Staking and Emission FAQ

Overview

• EmpoorioChain uses nominated proof of stake through pallet-emp-staking: validators bond at least 50,000 DMS, nominators at least 1,000 DMS, and up to 100 validators can be active.
• Rewards come from a gap-decay emission: each 24-hour era emits (cap − supply) × 0.0083446 %, about 3 % of the remaining gap per year. 75 % goes to stakers and 25 % to the AI reward pool.
• The nominal APY is capped at 20 %. What is not paid is not minted — it returns to the gap. No fixed yield is promised.
• Today the testnet has two validators, both operated by the foundation, in one data centre. Fault tolerance is zero. External validators are a mainnet-gate item.