# [CAKE] STAKE for CAKE: fees, stake and returns

CAKE pool has been here since the ITN and will always be a part of the Cardano network. Here to stay!

- **Pool id:** pool1kvd03hq8kp0hnxq9lq598a5amrvauj9m386rwx7ydawvjdskwnh
- **Status:** registered
- **Homepage:** https://stakeforcake.com
- **Margin:** 0%
- **Fixed cost:** 170 ADA per epoch
- **Pledge:** 500 ADA declared, 108,038 ADA live (met)
- **Live stake:** 1,894,789 ADA
- **Active stake:** 1,927,523 ADA (0.0091% of the network)
- **Saturation:** 2.4% (saturation point 77,863,593 ADA)
- **Delegators:** 396
- **Blocks:** 2 in epoch 661 (expected so far 1.03), 1,113 lifetime
- **Estimated yearly return:** 1.49% (theoretical, at 100% luck)
- **Luck, recent epochs:** 84% of the expected blocks over 6 finished epochs (approximate: stake figure without unwithdrawn rewards)
- **Yearly return of delegators, recent epochs:** 1.18% over 6 finished epochs (not compounded)
- **Votes through DRep:** drep_always_abstain
- **Relays:** 1

## Last finished epochs (6 on record, from epoch 655)
| Epoch | Blocks minted | Blocks expected | Luck | Return (yearly) | Active stake (ADA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 660 | 3 | 2.1 | 142.2% | 2.41% | ≈ 1,968,501 ADA |
| 659 | 1 | 2.2 | 45.4% | 0.36% | ≈ 2,057,198 ADA |
| 658 | 1 | 2.2 | 45.5% | 0.36% | ≈ 2,055,516 ADA |
| 657 | 2 | 2.2 | 90.6% | 1.32% | ≈ 2,066,042 ADA |
| 656 | 2 | 2.2 | 90.1% | 1.31% | ≈ 2,076,462 ADA |
| 655 | 2 | 2.1 | 93.1% | 1.36% | ≈ 2,009,884 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 2026-10-14T02:55:23.510Z (UTC). Source: https://realtap.app/stake-pool/pool1kvd03hq8kp0hnxq9lq598a5amrvauj9m386rwx7ydawvjdskwnh
JSON: https://realtap.app/api/v1/staking/pools/pool1kvd03hq8kp0hnxq9lq598a5amrvauj9m386rwx7ydawvjdskwnh
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=pool1kvd03hq8kp0hnxq9lq598a5amrvauj9m386rwx7ydawvjdskwnh
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.