The deposit is distinct from a pool's pledge: the deposit is a one-time bond paid to the protocol when the pool registers, while the pledge is an operator's ongoing stake commitment that influences reward calculation through the a0 parameter.
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- Stake PoolA server node that participates in the Cardano network by validating transactions and producing blocks.View term
- PledgeThe amount of ada a stake pool operator personally commits to their own pool.View term
- k parameterThe protocol parameter that sets the target number of saturated stake pools for healthy decentralization.View term