# Understanding the Emission Schedule
The emission schedule is designed to balance rewarding early adopters and ensuring the network’s long-term sustainability. The decreasing emission rate over time prevents excessive token inflation, while the dynamic adjustment based on network participation ensures that rewards remain attractive and encourage continued growth. By striking this balance, the Aethir Edge emission schedule aims to foster a healthy and sustainable ecosystem that benefits early adopters and long-term contributors.
The Aethir Edge network employs a dynamic emission schedule to reward participants for their contributions. The maximum allocation for Edge devices is 23% of the entire ATH token supply, which amounts to 9.66 billion tokens. These tokens are emitted as rewards over 10 years, with the emission rate decreasing each year. The first year has the highest allocation at 40%, followed by 24.12% in the second year, and so forth.
The emission schedule is not solely time-based; it’s also influenced by the number of Edge devices connected to the network. As more devices join and actively participate, the emission amount increases, incentivizing broader network involvement.
In the second year of the Aethir Edge network, we introduced a more sustainable and contribution-aligned framework under **Tokenomics 2.0**. This new model retains the base reward emissions but introduces an additional **daily reward pool of 5 million ATH** — supported by the **Aethir Foundation** — distributed based on users’ staking tiers. This bonus mechanism is designed to fairly incentivize ATH stakers who are committed to the long-term growth of the ecosystem.
These enhancements aim to provide more diversified and stable income channels for Edge contributors, beyond token emissions alone.
During the initial growth phase (Tokenomics 1.5), Aethir significantly increased daily rewards through a fixed bonus program to accelerate global adoption. This approach successfully onboarded tens of thousands of Edge owners across the world. Now, with the ecosystem entering its second year, the reward structure shifts toward a **more balanced, scalable, and sustainable model** — encouraging deeper participation and long-term alignment with Aethir’s decentralized GPU infrastructure.
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