Ideal works towards a new status quo: a mindset with the intrinsic motivation to rethink attitudes and actions in the interest of societal progress.
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Olivier Wouters is the operator of Ideal, part of IOGs RealFi team and founder of Quirqie. He grew up in a design office. The designers there taught him how to use design and IT to innovate.
In 2016, Olivier graduated as MSc Information Studies at the University of Amsterdam. He since specialised in Design Thinking and Design Driven Innovation.
News
The IDEAL Cardano stake pool has been retired
As mentioned in our earlier announcement, the IDEAL Cardano stake pool was scheduled to be retired at the end of February 2024. It is now no longer possible to stake ADA with…
The IDEAL Cardano stake pool will be retired
As a result of the competitive landscape, increasing workload and financial situation, it is no longer profitable for IDEAL and our delegates to stake with the IDEAL Cardano stake pool. We have…
Cardano Node 9.1.0
We have updated all of our Cardano nodes to 9.1.0. This release includes all features needed for the upcoming Chang hard fork. Click the link to learn more about the 9.1.0 release.
FAQ
How do I delegate ADA to the Ideal pool?
Use either the Daedalus or Yoroi wallet as listed on Cardano.org. Navigate to the delegation tab in either wallet and search for ticker Ideal.
For more information, please consult our beginner’s guide or watch our tutorial videos.
Is there a risk in delegating ADA to a pool?
There is no risk in delegating ADA to a staking pool. ADA delegated to a pool will never leave the delegator’s wallet and will never be locked.
When will I receive staking rewards?
It takes 4 epochs (~20 days) for first time delegators to receive their first staking rewards.
Switching from another pool? Then it takes just 2 epochs (~ 10 days) to receive the first rewards from Ideal. You won’t miss out on rewards from the previous pool while switching to Ideal.
After these periods rewards will be distributed each epoch (~ 5 days). Note that the pool has to make a block in an epoch in order to make staking rewards. It is normal for a pool to sometimes not make blocks.
How do I monitor rewards?
Use the Daedalus or Yoroi wallet to monitor rewards in the Reward tab. Click here to monitor the overall performance and reward distribution of the pool.
Why do I receive more/ less rewards than before?
Rewards are calculated per epoch (~ 5 days) and are based on numerous factors.
The factors include but are not limited to the amount of active delegators, delegated stake to our pool, luck in the block lottery and processed blocks.
These factors tend to change per epoch.
What do certain staking terms mean?
- Pool pledge
The amount of self‐bonded assets that are intended to remain staked to the pool for as long as it is in operation. - Fixed costs
The set fee that is deducted first to cover the pool’s operational costs. All pools are required to set the fixed costs to at least 340 ADA. - Pool margin
The percentage of the pool’s rewards taken by the stake pool operator after the fixed cost but before rewards are distributed pro‐rata. - Lifetime ROA
The return of ADA (ROA) a delegator can expect on delegated ADA after one year. This metric is based on a pool’s lifetime performance. - ROA (M)
The return of ADA (ROA) a delegator can expect on delegated ADA after one year. This metric is based on a pool’s recent performance.
Contact
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