Looks like you already own some Cardano (ADA) coins and you’re exploring ways to earn passive income on your Cardano with staking. If that’s the storyline, you’re in the right place! 🙂

In today’s tutorial, I’m going explain what a Cardano staking pool is and I’ll show you step-by-step how to choose a good validator from the Cardano Staking Pool.

First, let’s understand what a Cardano staking pool is.

What Is A Cardano Staking Pool?

A staking pool on the Cardano blockchain is simply a group of individuals who pool their resources together in order to increase their chances of being selected to create a new block on the blockchain and earn rewards.

When users “delegate” their Cardano (ADA) coins to a staking pool, they are essentially allowing the pool operators to use their  ADA coins (stake) to create new blocks and earn rewards on their behalf.

The rewards are then distributed among all of the pool’s delegators proportional to the amount of stake they have delegated.

Cardano staking pools:

• Allow Cardano (ADA) coin holders
• To delegate their coins to a pool operator (validator)
• And by delegating their coins to the pool operator via staking
• users support the Cardano network security and
• are rewarded with ADA coins, accordingly.

Staking is one of the few strategies for earning rewards or passive income in crypto. By staking your ADA coins on the Cardano network, you are contributing to the overall health and security of the network.

Now that we have a good understanding of what a Cardano Staking Pool is, let’s explore how to choose a good staking pool or validator to stake your ADA coin with.

How To Choose A Cardano Staking Pool or Validator:

To choose a good Cardano staking pools, we are going to use these tools some tools to help us evaluate and compare each pool operator’s offerings.

Tools & Resources for Choosing A Cardano Staking Pool:

► Ada Pools Website: https://www.adapools.org

► Official Cardano Blockchain Explorer: https://cardanoscan.io

► Cardano Staking Rewards Calculator: https://cardano.org/calculator/

#1. AdaPools.org:

Adapools.org provides information, charts and tools to users who are interested in staking Cardano (ADA) coins on the Cardano blockchain.

It allows users to browse and compare different staking pools and validators, and provides detailed information about each pool or validator, such as their total stake, historical performance, and fee structure.

Adapools.org provides tools and resources to help users make informed decisions when choosing a pool or validator. Adapools.org is a great resource for anyone interested in staking on the Cardano blockchain.

Selection Criteria: Cardano Staking Pool:

When choosing a staking pool to delegate to, there are several factors to consider.

• Performance: One important factor is the pool’s historical performance. One can safely assume that staking pools with a good track record of successfully validating blocks are more likely to continue doing so in the future.

On Adapools.org, click on any pool operator to read more about it’s operation. Check if they have a valid website and social media presence. Check it’s historical performance, including ROA (return on asset)

• Pledge: This is the amount of Cardano (ADA) that the pool operator has locked up as collateral. The higher the ADA amount, the better. For example, 250,000 ADA or more is a good benchmark.

• Saturation: This is the amount of ADA coins already delegated to the pool. You want a low saturation to ensure better returns on your ADA. For example, 20% – 49% saturation. 

On Adapools.org, you’ll notice color bars in the saturation column. Red or orange means the pools is almost full. It’s recommended to avoid such pools. Usually a pool with 70+% will display red color bar in the saturation column.

As you scroll further to pages 4 or 5 and beyond, you’ll see pools with yellow and green color bars. Pools with saturation under 50% are preferable. (usually displayed in green bar.

• APY: Return on asset. This is the estimated annual % interest or reward on your ADA coin. The higher the number, the better.

• Fees: Compare the pool’s fees to those of other pools. Steer away from pools that charge zero (0) ADA. For example, fee between 1% – 2% is reasonable. Note that there’s a 340ADA flat fee. This fee is shared amongst all the pool participants, not just a single user.

It’s important to do your own research and due diligence before delegating your stake to any staking pool.

 Read: How To Stake Cardano On Ledger: (Step-By-Step Tutorial)

#2. Cardano Blockchain Explorer:

The Cardano Blockchain Explorer is a powerful tool for exploring and analyzing the Cardano blockchain. It allows users to view detailed information about the blockchain’s blocks, transactions, and addresses, including real-time updates and historical data.

It’s gives you a snapshot of when the next ADA rewards will be distributed. (Current Epoch Ends In)

#3. Cardano Staking Rewards Calculator:

Cardano Staking Rewards Calculator is a tool that helps you estimate your expected staking returns on the Cardano blockchain.

It takes into account your staked ADA amount, the network’s total ADA staked, and the current staking rate to calculate an estimate of the user’s returns over time.

The tool is easy to use and helps you make informed decisions about staking your ADA.

NOTE:

• You can only delegate to one staking pool at any given time. As of this writing, you can either stake all your ADA coins or nothing. You cannot delegate your ADA coins among several validators.
• You can unstake your ADA coins at any time.
• You can always change your staking pool by unstaking with your current validator and then delegating your ADA coin to another validator of your choice.

Read: How To Stake Cardano On Ledger: (Step-By-Step Tutorial)

I hope this tutorial was helpful in getting you started with how to choose a good validator from the Cardano Staking Pools. Happy staking!

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• SHOP Ledger Wallet, click here.
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•  How To Stake Cardano On  LEDGER

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