Cardano staking
Pick a stake pool with your eyes open.
Fees, pledge, saturation, and the operator's own description for every registered pool with a website, straight from on-chain metadata. Filter for single-pool operators, low fees, or a mission you care about.
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Single Pool Operators
Independent operators running exactly one Cardano stake pool. Delegating here spreads stake away from large groups and keeps block production decentralised.
Mission-Driven Pools
Pools whose own metadata says a share of rewards funds charity, education, conservation or another cause. Check each pool site for how much is actually donated.
Low-Fee Pools
Stake pools charging a variable margin of 1% or less, on top of the protocol-minimum fixed cost. Lower margin means more of each epoch reward reaches delegators.
Multi-Pool Operators
Operators and pool groups running two or more pools, identified by shared owner or reward stake addresses on chain. Often large, reliable, and already well delegated.
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The short version
What matters when you delegate
Delegating ADA never leaves your wallet, so the risk is low and the choice is mostly about rewards and values. Rewards depend on fees, pledge, saturation, and how reliably the pool produces blocks.
This directory reads pool metadata and on-chain figures and presents them in plain terms. Pools are grouped by traits delegators ask about: single-pool operators who strengthen decentralization, low-fee pools, and mission-driven pools that fund causes.
Numbers change every epoch. Confirm current fees and saturation in your wallet before delegating. Nothing here is financial advice.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data come from?
From Cardano on-chain pool registrations and the metadata file each operator publishes, read through a public API. We list pools that are active and publish a website.
What is a single-pool operator?
An operator who runs one pool rather than many. Delegating to them spreads block production across more independent parties, which many in the community value.
Is this financial advice?
No. This is a directory. Delegation rewards vary and are not guaranteed.
How do I fix my pool listing?
Update your on-chain metadata and it will flow through on the next refresh, or use Claim this listing to tell us directly.