According to @ItsDave_ADA, Cardano now has over 1.3 million stakeholders receiving ADA staking rewards. Source: @ItsDave_ADA, X post dated Oct 31, 2025. Cardano distributes staking rewards to delegators via stake pools on a recurring epoch schedule and supports non-custodial staking. Source: Cardano documentation by Input Output Global. Active stake and delegator counts are standard on chain participation metrics available on official Cardano explorers that traders use to gauge network engagement. Source: Cardano.org explorer and staking FAQs.

According to Dave (@ItsDave_ADA), Helius holds approximately $1.74 billion in SOL active stake, indicating significant market influence and setting a benchmark for other validators' potential holdings in the Solana ecosystem.