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Replication-client Reward Auto-delegation
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The ability for Solana network participants to earn rewards by providing storage service is a unique on-boarding path that requires little hardware overhead and minimal upfront capital. It offers an avenue for individuals with extra-storage space on their home laptops or PCs to contribute to the security of the network and become integrated into the Solana economy.
To enhance this on-boarding ramp and facilitate further participation and investment in the Solana economy, replication-clients have the opportunity to auto-delegate their rewards to validation-clients of their choice. Much like the automatic reinvestment of stock dividends, in this scenario, an archiver-client can earn Solana tokens by providing some storage capacity to the network i.e. via submitting valid PoReps, have the protocol-based rewards automatically assigned as delegation to a staked validator node of the archiver's choice and earn interest, less a fee, from the validation-client's network participation.