Title pretty much says it all. Is there any advantage to staking in my own pool vs using the same amount of coins for the pledge?

Depends on how much you have to stake. If you don’t have a lot, then you’ll need to work on your pool marketing to be able to attract enough delegators. If you’ve got say 500,000 ada then you’ll be making blocks every two epochs, and would be sitting in a good position.

[image] jeremyisme: Depends on how much you have to stake. If you don’t have a lot I dont but if I’m the only one in my pool I think I will get %100 of the rewards from a block, infrequent but all of the rewards. Cons vs Pros

Perhaps I can say it better. Is there any advantage to staking in my own pool vs using the same amount of coins for the pledge?

You’re right. You get 100% of the rewards, but without a big pledge you’re stuck with relying on the luck factor (all spo do). But over time, it should still work out at about the same return (5%). There is a calculator in the iohk website which has a private pool option which might be worth looking…

If you’re already running a pool, there is no difference - pledge is automatically staked with the pool it pledges for. If you’re still wondering whether you should run a pool or whether it is “better” to simple delegate to an existing pool there is a detailed discussion of cost to the operator vs. …

If you are going to have a go at setting up your on pool, make sure you have the system admin skills required and the time and money. Many of the existing pool operators will probably partner and share operator rewards including me. lol

Depend on your wallet. If you have multiple millions of ADA, pledge it. It will get you slightly better ROI e.g. 6% instead 5% p.a. Any amount below 1M Ada, the difference between pledge and stake is negligibly miniscule.

The answer to this question is very subjective and personal. In my opinion the best way to answer this question is to understand how the system works for yourself and then deciding based on your personal preferences. Here you can read how the pool fees affect delegators (deductions) and how it aff…

@Triton-pool so pledge amount is already effecting the ROI?

Yes, the a0 parameter is already in place.

Staking in my own pool vs using the same amount of coins for the pledge

Staking & Delegation Setup a Stake Pool

Markus-VITAL 15 June 2021 22:24 16

I looked into this some time ago: Stakepool Profitability Calculation - #15 by zwirny

Topic		Replies	Views
Help me understand pledge size and stake pool rewards Setup a Stake Pool	2	607	4 March 2021
Clarification on Pledge v Stake Operate a Stake Pool	9	1017	22 February 2021
Some questions regarding my own Staking Pool Setup a Stake Pool	14	782	3 March 2021
New cardano pool, devops skills, whats next? What’s profits? Setup a Stake Pool	7	1771	12 October 2020
Stakepool Profitability Calculation Operate a Stake Pool	49	11728	17 March 2022

Staking in my own pool vs using the same amount of coins for the pledge

Related topics