# Mining & Rewards

Mining is the process of deploying built nodes to one of four datacenters Neon Haven, Phoenix Foundry, Shadow Mines, or Void Hive to earn $HASH tokens. 

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Once a node is deployed, it begins mining and earning rewards based on several dynamic factors.

### Distribution Intervals and Capacity Modifier

#### Base Interval

Rewards are not distributed at static times, instead, they occur at dynamic intervals to ensure the health of the ecosystem.

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Every datacenter has a random **base interval of 20–50 minutes** between distributions to prevent predictable patterns.
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#### Capacity Modifier

To balance reward rates as more users join, the interval could be extended based on how full the datacenter is.&#x20;

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If a datacenter reaches a high percentage of its capacity, distributions will occur less frequently.&#x20;

***Example:***

For example, a 30-minute base interval in a datacenter that is 90% full results in an actual wait time of 43.5 minutes.

The formula: `totalInterval = baseInterval + (baseInterval × capacityPercent / 2).`

### Reward Share Formula

During every distribution cycle, a datacenter distributes **1%** of its current $HASH pool by default (which can increase up to 2% during [Boost](/core-concepts/datacenters/datacenter-events.md#boost-event) events).

Your specific share of these rewards is calculated based on your node's hashrate compared to the total hashrate currently deployed in that datacenter.

> The higher your node's hashrate, the larger the portion of the distribution you receive.

#### Accumulation Bonus

The system rewards "loyalty" or long-term deployment through an accumulation counter.

Earning Points: For every hour a node remains deployed, its accumulation counter increases by 1 point = 0.1% to your reward bonus rate.

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> **This bonus peaks at 3% after 30 hours of continuous deployment.**

**Calculation**: The bonus is applied as a percentage of your current unclaimed rewards, meaning the longer you stay deployed without extracting, the more you earn from each subsequent distribution.

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