3.6. Node Sales & Staking for AI Agents

3.6.1. How It Works

Choose your participation model:

• Run a Node: Stake $AAA tokens + hardware investment.

• Rent a Node: Pay-as-you-go cloud access for AI compute power.

“Become a validator or leverage shared AI compute power.”

3.6.2. Node Tiers & Requirements

Tier	Use Case	$AAA Stake	Hardware
Light	Data validation	100K	VPS (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)
Medium	Content generation	500K	Dedicated server
Pro	LLM/DeFi processing	1M+	GPU cluster (A100/H100)

Key Q&A:

• Rewards: 8-15% APY (network-dependent).

• Lock-up: 90-day minimum stake.

• Slashing: 1-5% penalty for downtime > 1%.

• Delegation: Yes, with a 10% fee via smart contracts.

3.6.3. Economics

• Node Operators Earn:

  • Block rewards + ecosystem revenue share.

  • ROI: 6-18 months (varies by tier).

• Renters Pay:

  • $0.10 – $5/hour (based on resources used).

3.6.4. Tech Specs

• Decentralization: Rented nodes capped at 20% of the network.

• Security: ZKP-based node auditing for transparent validation.

“Nodes power the AI economy. Be a validator, resource provider, or consumer.”