Staking Economy
The staking economy is one of the core pillars of the MNTx ecosystem. It is the mechanism through which the network's DePIN infrastructure is secured and rewards are distributed to participants who provide economic and operational commitment.
MNTx is the exclusive staking asset for all node positions. No other token can be used to stake Switch Nodes or Validation Nodes. This exclusivity gives MNTx a structural demand floor tied directly to the infrastructure requirements of a live telecommunications network. As long as the network processes calls, nodes must be staked, and those nodes can only be staked with MNTx.
There are 500 Switch Nodes requiring a minimum of 50,000 MNTx each, and 2,500 Validation Nodes requiring a minimum of 10,000 MNTx each. Together, these represent a significant proportion of the total token supply locked into infrastructure positions. As of the most recent data, 87.9% of circulating MNTx is staked across the node network.
Reward Mechanics
Each epoch (running from the 25th to the 25th of each month), 100% of the network's net telecom revenue is used to algorithmically purchase MNTx from the open market. Those purchased tokens are distributed as DePIN Service Fees:
10% to Node Operators
60% to Node Stakers (subject to the algorithmic burn)
15% to Network Participants (split between callers and receivers)
15% to the Developer.
The size of the reward pool each epoch is determined entirely by the volume of revenue generated by the network's telecom operations. More traffic, more revenue, more MNTx purchased, larger rewards. The staking economy does not rely on emissions or inflation to fund rewards. It is backed by real commercial activity.
Dynamic System
The staking economy is dynamic rather than static. Reward outcomes for individual participants are not fixed. They depend on several variables that shift from epoch to epoch.
Circulating supply affects the algorithmic burn calculation. The burn rate is determined by the proportion of circulating MNTx that remains unstaked: the unstaked percentage is halved, and that figure is applied as a reduction to the 60% staker pool before distribution. Higher network-wide staking participation means a lower burn rate and more tokens reaching stakers. Lower participation means a higher burn and fewer tokens distributed.
Total staking levels determine how rewards are shared across the pool. If more MNTx is staked across all nodes, each individual staker's share of the pool might become the same, though the absolute size of the pool may be larger due to growing revenue. Conversely, fewer total stakers means a larger individual share of each epoch's distribution.
Individual positioning matters. Stakers who hold larger positions or who stake across multiple nodes capture a proportionally larger share of the reward distribution. The choice between staking to a Switch Node versus a Validation Node, or delegating to the public node, each carries different reward dynamics.
This means the staking economy rewards not just participation but informed positioning. It is a system where outcomes are shaped by the collective behaviour of all participants, the growth of the network's commercial activity, and the individual decisions each staker makes about where and how much to stake.