Check Rewards

View your wallet address • Check balance • Track earnings • Understand rewards

Track Your Node Rewards

Learn how to find your wallet address, check your $NET balance, and understand how rewards work on the Reality Network.

Step 1: Find Your Wallet Address

Extract your wallet address from your node keystore

Extract Wallet Address from Keystore

Use the wallet tool to extract your wallet address from your keystore:

cd ~/reality-node
export CL_KEYSTORE=~/reality-node/node.p12
export CL_KEYALIAS=node
export CL_PASSWORD=YOUR_SECURE_PASSWORD
java -jar reality-wallet-assembly-*.jar show-address

Replace YOUR_SECURE_PASSWORD with your actual keystore password.

Save Your Address

Copy the address output (starting with NET) and save it somewhere safe. You'll need it to check your balance.

Step 2: Check Your $NET Balance

Query your balance directly from your node

Query Balance from Your Node

Once you have your address from Step 1, check your balance with:

# Replace YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS with your actual address (starts with NET)
curl http://localhost:9000/net/YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS/balance

Example:

curl http://localhost:9000/net/NET88C9WDSKH3KzWJDKZyYU5DjFNqnZ2W2pHLdRj/balance

Understanding the Response

The response will show your balance in $NET tokens:

{"balance":22,"ordinal":74891}

In this example, the balance is 22 $NET

The ordinal field represents the transaction count for this address.

Understanding Rewards

How node operators earn $NET tokens

How Rewards Work

Reality Network rewards validators based on their entropy rate, not just stake or uptime. Nodes that produce the most correct information (low entropy) earn higher rewards.

Reward Factors:

• Consistency: Low entropy rate relative to network
• Uptime: High availability and responsiveness
• Performance: Fast block validation and propagation
• Network Participation: Active in consensus rounds

Troubleshooting

Wallet tool not found?

Make sure you downloaded the wallet JAR during installation:

cd ~/reality-node
ls -la reality-wallet-assembly-*.jar

Environment variables not persisting?

Add them to your ~/.bashrc for permanent use:

echo 'export CL_KEYSTORE=~/reality-node/node.p12' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export CL_KEYALIAS=node' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export CL_PASSWORD=YOUR_PASSWORD' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

No rewards showing?

Ensure your node is in "Ready" state and has been running for at least a few hours. Rewards are distributed based on participation in consensus rounds.