Earlier this year, exceptional contributors to the Session testnet were rewarded with Session Tokens as part of the Testnet Incentive Program. At the time, it was said that there would be follow-up rewards for those who continued contributing to mainnet and supporting the Session ecosystem.
Those rewards are now being calculated and distributed as part of the Session Community Rewards Program. A maximum of 400,000 SESH is available as part of this program.
Am I eligible for the Session Community Rewards Program?
Only community members who received rewards as part of the Testnet Incentive Program are eligible for the Session Community Rewards Program. All Ethereum addresses and vesting contract addresses from the testnet rewards are assessed based on the following network activity at the time of the snapshot:
- Staking to an active Solo Node
- Staking to and operating an active multi-contributor node
- Staking to someone else’s active multi-contributor node
A snapshot was taken today (21/11/2025), If your associated recipient addresses from the Testnet Incentive Program participated in any of the above network activity at the time of the snapshot , you will be eligible for the Session Community Rewards Program.
How are rewards calculated?
A sum total of SESH staked by each address or associated vesting contract address is calculated. In order to provide additional rewards for those in the community who put in the effort to set up, maintain, and operate their own nodes, a bonus weighting is applied to stakes associated with Solo Nodes or operator stakers of Multi-Contributor Nodes.
After the bonus is applied, a network activity value is produced for each address, allowing rewards to be proportionally divided among (and automatically distributed to) all eligible participants.
When is the snapshot taken?
The snapshot was taken on November 21, 2025. All rewards will be calculated and distributed based on the network status on this date.
How are the rewards being distributed?
Initially, 350,000 SESH will be automatically distributed to eligible addresses proportional to their network activity value. The remaining 50,000 SESH is reserved to be distributed to eligible participants of the Community Rewards Program who are not identified using the automatic system.
For example, this may apply to users who received rewards as part of the Testnet Incentive Program, but consolidated these rewards under a new address, thus missing out on automatic detection. It is not possible for all cases to be covered using automated systems, so some portion must be reserved for eligible (but hard to spot) recipients.
If you believe you are eligible for the Community Rewards Program but do not receive automated rewards, please reach out via the Session Token Community on Discord.
When will the rewards be distributed?
At this stage, rewards are anticipated to be released in the week of November 24, 2025. The community will be promptly updated once the rewards are distributed (or if there are changes to this timeline).