Cardano proposal slashes fees by 55%, but it comes with a cost for small pools
A Cardano governance proposal would lower the minimum stake-pool fixed cost from 170 ADA to 75 ADA. Unlike an earlier combined proposal, it changes only the economic parameter minPoolCost, so it requires approval from DReps and the Constitutional Committee but no stake-pool-operator vote. As of Sept. 23, support remained well below the required thresholds, with voting due to end Oct. 11. If approved, operators could choose to lower their fees, but the change would not alter existing declared costs. Lower fees could leave more rewards for delegators, especially in small pools, while reducing operators’ predictable income. A previous reduction from 340 to 170 ADA did not make the new minimum the most common fee, so the effect on pool pricing and viability remains uncertain.
