Proof of Resource

Proof of Resource (PoR) recognizes useful, verified computational contribution. Hardware claims alone do not earn rewards: a node must complete authorized work and produce a result the settlement path accepts.

PoR currently governs contribution scoring and settlement allocation. It is not yet the mechanism that elects a permissionless block producer; Genesis produces pilot blocks and peers verify them.

Verification pipeline

Stage	Input	Accepted output
1. Contribute	Node resource telemetry	Available participant
2. Execute	Coordinator-authorized job	Result commitment
3. Verify	Intent, output, timing, receipt	Verified settlement
4. Score	Compute, uptime, efficiency, fidelity	Effective PoR score
5. Settle	Scores and reward pool	Replayable block allocation

Implemented score

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R = 0.55C + 0.15U + 0.10E + 0.20F
S = R × ρ

C  compute contribution, normalized 0…1
U  uptime / availability, normalized 0…1
E  efficiency, normalized 0…1
F  result fidelity, normalized 0…1
ρ  reputation multiplier, clamped to 0.5…1.5

The current Phase 1 job-counter adapter is intentionally simple. Completed and failed jobs drive compute and fidelity; availability contributes uptime; efficiency begins from a neutral baseline. Those measurement adapters can mature without changing the signed allocation contract.

Allocation protections

Control	Current rule	Purpose
Proportional pool	90% of an emission event	Rewards effective PoR score
Small-node inclusion	10% reserved for class S	Keeps home nodes first-class
Cluster ceiling	5% base; max(5%, 1/N)	Limits coordinated concentration
Reputation clamp	0.5× to 1.5×	History matters without replacing current work
Duplicate protection	One mint per accepted job ID	Prevents replayed rewards

Cluster rewards use water-fill allocation. In a small network the effective ceiling expands to 1/N so the pool can still be distributed; as independent clusters grow, the 5% base ceiling becomes effective.

Current pilot policy

Coordinator reward event: 100 GRID per verified pilot job.
Compute emission ceiling: 25,000 GRID per hour.
Accepted receipts are batched into signed GRID blocks and become visible in Explorer.
Solana reward delivery remains a devnet pilot; devnet assets have no market value.

Pilot rewards are test network accounting, not guaranteed income or a promise of market value. Rates, eligibility, and measurement adapters can change before a production economic launch.

Inspect the evidence

bash

grid stats

curl -fsS https://grid-compute.com/api/explorer \
  | jq '.chain.blocks[] | {height, hash, previousHash, stateRoot, settlements, transactions}'

For a visual explanation, see the Proof-of-Resource consensus page.