Reduce minPoolCost to 75 ada and increase Plutus Memory Limits (Part 2)
Discussed in the Governance Review for epochs 650 to 652.
247 SPOs voted · 18 with a rationale · 1 changed their vote
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While there seem to be few concerns about the proposed changes to the Plutus limits, I've seen several SPOs raise concerns about reducing minPoolCost to 75 ADA, arguing that it could make running a pool unprofitable.
I don't share this concern, because minPoolCost does not require pool operators to set their PoolCost to the minimum allowed value. The current minPoolCost is 170 ADA, yet many pools already have a higher PoolCost — 200, 340, or even 500+ ADA.
Pool operators are free to choose whatever value they consider appropriate and that allows their pool to remain profitable.
Therefore, I'm voting Yes on both parameter changes.
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As a DRep and SPO, i have voted ❌NO on this proposal, because we need a minMargin parameter of at least 5% first before thinking about to lower minPoolCost even more. Does not make any sense to me, there is still a threshold which puts small pools in a disadvantage. Getting rid of minPoolCost while introduction minMargin is the way to go! I would have voted YES on the Plutus Memory Limits. But i am against any lowering of minPoolCost without introducing a minMargin parameter with a sustainable number parameter first.
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As a DRep and SPO, i have voted ❌NO on this proposal, because we need a minMargin parameter of at least 5% first before thinking about to lower minPoolCost even more. Does not make any sense to me, there is still a threshold which puts small pools in a disadvantage. Getting rid of minPoolCost while introduction minMargin is the way to go! I would have voted YES on the Plutus Memory Limits. But i am against any lowering of minPoolCost without introducing a minMargin parameter with a sustainable number parameter first.
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The Cardano Foundation votes YES. The Plutus memory increase completes a two-step change we have already supported, and the reduction of
minPoolCostto 75 ada is a proportionate, evidence-based response to the declining share of block rewards.A PDF version of this rationale is also made available.
We commend Intersect's Parameter Committee and the author of PCP-006 for this action. Our decision is driven by three factors:
- Plutus Change Completion: This implements the second half of the 25 percent increase to `maxTxExecutionUnits[memory]` and `maxBlockExecutionUnits[memory]` approved on 1 October 2025. Following Preview testing in July 2026, node 10.2 and 10.3 benchmarks show adequate headroom, justifying our continued support.
- Proportionate `minPoolCost` Correction: With rewards near 300 ada per block, the 170 ada floor absorbs ~57 percent of a single-block pool's gross reward, raising the delegator penalty to ~52.8 percent and projecting 100 percent by epoch 758. Reducing the floor to 75 ada restores that share to ~25 percent, ensuring long-term economic predictability.
- Empirical Evidence: The 2023 reduction from 340 ada to 170 ada showed that a lower floor does not trigger a race to the bottom; 340 ada remained dominant. Operators can maintain higher fees if necessary, making a repeat concern unlikely.
The Cardano Foundation votes YES. Both changes are evidence-based, committee-reviewed, testnet-validated, and within constitutional guardrails.
NOTE on 'Internal Voting':
The fields constitutional and unconstitutional below reflect the CF governance teams' individual opinions whether they are for or against the proposal. Reason for this inconsistency is, that CIP-136 is at the moment only applicable to CC rationales, but we want to record the internal opinions of our DRep assessment transparently as well. - YesRationale
The Cardano Foundation votes YES. The Plutus memory increase completes a two-step change we have already supported, and the reduction of
minPoolCostto 75 ada is a proportionate, evidence-based response to the declining share of block rewards.A PDF version of this rationale is also made available.
We commend Intersect's Parameter Committee and the author of PCP-006 for this action. Our decision is driven by three factors:
- Plutus Change Completion: This implements the second half of the 25 percent increase to `maxTxExecutionUnits[memory]` and `maxBlockExecutionUnits[memory]` approved on 1 October 2025. Following Preview testing in July 2026, node 10.2 and 10.3 benchmarks show adequate headroom, justifying our continued support.
- Proportionate `minPoolCost` Correction: With rewards near 300 ada per block, the 170 ada floor absorbs ~57 percent of a single-block pool's gross reward, raising the delegator penalty to ~52.8 percent and projecting 100 percent by epoch 758. Reducing the floor to 75 ada restores that share to ~25 percent, ensuring long-term economic predictability.
- Empirical Evidence: The 2023 reduction from 340 ada to 170 ada showed that a lower floor does not trigger a race to the bottom; 340 ada remained dominant. Operators can maintain higher fees if necessary, making a repeat concern unlikely.
The Cardano Foundation votes YES. Both changes are evidence-based, committee-reviewed, testnet-validated, and within constitutional guardrails.
NOTE on 'Internal Voting':
The fields constitutional and unconstitutional below reflect the CF governance teams' individual opinions whether they are for or against the proposal. Reason for this inconsistency is, that CIP-136 is at the moment only applicable to CC rationales, but we want to record the internal opinions of our DRep assessment transparently as well. - YesRationale
The Cardano Foundation votes YES. The Plutus memory increase completes a two-step change we have already supported, and the reduction of
minPoolCostto 75 ada is a proportionate, evidence-based response to the declining share of block rewards.A PDF version of this rationale is also made available.
We commend Intersect's Parameter Committee and the author of PCP-006 for this action. Our decision is driven by three factors:
- Plutus Change Completion: This implements the second half of the 25 percent increase to `maxTxExecutionUnits[memory]` and `maxBlockExecutionUnits[memory]` approved on 1 October 2025. Following Preview testing in July 2026, node 10.2 and 10.3 benchmarks show adequate headroom, justifying our continued support.
- Proportionate `minPoolCost` Correction: With rewards near 300 ada per block, the 170 ada floor absorbs ~57 percent of a single-block pool's gross reward, raising the delegator penalty to ~52.8 percent and projecting 100 percent by epoch 758. Reducing the floor to 75 ada restores that share to ~25 percent, ensuring long-term economic predictability.
- Empirical Evidence: The 2023 reduction from 340 ada to 170 ada showed that a lower floor does not trigger a race to the bottom; 340 ada remained dominant. Operators can maintain higher fees if necessary, making a repeat concern unlikely.
The Cardano Foundation votes YES. Both changes are evidence-based, committee-reviewed, testnet-validated, and within constitutional guardrails.
NOTE on 'Internal Voting':
The fields constitutional and unconstitutional below reflect the CF governance teams' individual opinions whether they are for or against the proposal. Reason for this inconsistency is, that CIP-136 is at the moment only applicable to CC rationales, but we want to record the internal opinions of our DRep assessment transparently as well. - YesRationale
The Cardano Foundation votes YES. The Plutus memory increase completes a two-step change we have already supported, and the reduction of
minPoolCostto 75 ada is a proportionate, evidence-based response to the declining share of block rewards.A PDF version of this rationale is also made available.
We commend Intersect's Parameter Committee and the author of PCP-006 for this action. Our decision is driven by three factors:
- Plutus Change Completion: This implements the second half of the 25 percent increase to `maxTxExecutionUnits[memory]` and `maxBlockExecutionUnits[memory]` approved on 1 October 2025. Following Preview testing in July 2026, node 10.2 and 10.3 benchmarks show adequate headroom, justifying our continued support.
- Proportionate `minPoolCost` Correction: With rewards near 300 ada per block, the 170 ada floor absorbs ~57 percent of a single-block pool's gross reward, raising the delegator penalty to ~52.8 percent and projecting 100 percent by epoch 758. Reducing the floor to 75 ada restores that share to ~25 percent, ensuring long-term economic predictability.
- Empirical Evidence: The 2023 reduction from 340 ada to 170 ada showed that a lower floor does not trigger a race to the bottom; 340 ada remained dominant. Operators can maintain higher fees if necessary, making a repeat concern unlikely.
The Cardano Foundation votes YES. Both changes are evidence-based, committee-reviewed, testnet-validated, and within constitutional guardrails.
NOTE on 'Internal Voting':
The fields constitutional and unconstitutional below reflect the CF governance teams' individual opinions whether they are for or against the proposal. Reason for this inconsistency is, that CIP-136 is at the moment only applicable to CC rationales, but we want to record the internal opinions of our DRep assessment transparently as well. - YesRationale
The Cardano Foundation votes YES. The Plutus memory increase completes a two-step change we have already supported, and the reduction of
minPoolCostto 75 ada is a proportionate, evidence-based response to the declining share of block rewards.A PDF version of this rationale is also made available.
We commend Intersect's Parameter Committee and the author of PCP-006 for this action. Our decision is driven by three factors:
- Plutus Change Completion: This implements the second half of the 25 percent increase to `maxTxExecutionUnits[memory]` and `maxBlockExecutionUnits[memory]` approved on 1 October 2025. Following Preview testing in July 2026, node 10.2 and 10.3 benchmarks show adequate headroom, justifying our continued support.
- Proportionate `minPoolCost` Correction: With rewards near 300 ada per block, the 170 ada floor absorbs ~57 percent of a single-block pool's gross reward, raising the delegator penalty to ~52.8 percent and projecting 100 percent by epoch 758. Reducing the floor to 75 ada restores that share to ~25 percent, ensuring long-term economic predictability.
- Empirical Evidence: The 2023 reduction from 340 ada to 170 ada showed that a lower floor does not trigger a race to the bottom; 340 ada remained dominant. Operators can maintain higher fees if necessary, making a repeat concern unlikely.
The Cardano Foundation votes YES. Both changes are evidence-based, committee-reviewed, testnet-validated, and within constitutional guardrails.
NOTE on 'Internal Voting':
The fields constitutional and unconstitutional below reflect the CF governance teams' individual opinions whether they are for or against the proposal. Reason for this inconsistency is, that CIP-136 is at the moment only applicable to CC rationales, but we want to record the internal opinions of our DRep assessment transparently as well. - AbstainNo rationale
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