A flat fee approach is sub-optimal, it reduces rewards for stakers when pools are small and offers no additional resistance to reward killing over-saturation when they get too big.
Why our fees are better than flat fees:
- Encourages growth, no fees until pool exceeds 25% saturation
- Low fees until pool exceeds 80% saturation
- Gears pool towards optimal stake and therefore optimal rewards
- Increased Saturation Resistance as stake grows too large
- No surprises
| BIRD Pool Saturation | Margin Fee | Up to Stake |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 25% | 0% | 15.85M ₳ |
| 26% - 80% | 2% | 50.72M ₳ |
| 81% - 95% | 4% | 60.23M ₳ |
| + 95% | 6% | ∞ |
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Saturation Resistance
On Cardano pool over-saturation is a big deal, it has the potential to significantly impact rewards so it's important that pools have a mitigation strategy, especially for stakers who aren't constantly assessing their rewards on a weekly basis.
Our pool automatically regulates stake via a progressive fee structure which ramps up before over-saturation hits.
- Enables highly profitiable set and forget staking
- Actively combats over-saturation - before it impacts rewards
- Discourages new stakers when pool is under threat of saturation
- Encourages active stakers to migrate before pool becomes saturated
Pool Rewards Comparison
The table below compares rewards earned at BIRD pool with 3 flat fee pools, this is based on a stake of 100K ₳, comparison does not track rewards lost due to over-saturation!
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| Saturation | BIRD Pool | 1% Pool | 2% Pool | 3% Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 5,668 ₳ | 5,533 ₳ | 5,475 ₳ | 5,418 ₳ |
| 80% | 5,607 ₳ | 5,640 ₳ | 5,583 ₳ | 5,525 ₳ |
| 95% | 5,496 ₳ | 5,648 ₳ | 5,591 ₳ | 5,533 ₳ |
| Saturation Protection | Yes | No | No | No |
