Participation Mechanism
StarMiner introduces a frictionless, incentive-aligned participation model that allows individuals, organizations, and infrastructure providers to actively contribute to the network’s growth and earn meaningful returns. Unlike traditional cloud platforms that rely on fixed roles and restrictive onboarding, StarMiner employs a modular participation architecture empowering users to opt in at any level of technical, financial, or operational complexity.
Participation in StarMiner is not limited to one function. Instead, it is distributed across four primary pathways: Hardware Contribution, Economic Participation, Governance, and Network Expansion. Together, they form a robust, permissionless framework for decentralized collaboration.
1. Compute Providers: Supplying the Network’s Core Asset
Any individual or entity with GPU infrastructure can register as a Compute Provider by connecting to the StarMiner protocol via node software. This includes:
Repurposed mining farms
Data centers and colocation hubs
AI development clusters
Personal or edge GPUs
Participation flow:
Install and configure StarMiner node software
Benchmark GPU capabilities (A100, H100, RTX, etc.)
Undergo workload assignment and validation
Receive AGPU tokens proportional to computational throughput and task reliability
This mechanism transforms previously idle or siloed GPU power into productive, tokenized income streams.
2. Users and Clients: Consuming Compute Resources
Any developer, researcher, or enterprise can access GPU resources through a simple job submission interface (API, SDK, or web dashboard).
Steps to participate:
Acquire AGPU tokens (via exchange or earn via referrals)
Submit job request: AI model training, inference, rendering, etc.
Select desired tier (economy, standard, premium)
Pay AGPU and receive verified output
This positions StarMiner as a drop-in replacement for expensive centralized cloud services with transparent pricing, verifiable execution, and global accessibility.
3. Stakers and Collateral Participants
Participants without hardware can stake AGPU or RWA tokens to secure the network, stabilize liquidity, and earn yield from platform activity. Stakers benefit from:
Priority access rights during high-demand periods
Protocol earnings from compute fees
AMAX emissions for governance engagement
StarMiner also supports dynamic staking pools, allowing participants to delegate capital to high-performing providers and earn performance-based yield.
4. Governance Contributors: Directing Ecosystem Evolution
Holders of AMAX, the governance token, can participate in the decentralized management of StarMiner by:
Voting on protocol upgrades and development proposals
Approving grant disbursements and ecosystem partnerships
Shaping the emission curve, fee models, and incentive realignments
Electing validator councils or treasury stewards
Participation in governance is fully on-chain, time-locked, and publicly auditable, ensuring a transparent coordination layer for ecosystem growth.
5. Referrers, Evangelists, and Builders
Beyond technical roles, StarMiner incentivizes organic expansion through:
Referral Programs: Rewards in AGPU for onboarding new node providers or users
Developer Grants: Funding for building applications, integrations, or visual tooling
Regional Partners: Incentives for deploying compute clusters in underserved geographies
These roles make StarMiner accessible to non-technical contributors, helping accelerate global decentralization.
Built-In Equity and Access
No minimum capital requirements
No regional restrictions or gatekeeping
Earn by contributing time, infrastructure, capital, or code
All actions verifiable and rewarded by smart contract
The result is a network where every participant is economically aligned, and every layer of contribution from a GPU cycle to a line of governance code is tracked, validated, and compensated.
Summary
StarMiner’s participation mechanism is engineered to be inclusive, composable, and performance-driven. Whether you’re supplying compute, using it, staking capital, voting on policy, or building on top of the protocol your role feeds directly into the value engine that powers the decentralized compute economy.
Participation is not just welcome it’s rewarded, optimized, and essential.
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