# Symbiotic: External Rewards

By [Turncrypt](https://paragraph.com/@turncrypt-2) · 2025-10-05

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**The primary goal of external rewards is to foster a strong economic connection between networks and the participants who secure them.**  
  
By offering their own tokens as rewards, networks can attract the economic security they need to thrive, while stakers and operators receive direct compensation for their contributions.  
  
This creates a powerful and self-sustaining cycle that benefits the entire Symbiotic ecosystem. ​Several networks have already integrated external rewards into their systems, demonstrating the versatility and appeal of this new feature.  
  
Hyperlane, for example, is rewarding stakers with its native $HYPER token for securing its Warp Routes, while Tanssi and Cycle Network are also distributing their own tokens to stakers and contributors. ​  
  
Other networks are using external rewards in more creative ways. Spark is enabling SPK token staking with Spark Points through its Overdrive campaign, and Ditto Network is rewarding keepers who secure event-driven workflows. Primev (MEV-Commit) is compensating validators for advancing MEV marketplace activities, and Kalypso by Marlin is delivering points to participants in its ZK proof marketplace. Omni has even launched a $10 million points program for deposits into SolverNet. ​  
  
The introduction of external rewards has a significant impact on all participants in the Symbiotic ecosystem.  
  
Vault users are encouraged to migrate from pre-deposit vaults to actively delegated vaults to receive both points multipliers and network rewards.  
  
For operators, this creates a more sustainable economic model with compensation from both Symbiotic points and network rewards. And for networks, it provides a powerful mechanism to attract economic security and offers flexibility in their security model over their lifecycle.  
  
Symbiotic's external rewards program is a game-changer for the platform and its users. By providing a direct and tangible way for networks to reward participants, Symbiotic is fostering a more sustainable, economically aligned, and ultimately more secure ecosystem for everyone involved.

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*Originally published on [Turncrypt](https://paragraph.com/@turncrypt-2/symbiotic-external-rewards)*