lbry.com/posts/faq/block-rewards.md
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title: What are the LBRY Block Rewards?
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##0. Only Trust the Source
The source code, and not this file, is the only true definiton of the block rewards. That source file is located here:
[https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd/blob/real2/src/main.cpp](https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd/blob/real2/src/main.cpp#L1576)
But is soon to be located in [`master`]:
[https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd/blob/master/src/main.cpp](https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd/blob/master/src/main.cpp#L1576)
##1. Reward Schedule
Eventually 1,000,000,000 LBRY credits will exist. They are awarded on the following schedule:
* The genesis block rewards 400,000,000 credits to be administered by LBRY, Inc. 300,000,000 of these will be given away to the public.
* The remaining 600,000,000 are mined.
* The peak block is block is block 55001, at 500 credits. Block 55001 will likely hit 2-3 months after launch.
* Blocks past 55001 descend logarithmically, lasting approximately 20 years.
* Blocks 0-5000 are 1 credit. Blocks 5001 to 550001 ramp up linearly to 500.
* Block rewards ramp up slowly because we do not want to unfairly benefit early and to ensure users are given some time to get LBRY up and running.