Rewards Overview

Distinguish Onyx liquid staking, protocol staking rewards, and validator rewards.

Onyx uses several reward concepts that should not be combined:

Reward type	Recipient	Where to verify
Liquid staking	stXCN holders	Onyx App and Markets staking API
Protocol/native account staking	Eligible ledger accounts under current network rules	Network state and applicable protocol documentation
Validator/node rewards	Eligible node operators	Validator dashboard and operator records

Liquid staking is a smart-contract product with owner-adjustable parameters. Validator rewards are a network/operator mechanism. A rate shown for one is not the rate for another.

Avoid fixed APY, validator-count, reward-budget, or USD examples. These values change and must be read from the relevant live source.