EOS Network announces $127m staking rewards program

As a researcher with experience in the cryptocurrency space, I find the recent developments within the EOS Network particularly intriguing. The 250 million EOS staking rewards program comes at an opportune time for early adopters and investors, offering enhanced tokenomics and extended lock-up periods to incentivize participation.


The EOS Network announced a new staking rewards scheme, offering a total of 250 million EOS tokens as incentives for early participants in the staking process. This initiative is part of improved token economics and longer holding durations.

Under the new token economics plan, the EOS Network has set aside approximately $127 million in EOS tokens for remuneration of those engaging in its staking program.

As an analyst, I’d describe it this way: I estimate around 85,600 EOS tokens will be allocated daily to stakers, starting with an attractive annual percentage yield (APY) exceeding 60%. In return for staking your EOS tokens, you’ll receive REX tokens. The EOS Network team mentioned that the rate is subject to change continuously based on the number of people staking or unstaking their tokens.

The EOS Network disclosed that the staking lock-up duration has been extended from 4 to 21 days. As for the EOS Block Producers, they will now earn not just block rewards but also network fees as incentives, which becomes more attractive with rising network demands.

EOS Network announces $127m staking rewards program

In their recent blog post, the EOS Network team shared that the revised EOS staking program aims to offer long-term incentives for users and foster development within the ecosystem.

In May earlier this year, Yves La Rose, the CEO of the EOS Network Foundation, disclosed that the community had endorsed a plan to restrict the EOS token circulation to 2.1 billion and eliminate the surplus ones. According to crypto.news, this action will lead to eliminating close to 80% of the current EOS supply, predominantly from future issuances, resulting in a defined limit instead of the initial 10 billion tokens.

As a crypto investor, I’d put it this way: EOS, launched in 2017 by Block.one, quickly made waves in the crypto world with its groundbreaking $4 billion Initial Coin Offering (ICO). But things took an unexpected turn as tensions emerged between the EOS Foundation and Block.one. There were accusations that the commitment to reinvest ICO funds into enhancing the EOS Network didn’t materialize from Block.one’s end.

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2024-07-08 17:47