With The Graph's new rewards standard, an Indexer does not take the network's word for its status. The eligibility decision is recorded on-chain, so anyone can read who qualifies and when they were last renewed. Rewards you can audit, not just receive.
In 2025, 15.2% of indexing rewards on The Graph went to Indexers serving little to no queries.
The Rewards Eligibility Oracle changes that and it just went live. Same issuance, better allocation. Learn more below: