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How to stake Cardano (ADA)?

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What is a Cardano ADA Stake Pool? A stake pool is a reliable server node that concentrates on the maintenance and holds the combined stake of different stakeholders in a single entity. Stake pools are accountable for processing transactions and producing new blocks and are at the core of Ouroboros, the Cardano proof-of-stake protocol.  To be secure, Ouroboros requires a good number of ADA holders to be online and maintaining adequately good network connectivity at any given time. This is why Ouroboros relies on stake pools, entities committed to run the protocol 24/7, to support the contributing ADA holders.  While Ouroboros is cheaper to run than a proof of work protocol, running Ouroboros still acquires some expenses. Therefore, stake pool operators are rewarded for running the protocol in the form of incentives that come from the transaction fees and from inflation of the circulating supply of ADA. How to stake Cardano (ADA)? Delegating your stake will be done within your wallet. It