Back to collectionA Community Proposal Challenges the Staking Multipliers
Less than 48 hours after staking opened, node operators found that the tiers changed both their chances of winning challenges and the way rewards were divided. The current tiers gave a 1× multiplier without staking, 2× for staking 1,000 tokens, 4× for 10,000, 8× for 100,000, and 16× for one million. What the narrator recorded was not the price but the note beneath the proposal: a community member had suggested a change to a core parameter, and the team had publicly adopted it as a proposal for discussion.
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Less than 48 hours after staking opened, node operators found that the tiers changed both their chances of winning challenges and the way rewards were divided. Key holders such as the Night Watchman started recalculating. The argument had moved from whether staking was possible to whether operators of different sizes could accept the same rules.
The current tiers gave a 1× multiplier without staking, 2× for staking 1,000 tokens, 4× for 10,000, 8× for 100,000, and 16× for one million. These were multipliers on the probability of winning a challenge, while network rewards were divided only among winners. The 16-fold range meant large holders won more often and small holders received less. Frequent winners also faced higher gas costs because every win required a separate claim. Smaller holders calculated through the night and concluded that their share had been diluted. At midday, the narrator said the whole team was working on the issue, asked for patience before even 48 hours had passed since launch, and said feedback and explanations were being assembled. By evening, officials acknowledged that the tiers were ‘perceived as too aggressive’ and proposed a flatter sequence: 1×, 1.25×, 1.5×, 1.75×, and 2×. A community member had suggested those multipliers. Discussion would remain open until tomorrow, when officials said they would make the change. They also said the second version planned for March would add pools anyone could create. Pool owners would set their own revenue shares and compete for participants, potentially allowing small holders to reach higher tiers through a pool.
What the narrator recorded was not the price but the note beneath the proposal: a community member had suggested a change to a core parameter, and the team had publicly adopted it as a proposal for discussion. Execution was still due tomorrow. The Night Watchman planned to calculate what the new multipliers would mean for him and other small operators, keeping the promised pools separate from the rules in force today. Leap day closed with February at 1.293, up 70% for the month. The community saved screenshots of the strong monthly candle, while the narrator asked where the chain would be when the next February 29 arrived.