADS
Infer (large models)Render farmSanctuary (TEE)Veil (ZK)
Median earnings vary with network demand and operator-specific factors (NPV, uptime, geographic placement). Settled in USDC per epoch via def:eco.
Why run a node

Not rent-seeking. Real work for real pay.

Real workloads, not mining

Your hardware serves CDN traffic, GPU jobs, storage reads — measured in signed receipts. Not hash power; not speculation.

NPV-weighted placement

Network Position Value rewards topological + geographic diversity. Operators in oversupplied metros earn less; underserved metros earn more. Markets clear.

Settle in stablecoin per epoch

Every epoch (~30 min) the def:eco escrow releases your earnings as USDC. Bridge to your bank via Stripe Connect — no GRID conversion at v1.

Stake backs reputation

Stake locks against the DEFs you serve. Reputation accumulates from on-chain volume + dispute outcomes. Slashing for misbehavior, on-chain rules.

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