Looking to maximize your ADA earnings and make a positive impact? Join the Clover Nodes (CLOVR) Stake Pool for a top-tier staking experience with unbeatable benefits! 🍀

Why Stake with CLOVR?

• Generous Rewards: Earn regular delegator token rewards!
• Low Fees, High Returns: Enjoy minimal costs with a 0% margin fee and a low minPool cost of just 170 ADA, maximizing your returns.
• Top-Notch Security and Uptime: Experience a seamless, worry-free staking journey with 24/7 availability and robust security measures.
• Official Droperatorz Stake Pool: Boost your rewards by claiming extra tokens through DripDropz!
• World Mobile EarthNode & AirNode Operator: We're more than just a stake pool. We're partnering with World Mobile to bring mobile connectivity to underserved communities across the globe.
• Mission-Driven Impact: Your staking helps support technological education for those in need, with donations made to charities like DirectEd Development.
• SPO Partner Rewards: As an SPO partner with Palm Economy, we ensure our delegators receive additional rewards in $PALM tokens.

https://preview.redd.it/6jn74f0hec3e1.png?width=1075&format=png&auto=webp&s=22ba279e93962b5572d0601ea2d954fae51af57d

Ready to reap the rewards? Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn while making a difference. Start staking with CLOVR today and enjoy all the benefits of being part of a mission-driven, high-performance stake pool!

Join the CLOVR family and let’s grow together!

Clover Nodes 🍀

https://twitter.com/CloverNodes

https://www.clovernodes.io/

https://cexplorer.io/pool/pool1zkdc6ve9nndk7vxnjlalhqt4hr5h8auz5qzjk7lrjrqtv23yuy5/delegate

This article was previously posted in `r/Cardano` but marked promotional and hence removed. While it is true that mentioned my Stake Pool, it's also true that it was only fair to mention that my pool was one of many taking part into the Midnight Testnet. Anyway. Apologies for breaking the rules.

Back to the important things now.

What is midnight

Midnight Network is a specialized blockchain within the Cardano ecosystem, known as a partner chain. It is engineered to address specific needs that aren't met by the main Cardano blockchain, particularly focusing on advanced data protection.

Read until the end if you want to know more about reasons to get involved in the Midnight ecosystem.

Here's what makes Midnight Network unique:

• Privacy-First Design: Utilizing zero-knowledge proofs, Midnight allows for transactions and smart contracts that maintain user privacy while ensuring regulatory compliance. This feature is crucial for users and businesses concerned with data privacy.
• Interoperability: Although it operates independently with its own consensus mechanism, Midnight is interoperable with Cardano. This integration means that assets and data can move securely between these networks, facilitating a broader ecosystem where developers can build applications that require high levels of confidentiality.
• Developer-Friendly Environment: Midnight simplifies the development process by supporting programming languages like TypeScript, making it more accessible for developers to create privacy-centric DApps. This ease of use is intended to spur innovation in privacy-focused blockchain applications.
• Regulatory Compliance: The network aims to balance the anonymity of transactions with the ability for regulatory oversight when necessary. This dual approach tries to address the concerns of both privacy advocates and regulatory bodies, potentially paving the way for broader adoption in sectors like finance and personal data management.
• Community and Ecosystem Growth: As part of the Cardano ecosystem, Midnight benefits from Cardano's established community and infrastructure. This could lead to increased adoption and development interest, as developers and users are already familiar with Cardano's ethos and technology stack.
• Security: While having its own consensus, Midnight leverages the security provided by Cardano's stake pool operators (SPOs), offering a robust layer of protection without compromising on privacy.

Midnight Network is currently in its testnet phase, allowing developers to experiment with its features before the mainnet launch. This phase is crucial for refining the network's capabilities, ensuring it delivers on its promise of secure, private, and regulatory-compliant blockchain solutions.

The Role of Stake Pool Operators as Midnight Validators

Cardano Stake Pool Operators (SPOs) play a pivotal role in the Midnight Network, particularly as node validators, enhancing the interoperability and security between Cardano and Midnight. Here's how their role functions:

• Validator Participation: SPOs can opt to validate transactions on the Midnight Network, which means they help in maintaining the integrity and security of both Cardano and Midnight. By running a validator node for Midnight, they extend their operational capacity beyond just the Cardano blockchain, contributing to the network's decentralization and security. This participation involves verifying transactions and ensuring they meet the network's privacy and compliance standards. Some Cardano Stake Pool are already actively participating in the Midnight Testnet such as the EASY1 Stake Pool.
• Reward Distribution: As validators on Midnight, SPOs have the opportunity to earn additional rewards in the form of DUST, Midnight's native token. These rewards are distributed not only to the SPOs but also to their delegators in Cardano, providing an extra incentive for ADA holders to stake with pools that participate in the Midnight Network. This dual reward system (ADA and DUST) can potentially increase the attractiveness of staking with such pools, encouraging more participation and liquidity across both networks.
• Network Integration and Security: By participating in Midnight's validation process, SPOs help bridge the two networks, allowing for seamless asset movement or data exchange while maintaining high security and privacy standards. The knowledge and infrastructure that SPOs have developed for Cardano can be leveraged to ensure Midnight operates securely and efficiently. This dual role strengthens the overall ecosystem, potentially driving innovation and adoption in privacy-focused applications.
• Community and Decentralization: SPOs contribute to the decentralization of the Midnight Network by running nodes. This decentralization is crucial for maintaining the network's resilience against attacks and ensuring that no single entity controls the majority of the validation power. The involvement of Cardano's SPO community in Midnight's operations reflects a commitment to a decentralized ethos across multiple blockchain layers.

In summary, Cardano SPOs act as key validators for the Midnight Network, enhancing its security, promoting interoperability, and providing an additional revenue stream through dual token rewards. Their role is instrumental in extending the capabilities of Cardano's ecosystem into areas that prioritize privacy and compliance, potentially setting a precedent for future partner chains or similar blockchain collaborations.

As the Midnight team has successfully launched their official public testnet, a number of Cardano STake Pool Operator have already joined the testnet to support the Midnight team in their journey towards the Incentivised Testnet and eventually Mainnet. Among many pool, the EASY1 Stake Pool has been pioneering the setup of the Midnight Testnet, and has already prepare all the required infrastrutucture to be ready for the mainnet from day 1.

This means that if you want to receive Midnight rewards, along your usual ada rewards, from the very first day of Midnight mainnet, you can join the EASY1 Stake Pool before saturation.

• To recap: There currently is only one testnet (preview cardano and midnight testnet)
• There is no mainnet yet, but team is proceeding very very fast
• There are no rewards/incentives just yet, we will know more soon!

You can find the list of Midnight Testnet Participating pools in the Midnight discord in the "Drop your Pool ID" channel.

Here anyway a screnshot of my pool/validator details:

https://preview.redd.it/b50r59g52v2e1.png?width=1688&format=png&auto=webp&s=6866ee1878548308e620ebe3e7b9149b81f5b015

I have been staking since November 2021 and this is NYE total reward. I guess I expected more than 11% increase in 3 years? Is that fair or am I on track? I thought it should be closer to 5%.

The pool I am in is currently 23.8% (17.82M), cost (.97% + 340), pledge 135k.

Thank you for your guidance and assistance!

I've never really understood the "rewards" wallet/address/whatever w/staking....

I'm in a pool that's just hit 90%, which I understand then starts to impact the staking return. I'd like to switch to a new pool, but see I have X Ada as Rewards -- Do I need to withdraw these first or I can just undelegate, pick a new pool, and delegate to move all my bag of Ada?

PS:

Why do rewards collect in a different wallet/address or whatever?

Does it matter when if you ever withdraw/claim/move them to the main wallet?

Looking to maximize your ADA earnings and make a positive impact? Join the Clover Nodes (CLOVR) Stake Pool for a top-tier staking experience with unbeatable benefits! 🍀

Why Stake with CLOVR?

• Generous Rewards: Earn regular delegator token rewards, including $CERRA ( Ending Epoch 517), $TOKE, and $LIBE, and soon $PALM just by staking your ADA with us!
• Low Fees, High Returns: Enjoy minimal costs with a 0% margin fee and a low minPool cost of just 170 ADA, maximizing your returns.
• Top-Notch Security and Uptime: Experience a seamless, worry-free staking journey with 24/7 availability and robust security measures.
• Official Droperatorz Stake Pool: Boost your rewards by claiming extra tokens through DripDropz!
• World Mobile EarthNode & AirNode Operator: We're more than just a stake pool. We're partnering with World Mobile to bring mobile connectivity to underserved communities across the globe.
• Mission-Driven Impact: Your staking helps support technological education for those in need, with donations made to charities like DirectEd Development.
• SPO Partner Rewards: As an SPO partner with CERRA, TOKE, LINKBERRY and soon Palm Economy, we ensure our delegators receive additional rewards in $CERRA, $TOKE, $LIBE and $PALM tokens.

https://preview.redd.it/kcbtxikfeywd1.jpg?width=1075&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1060a66d5e9b24b1647d72dc9e12993c980e7699

TOKEO - The ratio for partner SPOs is set at 0.00018 $TOKE per 1 ADA

LIBE- You can get 0.018 $LINKE per 1 ADA you delegate

CERRA - The ratio for partner SPOs is set at 0.00008578 $CERRA per 1 ADA ( Last Epoch 517 )

PALM - Announcing soon!

Ready to reap the rewards? Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn while making a difference. Start staking with CLOVR today and enjoy all the benefits of being part of a mission-driven, high-performance stake pool!

Join the CLOVR family and let’s grow together!

Clover Nodes 🍀

https://twitter.com/CloverNodes

https://www.clovernodes.io/

https://cexplorer.io/pool/pool1zkdc6ve9nndk7vxnjlalhqt4hr5h8auz5qzjk7lrjrqtv23yuy5

Hello Cardano Community!

Are you looking for a reliable and community-focused stake pool to delegate your ADA?
Look no further than Relay Stake Pool (Ticker: RELAY)!

Why should you consider staking with us?

**🚀 Enhanced Infrastructure: **We've recently expanded our network with two additional relays - one additional relay in the US and another in South Africa, helping to ensure robust security and excellent connectivity worldwide. Our pool now operates with a total of three relays, maintaining 99.9% uptime.

**💼 Increased Commitment: **We recently upped our pledge to 190,000 ADA (active pledge being 218k), demonstrating our strong commitment to the network's security and our delegators' potential rewards. With a total of 415,000 ADA staked, we are poised for growth and stability.

🌟 Proven Track Record: Since launching on May 28, 2021, RELAY has:

• Minted 56 blocks
• Accumulated over 14.4k ADA in rewards for our delegators
• We're also ranked #75 on cexplorer.io!

**👥 Community and Support: **As a small pool, we focus on personalized support and community engagement. Staking with us means you’re not just a number; you’re part of the RELAY family. We believe in transparency and are always here to answer your questions and provide updates (please check our discord)

**🛠️ Low Fees, High Integrity: **Enjoy low fees with a 0% variable rate and a minimal epoch fee of 170 ADA, ensuring more of the rewards go to our delegators.

If you have any questions or need guidance on how to stake with us, feel free to reach out on discord or comment below.

Thank you for considering RELAY – Where your stake makes a difference!

Looking to maximize your ADA earnings and make a positive impact? Join the Clover Nodes (CLOVR) Stake Pool for a top-tier staking experience with unbeatable benefits! 🌟

Why Stake with CLOVR?

• Generous Rewards: Earn regular delegator token rewards, including $CERRA, $TOKE, and $LIBE, and soon $PALM just by staking your ADA with us!
• Low Fees, High Returns: Enjoy minimal costs with a 0% margin fee and a low minPool cost of just 170 ADA, maximizing your returns.
• Top-Notch Security and Uptime: Experience a seamless, worry-free staking journey with 24/7 availability and robust security measures.
• Official Droperatorz Stake Pool: Boost your rewards by claiming extra tokens through DripDropz!
• World Mobile EarthNode Operator: We're more than just a stake pool. We're partnering with World Mobile to bring mobile connectivity to underserved communities across the globe.
• Mission-Driven Impact: Your staking helps support technological education for those in need, with donations made to charities like DirectEd Development.
• SPO Partner Rewards: As an SPO partner with CERRA, TOKE, LINKBERRY and soon Palm Economy, we ensure our delegators receive additional rewards in $CERRA, $TOKE, $LIBE and $PALM tokens.

https://preview.redd.it/lu1maulgkerd1.jpg?width=1075&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31e1bba553883c2ddae775c336c3734c38b9bda4

TOKEO - The ratio for partner SPOs is set at 0.00018 $TOKE per 1 ADA

LIBE- You can get 0.018 $LINKE per 1 ADA you delegate

CERRA - The ratio for partner SPOs is set at 0.00008578 $CERRA per 1 ADA

PALM - Announcing soon!

Ready to reap the rewards? Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn while making a difference. Start staking with CLOVR today and enjoy all the benefits of being part of a mission-driven, high-performance stake pool!

Join the CLOVR family and let’s grow together!

Clover Nodes 🍀

https://twitter.com/CloverNodes

https://www.clovernodes.io/

https://cexplorer.io/pool/pool1zkdc6ve9nndk7vxnjlalhqt4hr5h8auz5qzjk7lrjrqtv23yuy5

Hi guys,

I am currently running a ADA pool of 1 relay and 1 BP node. I would like to add a new relay node to it in order to reduce orphan blocks. This new relay is located in different place with different WAN IP address.

My original topology is like these, both BP and relay are in a LAN with IPs like 192.168.1.X，only relay node's port 6000 expose to the internet. Now, if I add a extra relay node from the outside network, I need to also open the BP node's port. Will it bring any risk for my node? Or is there any better topology I can use? What's your topology if you have set up multiple relay node?

Thank you!

Emurgo are retiring 5 of their stake pools. Roughly 140M ₳ is delegated to these pools which will need to be moved asap to continue receiving staking rewards.

Please check on your stake pool regularly to make sure it's not retired or in the process of retiring.

https://pool.pm/search/%23retiring

https://preview.redd.it/tfhbint2n8ld1.jpg?width=1075&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=99f912180fe5698b0a155b01bf421697ac151a5d

Looking to maximize your ADA earnings and make a positive impact? Join the Clover Nodes (CLOVR) Stake Pool for a top-tier staking experience with unbeatable benefits! 🌟

Why Stake with CLOVR?

• Generous Rewards: Earn regular delegator token rewards, including $CERRA, $TOKE, and $LINKE, just by staking your ADA with us!
• Low Fees, High Returns: Enjoy minimal costs with a 1% margin fee and a low minPool cost of just 170 ADA, maximizing your returns.
• Top-Notch Security and Uptime: Experience a seamless, worry-free staking journey with 24/7 availability and robust security measures.
• Official Droperatorz Stake Pool: Boost your rewards by claiming extra tokens through DripDropz!
• World Mobile Earth Node Operator: We're more than just a stake pool. We're partnering with World Mobile to bring mobile connectivity to underserved communities across the globe.
• Mission-Driven Impact: Your staking helps support technological education for those in need, with donations made to charities like DirectEd Development.
• SPO Partner Rewards: As an SPO partner with CERRA, TOKEO, and LINKBERRY, we ensure our delegators receive additional rewards in $CERRA, $TOKE, and $LINKE tokens.

https://preview.redd.it/xo4tv474n8ld1.png?width=1075&format=png&auto=webp&s=673f921ed58afe040d10b3ee108bdf3c181f0ca4

TOKEO - The ratio for partner SPOs is set at 0.00018 $TOKE per 1 ADA

LINKBERRY- You can get 0.018 $LINKE per 1 ADA you delegate

CERRA - The ratio for partner SPOs is set at 0.00008578 $CERRA per 1 ADA

Ready to reap the rewards? Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn while making a difference. Start staking with CLOVR today and enjoy all the benefits of being part of a mission-driven, high-performance stake pool!

Join the CLOVR family and let’s grow together!

Clover Nodes 🍀

https://twitter.com/CloverNodes

https://www.clovernodes.io/

https://cexplorer.io/pool/pool1zkdc6ve9nndk7vxnjlalhqt4hr5h8auz5qzjk7lrjrqtv23yuy5

Hello, the balance of my ADA in Yoroi wallet shows zero, while I have a balance. Please guide me what to do. I staked my balance in a pool and now it says the pool not generating rewards anymore but I can't widraw them or even see them! I resync and also removed my wallet and recover it again but nothing happened. Can you please give me an advice on?

Thanks

DYNO Pool just minted block #49! DYNO is a well-maintained small stake pool that has been in operation since December 2021. It maintains a low epoch fee of 170₳ and 1% variable fee. Currently 36% of the total stake is from pool pledge showing we absolutely have skin in the game. Low fees, high pledge, active operator, if you’re looking for a small, well-maintained pool to delegate to, consider DYNO -- committed to decentralization since 2021.

Hello Cardano Community!

Are you looking for a reliable and community-focused stake pool to delegate your ADA?
Look no further than Relay Stake Pool (Ticker: RELAY)!

Why should you consider staking with us?

**🚀 Enhanced Infrastructure: **We've recently expanded our network with two additional relays - one additional relay in the US and another in South Africa, helping to ensure robust security and excellent connectivity worldwide. Our pool now operates with a total of three relays, maintaining 99.9% uptime.

**💼 Increased Commitment: **We recently upped our pledge to 190,000 ADA (active pledge being 207k), demonstrating our strong commitment to the network's security and our delegators' potential rewards. With a total of 360,000 ADA staked, we are poised for growth and stability.

🌟 Proven Track Record: Since launching on May 28, 2021, RELAY has:

• Minted 53 blocks
• Accumulated over 14.2k ADA in rewards for our delegators
• We're also ranked #75 on cexplorer.io!

**👥 Community and Support: **As a small pool, we focus on personalized support and community engagement. Staking with us means you’re not just a number; you’re part of the RELAY family. We believe in transparency and are always here to answer your questions and provide updates.

**🛠️ Low Fees, High Integrity: **Enjoy low fees with a 0% variable rate and a minimal epoch fee of 170 ADA, ensuring more of the rewards go to our delegators.

Join us today to help secure the Cardano network and earn rewards while contributing to a growing, vibrant community. Let’s build a stronger future together!

If you have any questions or need guidance on how to stake with us, feel free to reach out on discord or comment below.

Thank you for considering RELAY – Where your stake makes a difference!

So many wallets in lost rewards from delegates in u/GoatStake

Please re-delgate to a new pool like BBHMM. We have been validating blocks for over 4 years. Delegates get extra token rewards to claim that are dropped every Epoch Reach out if you have any questions.

https://preview.redd.it/iu9syiif7hhd1.png?width=2744&format=png&auto=webp&s=e5dfd9b65303dabc5460f966a3b68aa714ae7c10

As an extra incentive to stake with OYSTR we are giving our delegators 50% of our Rosen Bridge income.

You can find more info about our promotion here:

https://www.oystr.wales/rsn-giveaway/

Delegate before the end of the epoch today to join the next 6 epoch round.

OYSTR is a high pledge, low fee stake pool supporting seabed conservation projects.

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Hello folks!

I've been head down cooking a new website.
The EASY1 Stake Pool is close to its 4th birthday and I've decided to freshen up the look and feel of the pools' website. While some section are still under development, the landing page is now looking already nice.

Give it a go and visit easy1staking.com, there are already a couple of interactive features where you can learn everything about staking and maximising rewards.

Also stay tuned because I'm writing a few contracts that will revolutionise the way we think about staking!

Here a screenshot of the new landing page!

easy1staking.com new landing page

Let me know what you guys think and what you'd like to see in the new website!

Anyone here delegated to a retired pool?

May as well put that ₳ in a small independent like #DYNO. DYNO has been around 2.5 years. It is well maintained and I keep up with the latest developments through the xSPO community and IOGs Tech community, but here's the deal.

I don't market this pool well and I don't engage in BS. DYNO is just a well run bare metal Cardano stake pool that's not on the charts because it's never had 1M₳ or more for any period of time.

So anyone delegated to retired pools, pools who haven't met their declared pledge, mulri-pool setups with 10M₳ or more that's not minting blocks because they aren't here for the network there here for your rewards, pools with high fees ..... Look for small pools like DYNO and help keep this Cardano network distributed, decentralized and healthy.

Caveat. DYNO and all other small pools with less than 1M₳ will not mint blocks regularly. But a block minted (assuming low fees like DYNO) results in more distributed to fewer, so there is some recovery to make up for the droughts.

One of the reasons I have waited until now to engage here is recently I have noticed pool operators with millions of delegated ₳ who are struggling to operate their pools. This rapid change to node 9.0.0 has caused need for some non routine maintenance which has caught some off guard. Somewhat frustrating to realize they have garnered millions in delegated ₳ and many pools like DYNO which are well run by attentive operators sit in obscurity.

Check out the pools of xSPO if you need some place to move that ADA in a retired pool or one that is not otherwise here for Cardano.

Sorry to any pools struggling, not meaning to step on any toes, but if you need help, check out the xSPO community. There are some very dedicated pool operators there who do not engage in BS.

https://x.com/dyno_pool/status/1814828115077591323?t=AoZwUrgIEnXATHU8fpJsoQ&s=19

Hey all!

I'm just wondering if there's an easy way to search the current node version across all stake pools 🤔

Hoping to help spread the word for pools that are Chang ready.