Back to collectionA Key Enables Rewards Only for a Running Node
As the Sentry key sale rules became clearer, some in the community treated a key as a ticket that would produce rewards as soon as it was bought. The most common question remained, “What is a key for?” The key's role had become more precise: it was required for a node to earn rewards, but purchase alone did not make rewards accumulate.
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As the Sentry key sale rules became clearer, some in the community treated a key as a ticket that would produce rewards as soon as it was bought. The Night Watchman was still sorting through the previous day's questions; now he wanted to pin down the line between purchase and actual operation.
The most common question remained, “What is a key for?” The team's answer did not change: a running node begins accumulating rewards only if it has a key. The Night Watchman explained this condition to a hesitant community member, who had considered buying first and deciding later whether to run a node. Together they weighed owning a key separately from keeping a node working.
The key's role had become more precise: it was required for a node to earn rewards, but purchase alone did not make rewards accumulate. The Night Watchman decided to keep reading the operating instructions to see whether he was willing to take on the upkeep. The other member stopped treating price as the only factor in the decision.