July 2025 Status Update
July 2025 update on the Incentive Working Group's initiatives.
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Understanding a0 in Cardano’s RSS
Understanding a0 helps SPOs and delegators make informed decisions about pool setup and delegation strategy.
Does using leader VRF as tiebreaker in slot battles encourage Sybil behaviour?
No. Reverting to using leader VRF as the tiebreaker in slot battles gives a small advantage to small pools, but only in the context of slot battles, which are very infrequent and not worth splitting pools for.
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Revert tie breaker change for small pools
This PR would restore the small‑pool advantage in slot battles by using the leader VRF value.