1. WHO WE ARE
My Name is Rob and I am the Owner and Operator of TREK Stake Pool.
TREK has been the recipient of so much kindness and so many blessings from others since we started in March 2021:
*A massive kickstart from our friend Amanda (DEAD Pool), who rallied over a dozen Stake Pool Operators and encouraged them to delegate personal Ada to TREK
*Two rounds of the Cardano Foundation Bootstrap Wallet Delegation
*Over 400 delegators currently staked with TREK who believe in what we do and support our pool
We recognize that many pools have not been as fortunate as we have been. Many small pools are struggling to gain delegation and are at risk of retiring.
We want to help...
2. HOW WE CAN HELP
Prior to starting TREK Pool, my wife and I delegated to at least 1 pool on every continent. It was a source of pride for us to say that we were helping many small pools and were also assisting with network decentralization.
We still want to help small pools on EVERY CONTINENT throughout the world build enough delegation to consistently mint blocks.
It takes approximately 1.5 million Ada in delegation to routinely AVERAGE one block per epoch.
Here is What We Are Doing About It:
Step #1: Gather the names of small stake pools (under 2 million in delegation) from every continent
Step #2: Select and Stake with 2 small stake pools per continent (as many as 12 stake pools in total) with our own personal Ada
Step #3: Encourage other delegators to support our selected/sponsored pools
3. FUNDING
Here is how we intend to fund this mission:
We will be launching a CNFT Project VERY soon in order to raise the Ada necessary to support the selected pools.
Simply by purchasing our CNFTs, you will be directly impacting this mission of decentralization as sales will fund the wallets staked to each pool.
Wallets will only be sent to stake pools once there is at least 5,000 Ada available in them. Since funding these wallets relies on selling the CNFTs, low sales could mean that we won't be able to get 2 pools sponsored per continent.
4. APPLICATION PROCESS
Small Stake Pools wishing to apply for this program will need to complete our "Application Form" page.
Pools will be selected based on:
1. Geographical Location
2. Pool Size
3. Community Involvement
We want to support GLOBAL DECENTRALIZATION.
We will select up to 2 stake pools PER CONTINENT!
Pools must have under 2 million Ada in ORGANIC DELEGATION (having Cardano Foundation or IOG Bootstrap wallets will not disqualify pools from consideration).
Pools that are active within the Cardano Community have the best chance for selection.
*Wallets may be rotated every few months or after the pool surpasses 2 million in delegation.
5. HOW YOU CAN HELP
1. Buy our CNFTs when they launch
(details coming soon)
2. Encourage your favorite small pools to apply for sponsorship via our Application Form page.
3. Delegate at least 2% of your Ada to one or more of our selected pools!
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(for Stake Pools and Businesses)
4. Become a Sponsor or Ally of decentralizedStaking.io by:
Sponsor:
-Supporting this project w/ donations from your product, CNFT drops and/or Ada Funds
Ally:
-Staking 5,000 Ada or more to a small stake pool outside of your own
(see the Allies tab for details)
6. SUPPORT US
If you believe in this mission and would like to help us financially, please consider gifting some Ada (or a Spacebud) to our Ada Handle:
$staketrek
Remember, sending Ada to the above address is a personal gift to us (my wife and myself). Only send Ada to this address if you intentionally want to GIVE US ADA.