# What is the minimum amount of Ada delegation required to mint a block?

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-minimum-amount-of-ada-delegation-required-to-mint-a-block/65492>\
**Category:** Operate a Stake Pool\
**Created:** [24 June 2021 15:10 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-minimum-amount-of-ada-delegation-required-to-mint-a-block/65492 "2021-06-24T15:10:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![tomdx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/tomdx/32/44498_2.png) [@tomdx](https://forum.cardano.org/u/tomdx)\
**Post date:** [24 June 2021 17:38 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-minimum-amount-of-ada-delegation-required-to-mint-a-block/65492/2 "2021-06-24T17:38:49Z")

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There are several questions being ask here …

#1 You need to have 500 ADA for the pool deposit  
#2 You can start a pool with as little as 1 ADA  
#3 With 100k ADA your pool will win about 7 blocks per year

Here is a thread on [operator cost/profit vs. just delegate](https://forum.cardano.org/t/current-operators-actual-cost-to-operate-vs-actual-returns-thoughts/59158/10).

A good [reward calculator](https://dynamicstrategies.io/crewardcalculator/pool1n6qqnvjfzskcq9zdld5pnp8q3ktd28pqsh5tkmvarqcayr76puv) is here.

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