🆔 Pool ID: Unique identifier for your pool on the blockchain (shown above).
🎁 Reward Address (Stake Address): Where staking rewards automatically accumulate (shown above). This is where operator and delegator rewards are distributed. Starts with "stake1".
🏦 Payment Address (Wallet Address): Used for sending/receiving ADA and paying transaction fees. Contains your pledge funds. Starts with "addr1". Multiple payment addresses can be associated with one stake address.
❄️ Cold Keys: Pool registration keys (kept offline for security). Used to register/update pool parameters.
🔥 Hot Keys (KES): Block signing keys on your block producer (rotated every 90 days). Used to sign blocks.
🎲 VRF Keys: Used for slot leader election lottery. Determines if your pool wins the right to produce a block.
Note: Your active pledge = All payment/wallet addresses balance + Unclaimed rewards in stake address. All payment addresses must be associated with the same stake address shown above. Address Format: Stake addresses start with "stake1", payment/wallet addresses start with "addr1".
🗳️ Governance (DRep Delegation)
Since the Plomin hard fork every reward account must delegate its voting power to a
DRep (or Always Abstain / No Confidence) before staking rewards can be withdrawn.
Delegators without a DRep keep earning rewards but cannot withdraw them.
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