| description | How storage providers earn rewards, post collateral, and manage economic risks on Filecoin. |
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This section explains the financial mechanics of running a storage provider, including how rewards are earned, what collateral is required, and what penalties apply for failures.
- Storage proving — how providers prove they are storing data using Proof-of-Spacetime
- FIL collateral — the token commitment required to begin providing storage
- Block rewards — how providers earn FIL by mining blocks based on storage power
- Slashing — penalties for failing to prove storage or acting maliciously
- Committed capacity — sectors filled with placeholder data to earn consensus power