Autheo Chain has two independent reward streams running in parallel:
- Staking rewards — rewards associated with delegated THEO and proportional to bonded stake.
- NFT emission rewards — fixed rewards determined by the active license tier.
The two reward streams are independent and are managed through separate reward mechanisms.
Dual reward streams
NFT emission rewards
Emission rewards are minted per-block by x/emissions and credited to each ACTIVE license holder. A license must be in ACTIVE status (bound to a validator with a live delegation) to accrue rewards.
Important: NFT emission rewards are tied to the license, not to the amount of THEO delegated. The reward amount depends on the license tier.
Rates
Check accrued NFT rewards
Claim NFT rewards
Staking rewards
Staking rewards are distributed proportionally to all delegators based on their share of bonded stake and the validator’s commission rate.
Check accrued staking rewards
Claim staking rewards
Note: Staking rewards and NFT emission rewards are separate. Claiming staking rewards does not claim NFT emission rewards. NFT rewards must be claimed separately using claim-nft-rewards.
Commission rates
Validators set their commission rate when registering and can change it over time. Parameters:
Note: A validator’s commission rate applies to staking rewards generated from delegations to that validator. It does not change the fixed NFT emission rate associated with a license tier.
Staking requirements
MsgBeginRedelegate is permanently disabled on Autheo Chain. To move stake from one validator to another, you must first undelegate (subject to the ~21-day unbonding period), then delegate to the new validator.
Changing validators
Autheo does not support redelegation.
To move your THEO from one validator to another:
- Undelegate your THEO from the current validator.
- Wait for the approximately 21-day unbonding period to complete.
- Delegate the available THEO to the new validator.
No staking rewards are earned on tokens while they are unbonding.
Global emissions cap
The total NFT emission rewards are capped at 7 billion THEO across all licenses. Once the cap is reached:
- No new emission rewards are minted
- Previously accrued (unclaimed) rewards remain claimable indefinitely
- Staking rewards from
x/mint and fee-based rewards continue unaffected
