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# Reward

Once a relay is serviced and the proof is verified by the network, the corresponding reward in the form of the native cryptocurrency is added to the Servicer’s, Fishermen, Governor , Requestor's and Validators account. This process helps to ensure that the rewards are distributed in a timely manner and that the servicers are incentivized to continue providing high-quality service to the network.

| Actor                           | Allocation Percentage                                                              |
| ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Governer                        | 10%                                                                                |
| Validator                       | 5%                                                                                 |
| [Requestor](#requestor-rewards) | 5% (if they have the special key), otherwise, the allocation goes to the Governor. |
| Fishermen                       | 5%                                                                                 |
| Servicer                        | 72%                                                                                |
| Chain                           | 3% (if not partnered, goes to Servicer)                                            |

**\*\*** *The allocations assigned to the actors are parameterized and can be adjusted in the future through the DAO governance.*

### Servicer Rewards

Servicers are rewarded based on two key factors: 

* **Relay Volume:** The number of relays processed by the Servicer during a session (\~1hr).
*  **Performance Score:** Quality of service metrics evaluated by Fishermen, such as availability and latency. 

`Reward = Relay Volume × Performance Score` \
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This formula incentivizes Servicers to maximize both relay volume and quality, ensuring efficient and reliable service for the network.

### Validator Rewards

Validators maintain the security and integrity of the Viper Network by verifying transactions and adding new blocks to the native blockchain. For their efforts, Validators receive a share of the block rewards. Validator rewards act as a key incentive, motivating Validators to actively participate in consensus and maintain network stability.

### Fisherman Rewards

Fishermen are critical to maintaining the Quality of Service (QoS) in the Viper Network. Acting as pseudo-clients, Fishermen send sample relays to Servicers to evaluate their performance across standardized metrics: 

* **Availability:** Uptime of the Servicer. 
* **Latency:** Response time of the Servicer. 
* **Reliability:** Consistency in response accuracy.

Fishermen compile these evaluations into report cards, which play a vital role in holding Servicers accountable and ensuring the network maintains high-quality performance standards. Fishermen receive rewards for their unbiased and accurate evaluations, ensuring Servicers provide high-quality and reliable performance.

### Requestor Rewards

Requestors (only portals and tool builders) receive rewards for directing traffic to the Viper Network. This serves as both an incentive and a discount mechanism for their participation. These incentives encourage developers, infra protocols and portals to actively utilize Viper’s decentralized infrastructure to build great UX/UI, APIs or Tools. This not only enhances the utility and accessibility of the network but also accelerates adoption by creating value-added services for end users

To ensure that the rewards are properly distributed and accounted for, a special key needs to be generated for the client. This key can only be generated by the Team, who has the authority to allocate rewards to eligible clients.

### Chains and Partner Rewards

Partnered chains receive 3% of the reward allocation as an incentive for driving traffic and promoting Viper within their communities, whether through mentions in documentation, blogs, tutorials, or other community-driven efforts. These rewards foster a network effect, encouraging chains to actively support and endorse Viper, thereby boosting visibility and adoption. By promoting Viper to their developers and users, partnered chains create a virtuous cycle of mutual growth. 

*\*\*In cases where a chain is not a partner, the 3% allocation is redistributed to Servicers.*