Cardano Annual Percentage Yield (APY)

Pledge and Staking

Blockdaemon pledges 200 ADA to the public pools. This amount helps determine the rewards, which increase with the pool's stake. However, rewards stop increasing once the pool reaches its saturation point (100%).

Two important considerations are:

• Rewards increase with σ but stop increasing once σ reaches z0. once the pool becomes saturated.
• If a0 (the pledge influence) is zero, this formula simply becomes R·σ’, so it is proportional to the pool stake up to the point of saturation. For larger values of a0, the pledge s becomes more important.

Rewards and Frequency

Rewards are automatically sent to your staking address after a warm-up period. After you delegate, it takes about 4 epochs to start receiving rewards. The first 2 epochs are for delegation activation, and the next 2 are before rewards are available.

See the diagram for the frequency/timing of when rewards are accessible/able to be withdrawn:

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Delegation Tips

When you delegate ADA, you’re choosing an address to stake, not an exact amount. Any increase in your balance will automatically be eligible for rewards after 2 epochs, without needing a transaction. See other tips here: How do I stake ADA?

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