# [HRMS] Hermes Stakepool Germany #1: fees, stake and returns

Hermes Stakepool - Your reliable & trustworthy staking partner from Germany #HRMS

- **Pool id:** pool16fyda57p3c8gp5r6gmcq5tvqsp6mnzwvkxswgznkuh8wztrp6vv
- **Status:** registered
- **Homepage:** https://www.hermes-stakepool.com
- **Operator group:** HRMS
- **Margin:** 2%
- **Fixed cost:** 340 ADA per epoch
- **Pledge:** 100,000 ADA declared, 101,014 ADA live (met)
- **Live stake:** 25,094,866 ADA
- **Active stake:** 25,280,494 ADA (0.1189% of the network)
- **Saturation:** 31.8% (saturation point 77,844,190 ADA)
- **Delegators:** 7,207
- **Blocks:** 11 in epoch 660 (expected so far 16.62), 21,201 lifetime
- **Estimated yearly return:** 1.97% (theoretical, at 100% luck)
- **Votes through DRep:** drep1ygs5hngva3hymv7j4v0aewxpsjqskj9dnmy7j3jz5ven5zqvulq2t
- **Relays:** 2

## Last finished epochs (5 on record, from epoch 655)
| Epoch | Blocks minted | Blocks expected | Luck | Return (yearly) | Active stake (ADA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 659 | 30 | 27.3 | 109.8% | 2.18% | ≈ 25,531,608 ADA |
| 658 | 27 | 27.3 | 98.8% | 1.96% | ≈ 25,527,207 ADA |
| 657 | 27 | 27.4 | 98.5% | 1.95% | ≈ 25,643,701 ADA |
| 656 | 29 | 27.4 | 105.7% | 2.1% | ≈ 25,661,775 ADA |
| 655 | 18 | 27.5 | 65.4% | 1.27% | ≈ 25,726,934 ADA |
Blocks expected = 21,600 an epoch for the whole network × the pool's share of the active stake. The return is computed from the blocks minted with the ledger's reward formula unless the rewards were reported.

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As of 2026-10-09T23:22:43.982Z (UTC). Source: https://realtap.app/stake-pool/pool16fyda57p3c8gp5r6gmcq5tvqsp6mnzwvkxswgznkuh8wztrp6vv
JSON: https://realtap.app/api/v1/staking/pools/pool16fyda57p3c8gp5r6gmcq5tvqsp6mnzwvkxswgznkuh8wztrp6vv
Delegating is done by the user in their own wallet from the page above.
Compare pools and estimate rewards for an amount: https://realtap.app/stake-pools/compare?pools=pool16fyda57p3c8gp5r6gmcq5tvqsp6mnzwvkxswgznkuh8wztrp6vv
Units: ADA amounts are whole ADA, token amounts are decimal-adjusted, percentages are percent values, times are UTC. Cite as: "Source: Realtap (<page URL>), retrieved <asOf time>". Prices are derived from on-chain DEX pools and are not financial advice.