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# Earn with Candora

Overview of Candora's earning mechanisms

Candora offers three primary ways to earn within the ecosystem.

Each mechanism rewards a different form of participation.

* [Staking](/whitepaper/can-token/staking.md) rewards long-term CAN commitment.
* [Liquidity Provisioning](/whitepaper/candora-exchange/liquidity-provisioning.md) rewards capital supplied to Candora's liquidity infrastructure.
* [Edge Marketplace](/whitepaper/candora-pro/candora-edge/marketplace.md) rewards useful automation published for others to deploy.

Some participants may also use [Candora Edge](/whitepaper/candora-pro/candora-edge.md) to pursue trading opportunities.

Trading outcomes are not guaranteed and remain subject to market risk.

## Primary earning mechanisms

### Staking

Staking allows participants to lock CAN and earn CAN-denominated rewards.

It also unlocks tier-based ecosystem benefits across selected Candora services.

Staking is designed for long-term participation, supply reduction, and stronger ecosystem alignment.

It does not change execution priority, queue placement, or matching treatment.

### Liquidity Provisioning

It allows participants to contribute supported assets such as BNB, ETH, BTC, and USDT to Candora's Liquidity Reserve.

In return, participants earn annualized rewards through a dual-reward model.

* 50% of rewards are paid in the deposited asset
* 50% of rewards are paid in CAN

Liquidity Provisioning is designed for participants who want to support market depth, execution stability, and liquidity availability directly.

Early participants may qualify for enhanced rates through the Founding Liquidity Program.

### Edge Marketplace

Edge Marketplace allows developers, researchers, and strategy creators to monetize deployable AI agents.

Creators can earn CAN when other participants subscribe to, access, or deploy their agents under supported pricing models.

This creates a direct earning path for useful automation built on Candora Edge.

Publishing through the Marketplace does not grant special execution treatment or privileged market access.

## Additional participation path

#### Candora Edge

Candora Edge provides AI-powered analysis, automation, and execution support.

Participants may use Edge agents to monitor markets, identify opportunities, and automate defined strategies.

This can support profit-seeking trading activity, but it is not a fixed reward program.

Performance depends on market conditions, strategy quality, and user-defined controls.

## Earning methods at a glance

| Method                 | Activity                     | Reward source                           |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Staking                | Lock CAN                     | CAN rewards and ecosystem benefits      |
| Liquidity Provisioning | Contribute supported assets  | Deposited-asset rewards and CAN rewards |
| Edge Marketplace       | Publish AI agents            | CAN payments from users                 |
| Candora Edge           | Deploy AI agents for trading | Trading profits, subject to market risk |

### Summary

Candora's core earning mechanisms are Staking, Liquidity Provisioning, and Edge Marketplace.

Each rewards a different form of contribution across capital commitment, liquidity support, and automation creation.

Candora Edge can also support trading activity, but trading results remain market-dependent and are not guaranteed.