What is a Yuga?
A yuga is Xandeum's epoch - the recurring settlement period the network uses to measure storage usage and pay out storage rewards (STOINC). Each yuga is numbered and counts up over the life of the network.
In one line: a yuga is one full reward cycle. At the end of each yuga the network tallies what every pNode contributed and settles the rewards earned for that period.
Why it matters
STOINC (Storage Income) rewards aren't streamed continuously - they're calculated and settled once per epoch. Xandeum's docs describe rewards being computed roughly every couple of days based on each operator's storage, performance score, stake and boost. The yuga is that clock.
- Rewards settlement: storageCredits and STOINC are tallied per yuga.
- Performance tracking: a node's reliability is measured across yugas.
- Eligibility: programs like the Foundation Delegation Program (XFDP) qualify operators over a number of consecutive yugas of reliable uptime.
On the Pulsar dashboard
The Current yuga stat is read live from the Xandeum staking program on Solana - it's the network-wide yuga counter right now. Open any node and you'll also see its last settled yuga: the most recent cycle that node was paid out for.
View the live network → Estimate pNode rewards →This is a plain-English explainer by Pulsar Network, an independent community operator - not official Xandeum documentation.