Economics
Intermediate
Updated 11/26/2025
What is
Storage Rent?
Storage Rent — механизм Ergo против разрастания состояния блокчейна и для долгосрочной экономики безопасности после завершения эмиссии.
Storage Rent вводит долгосрочный стимул к «очистке» состояния: если бокс остаётся неизрасходованным длительное время, его можно «обложить» небольшой платой. Это помогает сдерживать state bloat и формирует источники дохода майнеров в долгую, когда блок‑награды снижаются.
Key Points
- Сдерживает разрастание стейта (state bloat)
- Создаёт стимулы поддерживать активные UTXO в порядке
- Помогает бюджету безопасности после эмиссии
- Влияет на стратегии долгосрочного хранения
Use Cases
1
Долгосрочная устойчивость экономической модели майнинга
2
Снижение накопления мусорных/забытых UTXO
3
Ограничение роста требований к хранению для узлов
Technical Details
After 1,051,200 blocks (~4 years), a box's storage rent equals 0.14 ERG per 1KB of box size. Miners can include a 'storage rent collection' transaction that either: (1) reduces the box value by the rent amount, or (2) if value < rent, claims the entire box. Users can reset the timer by moving their funds.
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Is Ergo a good investment?
This is not financial advice. Ergo has strong fundamentals: fair launch (no VC dump risk), innovative technology (eUTXO, Sigma Protocols, NiPoPoWs), active development, and a cypherpunk ethos. It's a smaller market cap project with higher risk/reward than established chains. Research thoroughly, understand the technology, and never invest more than you can afford to lose.
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What is storage rent on Ergo?
Storage rent is Ergo's solution to state bloat. Boxes (UTXOs) that remain unspent for 4+ years can have a small fee deducted by miners. This incentivizes cleaning up unused state, provides long-term miner revenue after emission ends, and keeps the blockchain sustainable. Lost coins eventually return to circulation instead of being locked forever.
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How to get started with Ergo?
Start by getting a wallet (Nautilus for browser, Terminus for mobile). Back up your seed phrase securely offline. Get some ERG from an exchange (Gate.io, KuCoin) or DEX (Spectrum). Make a test transaction. Then explore: try DeFi on Spectrum, check out NFTs, or dive into the technology if you're a builder.
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What is storage rent on Ergo?
Storage rent is Ergo's mechanism for long-term sustainability. Boxes (UTXOs) that remain unspent for ~4 years pay a small fee, which goes to miners. This prevents state bloat, recirculates lost coins, and ensures miners have income even after emission ends. It's like paying rent for blockchain storage space.
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