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Public Chain Incentives

Definition

Public Chain Incentives are the economic rewards and mechanisms designed to encourage participants to contribute to the security, operation, and development of an open, decentralized blockchain network. These incentives typically include block rewards, transaction fees, and sometimes protocol tokens, distributed to validators, miners, or developers. Their purpose is to align the self-interest of individual actors with the collective goal of maintaining a robust and functional public ledger. They are essential for sustained network activity.