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### Daily fees and startup readiness (FIP-0100)
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With the activation of [FIP-0100](https://github.com/filecoin-project/FIPs/blob/master/FIPS/fip-0100.md) in network version 25, all new sectors - and any sectors that are extended or updated - incur a daily fee.
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With the activation of [FIP-0100](https://github.com/filecoin-project/FIPs/blob/master/FIPS/fip-0100.md) in network version 25, all new sectors — and any sectors that are extended or updated — incur a daily fee.
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This fee replaces the previous batch fee model and introduces a predictable cost structure tied to each sector’s quality-adjusted power and the network’s circulating supply.
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- A miner with fee debt may be blocked from submitting certain messages (e.g., pre-commits or recoveries).
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- If the balance is too low to pay for WindowPoSt messages, sectors may fault.
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- Critically, a miner with outstanding fee debt cannot win block rewards until the debt is repaid.
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To avoid this, storage providers should:
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Miners become eligible to win block rewards once they reach **10 TiB of raw byte power (RBP)**.
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However, rewards are not guaranteed as soon as that threshold is met. Block production is probabilistic, and smaller miners may wait longer to win a block - especially when competing against larger ones.
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However, rewards are not guaranteed as soon as that threshold is met. Block production is probabilistic, and smaller miners may wait longer to win a block — especially when competing against larger ones.
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This creates a funding gap during the startup phase.
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- Support message submission (like WindowPoSt),
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- And continue sealing until rewards start arriving.
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While the amount of FIL required is relatively small compared to overall infrastructure costs, it is operationally critical. Without it, the miner may become stuck - unable to seal new sectors or submit required messages due to fee debt or insufficient balance.
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While the amount of FIL required is relatively small compared to overall infrastructure costs, it is operationally critical. Without it, the miner may become stuck — unable to seal new sectors, submit required messages, or produce blocks and win block rewards due to fee debt or insufficient balance.
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To estimate how much FIL may be needed, review the [FIP-0100 discussion thread](https://github.com/filecoin-project/FIPs/discussions/1105) or use the [real-time fee calculator](https://penalty.660688.xyz/dailyfee) to model your expected onboarding rate.
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## Make sure you have the right skills <ahref="#make-sure-you-have-the-right-skills"id="make-sure-you-have-the-right-skills"></a>
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