Autheo Chain has two independent reward streams running in parallel: staking rewards (proportional to stake) and NFT emission rewards (fixed per license tier). Both require manual claiming.
Dual reward streams
| Aspect | Staking rewards | NFT emission rewards |
|---|
| Source module | x/mint + x/distribution | x/emissions + x/licensedistribution |
| Distribution | Manual: withdraw-all-rewards | Manual: claim-nft-rewards |
| Basis | Proportional to bonded stake | Fixed per license tier |
| Requirement | Any delegated THEO | Active license (ACTIVE status) |
| Emissions cap | Not capped by x/emissions | 7B THEO global cap |
| Expiry | Accumulated indefinitely | Accumulated indefinitely, no expiry |
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.
Rates
| License tier | Annual THEO | Per-block THEO (approx.) |
|---|
| Sovereign | ~187,969 | ~0.000361 |
| Prime | ~18,797 | ~0.0000361 |
| Core | ~1,880 | ~0.00000361 |
Check accrued NFT rewards
autheod query emissions license-accrued-rewards <license-id>
Claim NFT rewards
autheod tx licensedistribution claim-nft-rewards <license-id> \
--from mykey \
--chain-id autheo_2127-1 \
--keyring-backend file
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
# For delegators
autheod query distribution rewards <cosmos-address>
# For validators (includes commission)
autheod query distribution validator-outstanding-rewards <autheovaloper-address>
Claim staking rewards
# Withdraw all delegation rewards across all validators
autheod tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards \
--from mykey \
--chain-id autheo_2127-1 \
--keyring-backend file
# Withdraw rewards + commission for validators
autheod tx distribution withdraw-rewards <autheovaloper-address> \
--commission \
--from mykey \
--chain-id autheo_2127-1 \
--keyring-backend file
Commission rates
Validators set their commission rate when registering and can change it over time. Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
commission-rate | Current rate charged to delegators (e.g., 0.10 = 10%) |
commission-max-rate | Maximum rate this validator can ever charge |
commission-max-change-rate | Maximum daily rate change |
Staking requirements
| Role | NFT license required | Action |
|---|
| Validator | Sovereign | MsgCreateValidator, MsgDelegate |
| Delegator | Prime or Core | MsgDelegate |
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.
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
