Online since 08 Oct 2020

GRC1 Cardano Stake Pool

A fair and decent pool network, built by a professional engineer. Simple. No big words. Just Online.

Delegate to GRC1 How staking works
Margin
1%
Topology
1 + 9
Uptime SLA
99.99%
Backbone
10 Gbit

The idea

The GRC1 network pool

GRC1 went online on the 8th of October 2020. The pool started after Ioannis, the head sysadmin, followed Cardano from late 2017 and chose to build when the trust, infrastructure, and timing were right.

Crypto is a high-risk currency game, so every move has to be taken under serious consideration. That patience, plus confidence in the Cardano team, became the genesis of GRC1.

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Live dashboard

Blocks, stats, and pool activity

Live Cardano blocks

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Technical specs

Built for healthy uptime and global relay presence

The truth: most stake pools run on virtual machines. Bare metal does not currently make the node perform better by itself. Stake pools need RAM, a healthy network, uptime, and a lot of sysadmin skill.

01

1 Producer / 9 Relays

Global relay coverage designed to keep the producer close to tip.

02

99.99% uptime SLA

Operational monitoring and resilience are treated as first-class requirements.

03

10 Gbit networking

Resilient 10 Gbit vNICs on a 10 Gbit backbone.

04

Private VPN layer

Producer and relays communicate across a dedicated VPN network.

05

Server-grade OSes

CentOS 7/8 deployments managed with a server-first operating mindset.

06

Worldwide footprint

Presence across NL, DE, GR, IN, ID, US, JP, MY, and UK.

07

24/7 monitoring

Continuous visibility into pool and relay health.

08

48 vCores

Xeon Gold-class resources with 128 GB vRAM and 1250 GB vSSD capacity.

Stake to GRC1

Delegating ADA is simple

1

Choose an official wallet

Use officially supported wallets such as Daedalus or Eternl.

2

Move ADA to your wallet

After setup and blockchain sync, create a wallet address and withdraw the ADA you purchased from the exchange to that address.

3

Search for GRC1

Open the staking section, search for GRC1, and delegate. Your ADA never leaves your wallet, and you can transfer, deposit, or trade it at any time.

ADA staking FAQ

Common questions about delegating to GRC1

01

What is GRC1?

GRC1 is a Cardano ADA stake pool that went online on 8 October 2020 and runs global relays, live block monitoring, and professional infrastructure operations.

02

What is the GRC1 pool margin?

GRC1 keeps a stable 1% stake pool margin regardless of delegation volume.

03

How do I delegate ADA to GRC1?

Install an official Cardano wallet such as Daedalus or Eternl, move ADA to your wallet, open the staking section, search for GRC1, and delegate.

04

Does ADA leave my wallet when I stake?

No. When you delegate ADA to GRC1, your ADA remains in your wallet address and can be transferred, deposited, or traded at any time.

Relay growth

Worldwide presence has been part of the pool from the start

GRC1 expanded quickly from the original producer and relay setup into a broad international relay network.

GRC1 Cardano stake pool relay network map showing worldwide relay presence

Chronicles

Milestones from the GRC1 story

  1. Introduced the hand-made NFT collection Floating Neurons.

  2. Released CardanoSPOSpin, a tool to help Cardano SPOs pick winners among delegators for airdrops, giveaways, and prizes.

  3. Cardano Foundation selected GRC1 again, giving the pool more courage to continue building on Cardano.

  4. GRC1 joined SundaeSwap's Reverse ISO procedure for SUNDAE tokens and ADA rewards.

  5. GRC1 earned Cardano Foundation delegation for the second time.

  6. Cardano Foundation selected GRC1 for delegation support, adding 14.6M ADA for the upcoming period.

  7. The network reached 9 relays, including 6 in countries where Cardano relay presence was poor.

  8. New relays in Jakarta and New Jersey went online.

  9. New relays in India and Greece went online, with more locations planned.

  10. Epoch 245 hit over 100% luck after disappointing epochs 243 and 244.

  11. The 10th block reward arrived.

    GRC1 Cardano stake pool tenth block reward screenshot

  12. Epoch 242 started with eight new delegators.

  13. The second relay went online, with more relays planned to keep near-zero tip difference.

  14. GRC1 minted its first block at 07:41:24 with a 0.02% leadership chance and 5000% luck.

    GRC1 Cardano stake pool first block reward screenshot

  15. The first draft website went live.

  16. Delegation invitations were sent to early ADA holders.

  17. The first GRC1 pool went online with 1 producer, 1 relay, 10k ADA pledge, and a non-changing 1% margin.

Contact

Questions, comments, or anything else?

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