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# 🧮 Daily Reward Model

### 🎁 QIE Rewards Distribution

#### ⏱️ Daily Reward Cycle

* Rewards are calculated and distributed every 24 hours
* To claim the reward, you must participate for 24 hours.
* This cycle ensures that **validators and delegators receive rewards consistently and without delay**

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#### 💸 Sources of Rewards

The daily rewards come from **two main sources**:

1. **Block Rewards**
   * Issued from the fixed **emission pool (66 million QIE)**
   * These are rewards for validating and producing new blocks on the QIE blockchain
2. **Transaction Fees**
   * Collected from user transactions on the network
   * These are split between validators and a burn mechanism

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#### 🔁 Automatic Daily Refresh

* The reward system **refreshes automatically every 24 hours**
* No manual claiming is required by validators; rewards accumulate and are distributed as part of the protocol

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#### 🔒 Why This Matters

* Encourages consistent validator participation
* Creates **deflationary pressure** as transaction volume increases
* Aligns long-term incentives for both validators and coin holders

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