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ISPO

The Empowa Initial Stake Pool Offering. 4 million EMP (2% of supply) distributed via two partner stake pools — delegators traded foregone ADA rewards for early EMP exposure.

Allocation
4M EMP (2% supply)
Rate
0.0034 EMP per ADA per epoch
Partner SPOs
EMP1 · EMP2
Duration
Epoch 295–335

Empowa ISPO

Overview

Project page (CPT id 4725, published Dec 1 2021, modified Aug 7 2023) for the Empowa Initial Stake Pool Offering (ISPO). Delegators to the official Empowa stake pools received EMP token rewards proportional to their ADA stake, with duration-tier and FC-NFT-holder bonuses.

Key Details

  • ISPO allocation: 4,000,000 EMP (2% of total supply)
  • Base reward rate: 1 staked ADA = 0.0034 EMP per epoch
  • Base ROA: 0.068% per epoch
  • Duration: Until 4,000,000 EMP allocation exhausted
  • Launch Date: October 4, 2021 (World Habitat Day)
  • Stage Start: October 7, 2021 (Epoch 295)
  • Stage End: When ISPO EMP allocation fully attributed

Official Stake Pools

  1. EMP1 (Smiles on Africa) — Pool ID d27af8f35c3d336500ff190011cd01edd1f84254002fad053d326356
  2. EMP2 (Proof of Africa) — Pool ID 4c419cdf15bae400b98aa9ec9a7d3de6dafc9eb258b31f172c891dd5

Note: EMP3 is not an official Empowa staking pool.

Reward Bonuses

Duration tiers:

  • Tier 2 (10–14 epochs delegated): +10% bonus
  • Tier 3 (15+ epochs delegated): +20% bonus

NFT-holder bonuses:

  • Founding Community / Project Catalyst NFT holders: +50% bonus
  • Premium FC NFT holders: +100% bonus

Empowa ISPO

Stake your ADA and be the first to receive the EMP token.

How to Participate

Step 1 — Stake your ADA. Delegate to EMP1 or EMP2 stake pools.

Step 2 — Stake Early. Fixed ROA of 0.068% per epoch; tiered bonuses for duration (Tier 2: 10–14 epochs = 10%; Tier 3: 15+ epochs = 20%).

Step 3 — Buy an NFT. Founding Community NFT holders receive bonus rewards (Community/Project Catalyst holders: 50%; Premium holders: 100%).

Why Participate

  • Lower Risk — Hold your ADA while earning EMP tokens
  • Community — Supporting African-rooted crypto initiatives
  • NFT Rewards — Enhanced returns for Founding Community NFT holders

Additional Resources

  • EMP Rewards Calculator: calc.empowa.io
  • FAQ available on site

Stats

  • 4,000,000 EMP — ISPO allocation (2% of total supply)
  • 0.0034 EMP — rewards per staked ADA per epoch
  • 0.068% — fixed base ROA per epoch
  • +10% / +20% — duration-tier bonuses (Tiers 2, 3)
  • +50% / +100% — NFT-holder bonuses (standard / Premium)
  • Epoch 295 — ISPO stage start

Status

Historical — ISPO concluded once the 4M EMP allocation was fully distributed.

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