# Gatewayz yield-as-inference

> Your yield pays for your AI. Delegate ADA from your own wallet to the Gatewayz stake pool. You keep your ADA. 95% of the staking rewards your stake earns Gatewayz comes back to you as an inference discount balance, and every request through Gatewayz costs 1% of its list price until the balance is used.

Status: Pre-launch. The program is built and switched off on mainnet. A working demo runs on Cardano's preprod testnet with test ADA, by invitation.
Live assets: ADA. Everything else listed is coming, with a waitlist.
Reward share: 95% of the rewards your stake earns Gatewayz. Discount: 99% off list price per request while the balance lasts.
Launch limits: at most $5 of discount per account per day, and at most $50 per day across the whole program. Limits may change.
Not available to US or Canadian persons. Every participant must confirm they are not a US or Canadian person before linking a wallet.
Discounts are a share of staking rewards Gatewayz actually received, can change at any time, and are not a guaranteed return.

## Machine-readable
- [offer.json](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/offer.json): assets, limits, risks, FAQ, endpoints, errors and the quote formula
- [errors.json](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/errors.json): every error code with a remedy
- [verify.mjs](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/verify.mjs): recompute a discount from public Cardano data
- [OpenAPI](https://api.gatewayz.ai/openapi.json)

## First calls
- GET https://api.gatewayz.ai/delegation/status (no auth): is the program on, the pool id, the reward share
- POST https://api.gatewayz.ai/auth/wallet/cardano/nonce then /auth/wallet/cardano/link (API key): link a stake address
- GET https://api.gatewayz.ai/delegation/rewards (API key): balance and history

## Start
- [Your yield pays for your AI.](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield.md): Delegate ADA from your own wallet to the Gatewayz stake pool and turn the staking rewards into a 99% discount on AI inference. Your ADA never moves.
- [Yield-as-inference, in one page](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/brief.md): A one-page brief for Cardano ecosystem partners: the problem, how ADA delegation funds an AI inference discount, what is live today and what we are asking for.
- [Pay for your AI API with ADA staking rewards](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/builders.md): Pay for an AI API with ADA staking rewards: delegate from your wallet, then use the discount with the OpenAI SDK, Anthropic SDK or Claude Code.
- [ADA staking calculator for AI inference](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/calculator.md): ADA staking calculator for AI inference: estimate the monthly Gatewayz discount your delegated ADA could fund, with sourced inputs and worked examples.
- [Yield-as-inference FAQ](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/faq.md): Yield as inference FAQ: straight answers on ADA safety, rewards vs discount, timing, limits, eligibility, agents, verification and leaving the program.
- [Cardano staking and yield-as-inference glossary](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/glossary.md): Cardano staking glossary: plain definitions of delegation, stake pools, epochs, saturation, pledge, reward lag and the Gatewayz inference discount terms.
- [How yield-as-inference works](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/how-it-works.md): How yield as inference works at Gatewayz: delegate ADA, link your wallet, and see how each epoch's pool fees become an AI inference discount, step by step.
- [Yield-as-inference program disclosures](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/terms.md): Gatewayz yield as inference terms in plain language: eligibility, the discount balance, limits, program changes, risks and the data you share to apply.
- [Pay your team's AI costs with treasury staking rewards](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/treasuries.md): How a DAO treasury can use staking rewards to pay AI costs: non-custodial ADA delegation, one shared account, launch limits and a proposal outline.

## Assets
- [Which crypto assets can pay for AI inference?](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets.md): Which crypto assets can pay for AI inference? ADA is live on Gatewayz; see how nine proof-of-stake chains and stablecoins compare on custody, lock-up and risk.
- [Stake ADA without giving it up, and pay for AI with the rewards](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/ada.md): Stake ADA non-custodially for AI inference: delegate from your own wallet to the Gatewayz pool, keep your ADA spendable, and see how rewards become a discount.
- [Use ATOM staking rewards to pay for AI](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/atom.md): Can you use ATOM staking rewards to pay for AI? Not yet. How Cosmos Hub delegation works, its 21-day unbonding and slashing, and what Gatewayz would need.
- [Use AVAX staking rewards to pay for AI](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/avax.md): Can you use AVAX staking rewards to pay for AI? Not yet. How Avalanche delegation works: fixed lock periods, a 25 AVAX minimum, and what Gatewayz would need.
- [Use DOT staking rewards to pay for AI](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/dot.md): Can you use DOT staking rewards to pay for AI? Not yet. How Polkadot nomination and pools work, the 28-day unbonding, and what Gatewayz would need to add DOT.
- [Use ETH staking rewards to pay for AI](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/eth.md): Can you use ETH staking rewards to pay for AI? Not yet. How native Ethereum staking works, its 32 ETH minimum and exit queue, and what Gatewayz would need.
- [Use NEAR staking rewards to pay for AI](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/near.md): Can you use NEAR staking rewards to pay for AI? Not yet. How NEAR staking-pool contracts work, the 4-epoch unstaking wait, and what Gatewayz would need to add.
- [Use SOL staking rewards to pay for AI](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/sol.md): Can you use SOL staking rewards to pay for AI? Not yet. How native Solana staking works, from stake accounts to deactivation, and what Gatewayz would need.
- [Can Cardano stablecoins like USDM, DJED and iUSD pay for AI?](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/stablecoins.md): How to earn yield on Cardano stablecoins USDM, DJED and iUSD: what backs each, why none can stake, how lending works, its risks, and what Gatewayz requires.
- [Use SUI staking rewards to pay for AI](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/sui.md): Can you use SUI staking rewards to pay for AI? Not yet. How Sui staking works: self-custodial stake objects, 24-hour epochs, and what Gatewayz would need.
- [Use TON staking rewards to pay for AI](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/ton.md): Can you use TON staking rewards to pay for AI? Not yet. How TON pool contracts work, the custody trade-off, slashing, and what Gatewayz would need.
- [Use TRX staking rewards to pay for AI](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/trx.md): Can you use TRX staking rewards to pay for AI? Not yet. How TRON Stake 2.0 works, TRON Power voting, the 14-day unstake, and what Gatewayz would need.
- [Can USDC yield pay for AI inference?](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/usdc.md): Can you use USDC yield to pay for AI? Learn what backs USDC, why it can't be staked, the risks lending adds, and what Gatewayz needs before it supports USDC.
- [Can USDT yield pay for AI inference?](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/assets/usdt.md): Can you use USDT yield to pay for AI? Learn what backs Tether's USDT, why it can't be staked, the risks lending adds, and what Gatewayz needs to support it.

## For agents
- [A compute budget that refills itself](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/agents.md): A self-funding compute budget for AI agents: delegate ADA from the agent's own wallet, link it by signed message, and let staking rewards pay 99% of each call.
- [Delegation API reference](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/agents/api.md): Gatewayz delegation API reference: every live endpoint for program status, CIP-8 wallet linking, eligibility, discount balance and inference, with curl samples.
- [Wallet link and delegation error codes](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/agents/errors.md): Every Gatewayz wallet link error code, from invalid_signature to region_restricted, with what triggers it and whether an agent should retry, re-sign or stop.
- [Quickstart: link a Cardano stake address with CIP-8](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/agents/quickstart.md): Link a Cardano stake address to the Gatewayz API with a CIP-8 signed message: request a nonce, sign it, send the COSE signature and key, then check the balance.

## Learn
- [Learn about yield-as-inference and Cardano staking](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/learn.md): Learn about yield as inference and Cardano staking: seven plain-English guides to delegation, stake pools, epochs, custody and paying for AI with rewards.
- [When do Cardano staking rewards arrive?](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/learn/cardano-epochs-and-reward-timing.md): When do Cardano staking rewards arrive? Slots, 5-day epochs, stake snapshots and the N to N+4 timeline, plus what happens when you switch pools. Sourced.
- [What is a Cardano stake pool?](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/learn/cardano-stake-pools-explained.md): What is a Cardano stake pool? How operators, fixed cost, margin, pledge and saturation work, how to read pool parameters, plus a worked reward split example.
- [How Cardano staking works](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/learn/how-cardano-staking-works.md): How does Cardano staking work? Delegation certificates, the 2 ADA deposit, where rewards come from, snapshots, saturation and DRep rules, explained and sourced.
- [Non-custodial vs custodial staking](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/learn/non-custodial-vs-custodial-staking.md): Non-custodial vs custodial staking: who holds your keys, lock-ups and slashing across Cardano, Ethereum, Solana, Polkadot, TON and exchanges, compared.
- [How to pay for AI with crypto](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/learn/paying-for-ai-with-crypto.md): How to pay for AI with crypto: compare buying credits with crypto or stablecoins, selling holdings to pay a card bill, and paying from staking rewards.
- [Staking rewards vs an inference discount](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/learn/staking-rewards-vs-inference-discount.md): Staking rewards vs AI credits: a side-by-side comparison of ADA rewards and an inference discount, with a worked example for 100,000 ADA over one month.
- [What is inference as yield?](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/learn/what-is-inference-as-yield.md): What is inference as yield? A plain explainer of turning staking rewards into AI compute: why it exists, the four possible designs, and who it suits.

## Trust
- [The risks of ADA delegation with Gatewayz](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/risks.md): The real risks of ADA delegation with Gatewayz: rewards you give up, pool variance, ADA price, program changes and your API key, with what limits each one.
- [Is delegating ADA to a stake pool safe?](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/security.md): Is delegating ADA to a stake pool safe? What Gatewayz can't touch, why CIP-8 linking needs no transaction, and how to protect your API key and seed phrase.
- [Verify your discount from public chain data](https://www.gatewayz.ai/yield/verify.md): Verify your Cardano stake pool reward share: one Node command reads Koios pool fees and your active stake and recomputes your Gatewayz discount per epoch.