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Eligibility (FIP.10)

Before any accuracy reward is paid, a provider must clear a minimum-participation gate across four protocols. Miss it badly enough and the epoch's rewards are withheld entirely.

The four protocols (FIP.10)

FTSO anchor feeds — submit within 0.5% of the consensus median in at least ~80% of rounds.
FTSO block-latency (Fast Updates) — deliver at least ~80% of your expected updates (providers below a small weight threshold are exempt).
Staking — run a validator with ~80%+ uptime and a minimum self-bond.
FDC — participate in at least ~60% of Data Connector voting rounds.

The 3-pass system

Eligibility is tracked as "passes." Meeting the conditions earns passes; falling short spends them. A provider with passes in hand absorbs the occasional bad epoch, but a provider at zero passes that fails the conditions has that epoch's rewards withheld. The design rewards consistent participation across all of Flare's data protocols, not just price accuracy.

For a delegator this is the sharpest edge on the page: a withheld epoch pays you nothing at all, however accurate the provider's prices were that epoch. It is worth checking that a provider runs all four protocols, not just the feeds — Providers carries the eligibility columns beside the accuracy ones.

This is a participation floor, separate from how well a provider scores inside it. The reward bands decide the payout once you are through the gate.

Last reviewed June 2026

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