We recently received a question about the timeline for resuming our bonus program. In the interest of transparency and honesty, we’d like to share our detailed plan.
As many of you know, the cryptocurrency market is currently in a growth phase, and Cardano is expected to follow this upward trend. Our plan is to withdraw the pledge funds, sell at the peak, and repurchase during a market dip. This strategy aims to increase the pledge amount, making it more competitive. However, this process takes time. Growth is expected to continue, at least until the U.S. presidential inauguration, followed by a likely cooldown period. Given these market conditions, we anticipate that a decision on resuming the bonus program won’t be made before spring.
Rest assured, when the time comes, we will post an announcement with all the details.
If you’d like to support us, it’s important to understand the dynamics of a small pool. A small pool may not produce blocks every epoch, but when it does, rewards are often higher than those of larger pools. Based on our calculations, with 250,000 ADA delegated, our pool is expected to produce a minimum of one block every five epochs on average. Keep in mind that in four out of five epochs, you may not receive rewards, but the higher rewards from blocks produced can balance this over time.
The market is unpredictable, and no one can say for certain when ADA will surge again—or if it will. To ensure the pool remains operational during this period of market uncertainty, we will maintain the current pledge amount. However, if ADA’s price increases sharply, we will immediately transfer funds to an exchange to execute our strategy.
In this case, it’s important to note that reducing the pledge will take two epochs (10 days) to update in the network. During this adjustment period, the pool will be unable to produce blocks. To compensate our delegators for this temporary impact, we will create virtual blocks for those two epochs under the same conditions as our bonus program. We will, of course, notify you in a separate post if this occurs.
Thank you for your continued trust and support. Stay tuned for further updates!