# [CHEAP] CheapStaking #1: fees, stake and returns

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- **Pool id:** pool1e556526sqwugxwnmeumt9lhj5jukklg8vv3ynk75xt9vs7adr5y
- **Status:** registered
- **Homepage:** https://cheapstaking.com
- **Operator group:** CHEAP
- **Margin:** 0.9%
- **Fixed cost:** 500 ADA per epoch
- **Pledge:** 500,000 ADA declared, 500,179 ADA live (met)
- **Live stake:** 2,757,471 ADA
- **Active stake:** 2,756,954 ADA (0.013% of the network)
- **Saturation:** 3.5% (saturation point 77,863,593 ADA)
- **Delegators:** 313
- **Blocks:** 1 in epoch 661 (expected so far 1.46), 6,000 lifetime
- **Estimated yearly return:** 0.81% (theoretical, at 100% luck)
- **Luck, recent epochs:** 96.1% of the expected blocks over 6 finished epochs (approximate: stake figure without unwithdrawn rewards)
- **Yearly return of delegators, recent epochs:** 0.93% over 6 finished epochs (not compounded)
- **Votes through DRep:** drep1y29h2q6cst2pvkl2sqqvf5ljcy36uv7pmy482xnczddzgqshus24w
- **Relays:** 2

## Last finished epochs (6 on record, from epoch 655)
| Epoch | Blocks minted | Blocks expected | Luck | Return (yearly) | Active stake (ADA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 660 | 2 | 3 | 67.7% | 0.13% | ≈ 2,756,147 ADA |
| 659 | 3 | 2.9 | 101.8% | 0.82% | ≈ 2,755,346 ADA |
| 658 | 4 | 2.9 | 135.8% | 1.54% | ≈ 2,752,245 ADA |
| 657 | 5 | 2.9 | 170% | 2.26% | ≈ 2,751,712 ADA |
| 656 | 0 | 2.9 | 0% | 0% | ≈ 2,751,172 ADA |
| 655 | 3 | 3 | 101.6% | 0.83% | ≈ 2,762,377 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 2026-10-13T20:50:28.317Z (UTC). Source: https://realtap.app/stake-pool/pool1e556526sqwugxwnmeumt9lhj5jukklg8vv3ynk75xt9vs7adr5y
JSON: https://realtap.app/api/v1/staking/pools/pool1e556526sqwugxwnmeumt9lhj5jukklg8vv3ynk75xt9vs7adr5y
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=pool1e556526sqwugxwnmeumt9lhj5jukklg8vv3ynk75xt9vs7adr5y
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.