# [DNEWS] DigitalAssetNews Two: fees, stake and returns

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- **Pool id:** pool1nwt6mxqus3tpzrshky5h5kykz9rjpxmacrvw0z6yak9uk5p5045
- **Status:** registered
- **Homepage:** https://danteachescrypto.com/cardano-staking-pool/
- **Operator group:** DNEWS
- **Margin:** 5%
- **Fixed cost:** 340 ADA per epoch
- **Pledge:** 40,000 ADA declared, 40,321 ADA live (met)
- **Live stake:** 15,190,439 ADA
- **Active stake:** 15,071,813 ADA (0.0709% of the network)
- **Saturation:** 19.2% (saturation point 77,844,190 ADA)
- **Delegators:** 2,742
- **Blocks:** 8 in epoch 660 (expected so far 9.9), 8,674 lifetime
- **Estimated yearly return:** 1.85% (theoretical, at 100% luck)
- **Votes through DRep:** drep1y25xtvu3d0gaf6cxktr9pkfgnywmqsh4fum93s8m3hlp4aqj3uqdp
- **Relays:** 1

## Last finished epochs (5 on record, from epoch 655)
| Epoch | Blocks minted | Blocks expected | Luck | Return (yearly) | Active stake (ADA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 659 | 18 | 16.3 | 110.2% | 2.06% | ≈ 15,267,702 ADA |
| 658 | 21 | 16.5 | 127.5% | 2.41% | ≈ 15,389,445 ADA |
| 657 | 22 | 16.5 | 133.1% | 2.53% | ≈ 15,459,157 ADA |
| 656 | 20 | 16.6 | 120.1% | 2.27% | ≈ 15,569,999 ADA |
| 655 | 14 | 16.7 | 84.1% | 1.55% | ≈ 15,576,611 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 2026-10-09T22:49:24.455Z (UTC). Source: https://realtap.app/stake-pool/pool1nwt6mxqus3tpzrshky5h5kykz9rjpxmacrvw0z6yak9uk5p5045
JSON: https://realtap.app/api/v1/staking/pools/pool1nwt6mxqus3tpzrshky5h5kykz9rjpxmacrvw0z6yak9uk5p5045
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=pool1nwt6mxqus3tpzrshky5h5kykz9rjpxmacrvw0z6yak9uk5p5045
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.