# Mining process

1. **What are the requirements for joining the mining process?**\
   \&#xNAN;**-** Users need to have a minimum 4GB RAM GPU to join the mining process.
2. **How to mine tokens via GPU?**\
   \&#xNAN;**-** Users connect to a Polygon node (dedicated node, INFURA, or similar service). The recipient of the reward must have MATIC in his wallet to pay for the gas to interact with the smart contract.
3. **How much tokens can I earn in the mining process?**\
   \&#xNAN;**-** A solo miner can earn 93 tokens rewards per block. The block time is 30 minutes.
4. **How long will the mining process be running?**\
   \&#xNAN;**-** 5,000,000 tokens are stretched to be mined within 12 years.
5. **When did the mining process start?**\
   \&#xNAN;**-** Mining process was started on Jan 26, 2023


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