Glossary · Wallets

Delegation.

Pointing your stake at a specific stake pool so it can produce blocks on your behalf.

In depth

Delegating does not move your ada anywhere; it only declares which stake pool may count your balance toward its block production chances. Delegation is registered with a certificate signed by your staking key and stays in effect until you change it.

Example

You publish a delegation certificate naming pool TICKER; two epoch boundaries later your ada starts strengthening that pool's block-production odds, and rewards land roughly four epochs after the certificate.

Next on this path

  1. Stake pool A node that produces blocks on behalf of itself and its delegators.
  2. Staking rewards Ada paid out to delegators and pool operators for producing blocks.
  3. Staking key The key in your wallet that controls delegation and reward withdrawal.