minPoolCost Audit

Computed from a local cardano-db-sync instance, mainnet. Run 2026-08-29 19:25 UTC, sync tip epoch 652, block 13,872,736.

Every figure published in the accompanying thread is derived from the queries below. Three findings contradict the argument the audit was commissioned to test. They appear at the top of the findings document rather than buried.

Findings

FINDINGS.txt, full write-up with assumptions and caveats (raw .md)

Queries

01. minPoolCost change history
02. Gross reward per block, epochs 641 to 650
03. Fee as share of reward, by pool size
04. Pools declaring exactly 170 ADA
05. Active pool count over three years
06. Vote state, thresholds and snapshot rule

Raw output

out_01 · out_02 · out_03 · out_04 · out_05 · out_06

Each query runs standalone against a synced cexplorer database. Reproduce and challenge them.
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