Pool margin (variable fee) 1%
Cost per epoch (fixed fee) 340 ADA (minimum allowable)
Pledge 355,000 ADA

Why VIPER?

VIPER pools are run by a team of engineers with 20+ years’ experience operating high-reliability Linux systems. We are also software developers and blockchain experts who have produced numerous community contributions, including:

  • Catalyst-funded Cardano multi-delegation portfolio site (adafolio.com)
  • Alonzo Blue Cardano testnet operators (one of the first ten operators chosen by IOG)
  • SundaeSwap ISO operators (one of 38 operators voted for by the Cardano community)
  • Recovering lost wallet funds and rewards
  • Educational blog posts
  • NFT creators (AdaCards, Project Cosmos, Space Pirates)
  • Developed a high-performance NFT sales and distribution platform on Cardano
  • Cardano-Tools Python package
  • Original Cardano incentivized testnet (ITN) stake pool operators

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