Helium: HIP-149 sets deployer earnings floor - 29 Jul 2026

Helium announced that HIP-149 is live on 29 Jul 2026, setting a $0.05/GB minimum and $0.30/GB ceiling for deployer earnings. Any top-up recycles HNT already burned for the same data.The floor gives deployers a defined minimum tied to network data usage, which can make maintaining coverage a more predictable incentive. The ceiling sets an upper bound on the same earnings range, while the recycling rule connects top-ups to tokens already burned for that data rather than requiring new supply creation. The policy changes the available incentive structure, but it does not by itself show that data usage or deployer participation has increased.The recently-passed HIP-149 is live, and one key part of it puts a safety net under what deployers of the Helium Network earn. Here's a breakdown of how it works.