Lock 10,000 PIVX to process transactions, secure the blockchain and earn recurring rewards - plus one direct vote in the PIVX DAO.
A Masternode is a permanently online PIVX full node that locks 10,000 PIVX as collateral. It does not create blocks — block production stays with staking. Instead it provides the services a plain wallet cannot: it holds one direct vote in the DAO and shares in the Masternode part of every block reward, currently 8,460 PIVX per day across all active nodes.
Sharing, not minting: the daily Masternode pool is fixed by the block reward. The more Masternodes are active, the smaller each one's share — that is why node count and your return move in opposite directions.
Acquire and lock 10,000 PIVX as collateral in your control wallet.
Run your own VPS or use Masternode.space, with hosting from about $1.
Create and configure the Masternode in the PIVX Core Wallet or with MyPIVXWallet.
Activate it from your control wallet. Your Masternode now secures the network and earns rewards automatically.
MyPIVXWallet keeps everything in your browser: the wallet and every saved Masternode entry. Clear the browser data, switch browser or profile, or lose the device, and the Masternodes are gone with it — every entry with its IP and port, collateral transaction and output index, and the Masternode private key. That is site data on that machine, not something stored on the blockchain, so re-importing the seed does not bring them back.
Your coins are not gone: the seed phrase restores the wallet and the 10,000 PIVX collateral. The Masternode key, however, is not part of the seed and nobody can rebuild it for you. The server keeps running for a while, but you can no longer start, restart or monitor the node — to you the Masternode is lost and a new one would have to be set up with a new key. So write down before you lock the collateral: seed phrase, Masternode private key, IP and port, collateral txid and output index. Background in the MyPIVXWallet overview.
See the detailed official guide here: PIVX Masternode Documentation
Supply defines the absolute ceiling. Current staking yield, Masternode rewards, PIVX price and hosting costs define the much smaller economic capacity.
The protocol math may leave -- theoretical nodes, while current yield economics reduce that estimate to --.
Waiting for current network data.
Annual hosting drag: -- of the 10,000-PIVX collateral at the current PIVX price.
floor(Current Supply ÷ 10,000)Waiting for supply data.
Ceiling − Active NodesWaiting for node data.
Annual Hosting USD ÷ PIVX PriceWaiting for price data.
Annual MN Pool ÷ (10,000 × Staking APR + Hosting PIVX)Waiting for yield data.
max(0, Economic Capacity − Active Nodes)Waiting for all inputs.
Important: These are not reserved protocol slots. “Economically viable” is a point-in-time estimate where net Masternode APR approaches current staking APR. Price, rewards, network participation, hosting costs and active-node count can change the result.
APR = ((8,460 / N) x 365 / 10,000) x 100
The daily masternode rewards are shared equally across all active Masternodes.
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Rewards / day = (1,410 x 6 PIVX) / N
The network produces approximately 1,410 blocks per day with 6 PIVX for Masternodes per block.
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Days between payouts = N / 1,410
Masternodes are paid sequentially. More active nodes mean a longer average wait between payouts.
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| Masternodes (N) | Approx. Return Rate | Rewards / Day | Rewards / Week | Rewards / Month | Rewards / Year | Days between payouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | ~1024% | 282.0 | 1974 | 8454 | 102930 | 0.02 |
| 61 | ~512% | 138.8 | 971 | 4150 | 50563 | 0.04 |
| 122 | ~256% | 69.4 | 485 | 2075 | 25281 | 0.09 |
| 244 | ~128% | 34.7 | 243 | 1037 | 12640 | 0.17 |
| 488 | ~64% | 17.4 | 122 | 518 | 6320 | 0.35 |
| 975 | ~32% | 8.7 | 61 | 259 | 3160 | 0.69 |
| 1950 | ~16% | 4.35 | 30 | 130 | 1580 | 1.38 |
| 3900 | ~8% | 2.17 | 15 | 65 | 790 | 2.77 |
| 7800 | ~4% | 1.09 | 7.6 | 32.5 | 395 | 5.53 |
| 10000 | ~3.12% | 0.85 | 6 | 25.5 | 310 | 7.1 |
| 12000 | ~2.6% | 0.71 | 5 | 21.2 | 260 | 8.5 |
| 16000 | ~1.95% | 0.53 | 3.7 | 15.9 | 195 | 11.3 |
| 20000 | ~1.56% | 0.42 | 3 | 12.7 | 156 | 14.2 |
| 40000 | ~0.78% | 0.21 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 78 | 28.4 |
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This projection keeps the selected Masternode count and block reward constant. It is a point-in-time scenario, not a promise of future returns.
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Gross APR before hosting costs: (1,410 blocks/day × 6 PIVX) / active nodes × 365 / 10,000 collateral × 100. The dashed line is the current staking APR. Point-in-time measurements, not a promise of future returns.