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Validators

Name
Address

KILN0

KILN1

KILN2

KILN3

KILN4

KILN6

KILN7

KILN8

no longer supported - please use mainnet

Staking ADA effectively requires strategic planning to maximize rewards:

  • Avoid oversaturation: To maintain optimal performance, keep your stake below the current pool saturation threshold (approximately 70 million ADA). This threshold may adjust based on the number of active pools in the network.

  • Managing large stakes: For amounts exceeding the saturation level, consider splitting your delegation across multiple pools. Cardano staking mechanics stake the entire ADA balance in a wallet, so distributing funds across multiple wallets may be necessary to manage larger stakes effectively.

  • Epoch activation: Stakes activate at the end of the second (n+2) epoch. Consult the to plan your staking timing.

  • Support available: If you need guidance on any aspect of the staking process or selecting an optimal pool, feel free to reach out to our .

Staking mechanics

Stake activation time

5-10 days (end of current epoch and one other)

Stake lock-up time

Instant

Re-delegating activation time

5-10 days (end of current epoch and one other)

Rewards frequency

First rewards: 2 epochs after stake is active (5-10 days + 10 days). Rewards frequency: beginning of every epoch (5 days). Last rewards: 3 epochs after the end of the unstaking epoch (15-20 days)

Auto-compounding

Yes

Self-bond

None

Active set

None

Slashing

None

Relationship between validator stake balance and rewards

Almost linear. The more stake balance there is on the validator, the more rewards it will earn.

Note that:

  • more a validator pledge, more rewards are received.

  • there is a saturation of 70M ADA. Above this amount of delegated tokens on the same validator, rewards are capped (not able to grow further).

Staking workflow

What is the staking process?

The ADA wallet is delegated to a pool id and all the tokens contained inside this wallet are staked on the pool. The rewards go to the stake address of your wallet and must be withdrawn to receive them on your wallet.

Do funds move out to another wallet?

No, ADAs never leave your wallet.

Basically you keep the assets on your ada wallet and receive rewards on the stake address of your wallet.

Can I keep staking/unstaking from/to the same wallet?

Yes, by transferring in and out tokens, you need to withdraw available rewards.

Can I select how much of my wallet balance I want to stake?

All the ADA inside a delegated wallet are staked. All tokens in a delegated wallet are taken into account in the staked amount.

Can I unstake part of the staked balance?

No, if you unstake it's the whole wallet. But you can transfer out of your wallet any amount of ADA to unstake a part of it.

How is my balance computed at epoch N for the rewards distribution?

The balance computed at epoch N for the rewards distribution is the balance at the beginning of epoch N-2.

Is there a minimum stake amount needed?

Please ensure to stake at least 4 ADA. When you first stake, 2 ADA will be held as a deposit (which is refundable when you deregister), and there will be a small transaction fee, usually between 0.17 and 0.3 ADA.

As a result, if you start staking 4 ADA, only around 1.7 ADA will actually be used for staking.

Staking links

Parameter
Value

How can I get testnet tokens?

Performance

You can request some .

Kiln's pools can be monitored on CExplorer :

For you can see a detailed overview of the performance, notably recent & lifetime ROA:

🧱
⛓️
epoch calendar
support team
here
each pool
pool10rdglgh4pzvkf936p2m669qzarr9dusrhmmz9nultm3uvq4eh5k
pool1fcp4d2pxh0e7q5ju63sjqcdpxpr3pvxg6ykl23t6c97d7dnvjvw
pool1v62c7d92xv6gyh4x9rhfpkwzlpw2ypxk92xvzavakg3xypatklv
pool1mtxmk0skqkr5y0wxnxps4n35j6wn9q8dfr82y423vvlp53vccux
pool10d6mmw3mn9ku3r7uqqye672dz3sv76lh5kvh5rdpr9l5ug5yknr
pool1mtuhuh8hkf8am0qzx45y58kll8q83sjh6pwljrflcmw970d82f3
pool1aqg8vxzv75zhjzjjd9s20fu6r0xz70yl8lk3teacwy7qyc2p2j7
pool19kfm6lz5uw7nylq27swr367mqdycmug7tve94l6h3xsz64seqtc
here
Snapshot of Kiln's group of pools on CExplorer
Snapshot of Kiln0's pool performance