As you may have noticed, rewards are now split 25/75 between operators and users.

The distribution model has been reworked in favour of server nodes. There are orders of magnitude more light clients than operators, and under an even split a server running around the clock earned the same as a phone. A separate share for operators brings the reward in line with what they actually carry. It barely affects users - precisely because there are so many more of them.

Beyond that, super nodes will require a mandatory stake - QNC locked for as long as the node runs.

This also creates the first real market for QNC: light clients earn it, prospective operators need it. Closer to that point I'll open a venue for direct peer-to-peer deals between people looking to buy or sell at the early stage.

First I run in the current system: the network runs, onboarding works under the current rules, node updates work. Then I relaunch with the stake - with the terms published in advance.