# Node Activation Deposit ### Node Activation Deposit All Fry Nodes, including **Token Distribution Nodes**, **Storage Validator Nodes**, and **Storage Decentralization Nodes**, require a **Node Activation Deposit** to complete technical registration and become active on the network. #### Deposit amount * **$50 USD equivalent in fNODE per node** #### Why this deposit exists The Node Activation Deposit helps ensure: * **Genuine participation** (each node is meaningfully committed) * **Network integrity** (discourages low-quality or disposable nodes) * **Operational standards** (supports reliable performance expectations) * **Infrastructure stability** (strengthens the long-term health of the network) *** #### ✅ Key Compliance Notes * The term **"Activation Deposit"** clearly reflects a technical registration and participation requirement rather than financial investment or staking returns. * The description explicitly positions the deposit as a measure for verifying genuine technical participation and ensuring operational integrity, avoiding implications of passive income, profit generation, or financial returns. * All tokens described remain explicitly positioned as **functional utility units** within the Fry Networks decentralized infrastructure, intended solely for operational, technical, and network management purposes. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.frynetworks.com/docs/tokenomics/reward-system/node-activation-deposit.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.