According to popular Cardano explorer Cexplorer there are over 131 million ADA currently delegated to retired stake pools, leaving thousands of delegators without staking rewards.
Cardano staking pools offer ADA holders a way to passively earn rewards for securing the blockchain by delegating their coins to network validators, all without locking up or losing control of their funds.
Cexplorer recently posted on X that 59,025 delegators still have their ADA delegated to pools that have retired. Therefore, they are not earning staking rewards on their current delegations.
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According to Cexplorer data, 131.63 million ADA is still delegated to retired pools and the number of retired pools is given as 2,720. Holders can delegate ADA to a stake pool and earn rewards as long as the pool they choose is active, which contributes to network security and decentralization.
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However, when a stake pool retires, delegators must select another active pool if they want to continue earning rewards. Their ADA does not disappear simply because the pool has retired, but the delegation no longer provides the expected staking benefits.
Users who are delegating their ADA to such retired pools are urged to review their staking arrangements and consider moving their ADA to active stake pools.
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