Fighting RE-Centralization and The Fragile Hope for Small Stake Pools

How We Got to This Point...

Cardano Stake Pools are the backbone of the entire Cardano Proof-of-Stake Blockchain. Without Stake Pools, the network would cease to function properly. When staked Ada is spread throughout thousands of Cardano Stake Pools, it becomes nearly impossible for anyone to have influence or control over the network. This is called "Decentralization".

There is a profit to be made when operating successful stake pools.
Large Pool Groups, Private Businesses and Crypto Exchanges have the capital, the reach,  the ability and the financial incentive to create more and more pools in order to maximize their fiscal gains.

With the assistance of private companies who select the biggest pool groups to host ISPOs (Initial Stake Pool Offerings), large amounts of delegation flow away from small stake pools towards these multi-pools. Delegators tend to move their stake in the hopes of gaining additional rewards, thus concentrating stake in fewer pools and  "RE-centralizing" what was once a much more decentralized protocol.

This "delegation concentration" inadvertently allows for large pool groups to get even larger (and occasionally create more new stake pools themselves). Meanwhile, small Stake Pool Operators struggle to maintain enough delegation to create staking reward, leading many to retire their pools.

Single, Small Pools are fighting for survival. We are here to help!