Back to collectionStaking estimates expose denominator and timing effects
The Xai staking application update added sorting by esXAI reward rate, key reward rate and other columns, alongside a filter for the amount of esXAI staked in each pool. The accompanying administrator notice explained why a bronze pool could display an unusually high estimated rate: its esXAI reward allocation might be divided across a very small stake. Adding a substantial position changes that denominator, so the displayed estimate is not necessarily the rate available after entry.
The Xai staking application update added sorting by esXAI reward rate, key reward rate and other columns, alongside a filter for the amount of esXAI staked in each pool. The accompanying administrator notice explained why a bronze pool could display an unusually high estimated rate: its esXAI reward allocation might be divided across a very small stake. Adding a substantial position changes that denominator, so the displayed estimate is not necessarily the rate available after entry.
The notice also identified 7-day sampling effects. Keys could have won more frequently than average, or a pool could have had more keys during that window than at the time of inspection. Both can lift a trailing estimate without establishing a durable yield advantage. Comparing pools therefore requires the stake denominator and the observation window, rather than ranking the headline rates alone.