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|A Sybil attack resistance parameter - the higher this parameter is set, the stronger the reduction in competitiveness for a Sybil attacker.
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|declared profit margin of operator `i`, defaults to 10%.
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|uptime of node `i`, scaled to 0 - 1, for the rewarding epoch
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|cost of operating node `i` for the duration of the rewarding epoch, set to 40 NYMTs.
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|cost of operating node `i` for the duration of the rewarding epoch, set to 40 NYMs.
Node reward for node `i` is determined as: