about
Our first priority will always be to run a reliable and secure stake pool to ensure that our delegators are taken care of. This means following a best practice approach to upgrading and monitoring our systems. Our secondary focus is on creating educational and inspirational content about our favorite blockchain: Cardano.
Our nodes are hosted on award-winning VPS servers with 100% SSD storage for faster read and write speeds, 99.99% uptime, and enterprize-grade infrastructure. We have multiple relay nodes located on three different continents to ensure optimal connection to all parts of the network.
Moreover, we believe that communication is key to driving mass adoption of our favorite blockchain. The best materials promoting Cardano are very often hidden within long presentations; remaining unseen to a wider audience. We love finding these gems and turning them into short, inspirational, accessible videos that can be shared on YouTube and other platforms.
Your delegation will not only earn you more ADA, but it will also support the creation of great Cardano content.
how
You can delegate to our pool by searching for our ticker "ASTRA" on your Daedalus wallet, and choosing to delegate to our pool. For Yoroi users, you can copy and paste our Pool I.D. into the "Delegation by I.D." section of your wallet.
Our Pool I.D. is ...
Please check that our details are: Name: Ad Astra Stake Pool Ticker: ASTRA Pledge: 50k ADA Margin: 1%
when
When are rewards distributed? Rewards are paid out every 5 days at the end of an Epoch. However, if this is your first time delegating to any Cardano stake pool, then there is a slight delay from when you start delegating to when you start receiving rewards (15 - 20 days). Please see the chart below for guidance.
If, for example, you delegated in Epoch 238 (26th - 31st December 21:45 UTC), then your ADA becomes "active" during Epoch 240. And rewards for Epoch 240 will be paid out on the 15th of January 21:45 UTC. For delegators joining us from other stake pools, there is no gap in rewards as you should continue to receive rewards from your old pool until you start receiving rewards from our pool.
policy
Our fees are set to the minimum: 340 ADA fixed fee and 1% variable fee. Our variable fee will gradually increase over time as the pool becomes more saturated. This fee will always be reasonable, always be competitive, and never be over 5%.
