ARTMS • Cardano
A single operator in Somerset, happy to help decentralise the network.
Bare-metal servers, built for uptime. A verified charity donation for every block we mint.
Live Stake
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Delegators
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Block Record
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Since epoch 429
Margin
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Until 3M ₳
Pledge
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Operator stake
62
Blocks minted
Since epoch 429
The Operator
ARTMS is run by a single operator from a cottage in the Quantock foothills of Somerset, UK. The nodes run on bare-metal servers — not cloud, not rented — UPS-protected with a fibre-optic connection.
Every epoch this pool mints a block, a personal donation goes to a verified charity. A practice running since epoch 429.
No delegators? No problem. The pool ran before anyone delegated, and it'll keep running either way.
See the full donation recordWhy delegate here
It earns you Cardano rewards. And it triggers a personal donation to a verified charity — every epoch this pool mints a block. 32 charities supported since epoch 429.
Decentralisation
Cardano's security depends on stake being spread across many independent operators — not concentrated in a handful of large pools. Single-operator pools are what stops it becoming another system a few companies control.
We currently donate 40% of block rewards to verified charities — every epoch a block is minted. Your own staking rewards are unaffected.
The trade-off is real but small. What you're really deciding is whether your stake backs a person or a corporation.
Pool margin
0%
Until 3M ₳ staked
Infrastructure
Bare metal
UPS + fibre, Somerset UK
Block record
On-chain
Since epoch 429
Operator
Solo
One person, full commitment
Getting started
Eternl, Lace, Yoroi, or Nami — any Cardano wallet works. Your ADA never leaves your wallet.
Find the Staking or Delegation tab in your wallet menu.
Type ARTMS in the pool search, or paste the full pool ID to find us directly.
One transaction to delegate. Rewards arrive every epoch — roughly every 5 days.
Roadmap
01 0% margin until 3M ₳ staked. Bare-metal hardware on UPS and fibre, run for maximum uptime.
Active
02 Solar panels planned. A small margin increase will fund them — the aim is to make this pool carbon neutral.
Upcoming
03 A bare-metal stakepool in Southern Africa with a local partner. More geography, more resilience.
Future
Testnet verified
ARTMS successfully ran a Midnight testnet validator and minted blocks on it. Now in federated mode while Midnight prepares for mainnet — ready to go when it does.
Search ARTMS in your wallet, or copy the pool ID below.
pool194lhpd5e6a8n8n0zce5hg9f5279pqecd86yl0ytf8nztk2x9unv
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