2023 is going to be the year of governance for Cardano. The decentralized decision-making.

We are locked out of our Facebook page account. Not able to post any new updates. So we request you to follow us on other social media channels to get the latest updates. We are trying to fix the issue with Facebook.
https://www.primestakepool.com/forum/news-and-announcements/no-post-update-on-facebook-page

The relay node on the cloud server in India was removed on 1st October 2022. The Indian relay node is added again, and the Frankfurt relay is released on 22nd November 2022 to cut down the cloud VPS bill with increasing blockchain size.
Now we are down to 1 relay node as we are not minting blocks & cloud VPS bill is rising fast with increasing blockchain size. When block minting is scheduled, we will again add the 2nd relay node at Frankfurt for better connectivity and availability. Digital Ocean will remain our preferred cloud service provider as usual. We prefer Digital Ocean due to its flexibility and reliability.
https://www.primestakepool.com/forum/news-and-announcements/change-in-relay-nodes

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Wish you have a splash of Cardano this Holi

Added Cardano Glossary to our pool website. The Glossary will be updated with more important terms. https://www.primestakepool.com/post/from-a-to-z-cardano-glossary

Launching our GitBook where all the technical documentation about node operation having basic knowledge will be written. The blog section will be for general documentation and information. https://prime-stake-pool.gitbook.io/node-setup-guide/

Added a new member to our workstation family. Raspberry Pi 4 Model B - 8GB RAM. For testing any node upgrade version before deploying it on mainnet. https://www.primestakepool.com/workstation

Heatsink, wireless keyboard and mouse for Raspberry Pi 4B with 8 GB RAM

Server: Test Nodes
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B - 8GB RAM
SSD: Samsung 980 PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
M.2 Enclosure: PiBox India M2-312-NE
For testing any node upgrade version before deploying it on mainnet.

Ethereum Validator server parts:
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 Aero G (rev. 1.0)
CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K
Ram: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32GB (16GBX2) DDR5 7200 MHz
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
PSU: Corsair HX750 80 Plus Platinum
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow

Epoch fee reduced to 170 ₳. Pool's stake increased to 131.51k₳, receiving 120.83k₳ from a single delegator. We are running in full throttle to mint the next block. Help us reach a stake of min 2M₳ to mint block frequently.

We will post block minting schedule here. So keep checking every epoch.

Rocket Pool's next major upgrade “Houston” will go live in just a week on the 17th June!
With this upgrade, one can Stake ETH on Behalf of a node. Enable an independent address to fund a registered node with ETH. Subsequently, the node can utilise this ETH to make deposits, without having direct access to the ETH.
RPL stake on behalf feature is already implemented.
We will be launching our Ethereum validator node after 17 June. You can stake your ETH or RPL with us to earn more rewards than the Rocket Pool's deposit pool.
Details on how to stake ETH and RPL with us will be provided after 17 th June.
https://www.primestakepool.com/post/rocket-pool-stake-eth-on-behalf-of-a-node

PSP is selected to mint a block in epoch 497. Support us with your delegation to increase the active stake to mint blocks more frequently.

PSP minted a block today in ongoing epoch 497. What does it take to mint a block after 2.8 yrs of prolonged wait? The last block we minted was in epoch 301 in 9.11.2021. Your support gives me the confidence to stay strong in tough times.

PSP completed 4 yrs of running stake pool operation on 30th July. We always need your support to continue our journey to fulfill our vision.
https://www.primestakepool.com/post/copy-of-psp-annual-report-a-year-in-review-2023-2024

This epoch 506 we are supposed to mint a block but we have missed it. This is the first time we have missed a block and we never expected this to happen with us. We are trying to understand and learn from it. We think "slot battle" is the reason behind it. This happens in stake pool operation. It is beyond our control and we are helpless. But we expect sooner we will be selected as a slot leader to mint the next block than the previous time frame between the last two blocks i.e. epoch 497 and epoch 506.
We are also trying to understand how often we will mint blocks with the present active stake of 132.05k₳.
Thank you for your understanding.

As expected we minted a block in epoch 510. It happened sooner i.e. just after 3 epochs since we were selected as slot leader to mint the block in epoch 506.