03. Background

The umbrella term “Sticky Stake” is used for any stake that stubbornly remains delegated, regardless of whether its owner is still around. This Cardano Problem Statement (CPS) zooms in on the most critical slice of that phenomenon that we dubbed “Lost Stake.”

Half the saturation means half the people to split rewards with, meaning rewards remain about the same.

Understanding a0 helps SPOs and delegators make informed decisions about pool setup and delegation strategy.

In reality, min pool fee is only applied once an epoch and is, in essence, a tax on the first block minted in an epoch.

The report is overall positive, but points out a negative trend in Cardano's ROI. Cardano Incentives are getting lower for everyone, not just SPOs.