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Validator economics

Reality check, in real money
Live TIA price, staking APR, and per-provider server costs — with the exact stake size where each one breaks even. Plug in your own numbers below to see your real margin.
TIA price
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Staking APR
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gross, before commission
Inflation
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— TIA / year minted
Bonded ratio
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— TIA staked

How we calculate

Monthly TIA per validator = (validator stake) × (chain staking APR) × (commission rate) ÷ 12. APR is gross, before any commission or slashing. A validator that self-stakes earns more in practice because their commission also applies to their own delegation.

Break-even stake = monthly hardware cost × 12 ÷ (TIA price × APR × 20% assumed commission). Use the calculator above to plug in your own commission to get a personalised threshold.

Inflation and APR come live from cosmos REST /mint/annual_provisions, divided by total bonded stake. Hardware costs are public list prices from each provider (Hetzner, OVH, Latitude.sh, Vultr, etc.) verified on 2026-05-15 — subject to change without notice, follow the links to confirm.