# Guide: How to stake ADA

## :confetti\_ball: Delegating ADA to a Stake Pool

**To delegate your ADA cryptocurrency to a stake pool:**

1. Install an official wallet for [Cardano](https://cardano.org/) such as [Daedalus](https://daedaluswallet.io) or [Yoroi](https://yoroi-wallet.com)

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Yoroi is quicker to set up than Daedalus. The following steps explain how to delegate using Yoroi.
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1. Install Yoroi from your app store
2. Click on the **Delegation (Simple)** tab.
3. Find a pool where you want to delegate your stake.

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For example, you can browse stake pools on [PoolTool](https://pooltool.io) or [ADApools.org](https://adapools.org) Web sites. The YouTube video [How to Choose a Good Cardano Stake Pool](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgxHfQy7CnU) by Kaizen Crypto may also offer you some helpful tips.
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1. Click **Delegate**
2. Type your spending password.
3. Click the **DELEGATE** button.
4. :tada: Congratulations! Rewards will start showing up in two epochs (each epoch is five days in duration). Check your rewards using the **Dashboard** tab.

## :mag\_right: Monitoring your rewards

To learn more about your pool and their performance, use these amazing community created tools.

* [Cardano PoolTool](https://pooltool.io) - The most comprehensive staking statistics for Cardano on the web
* [ADApools.org](https://adapools.org) - Independent cardano staking pool toplist
* [AdaStat ](https://adastat.net/en/)- Statistics for pool operators and ada holders

## :robot: Telegram Bots for real-time alerts

* [AdaPoolsOrgBot ](https://t.me/AdaPoolsOrg_bot)on Telegram
* [PoolToolBot](https://t.me/PoolToolBot)[ ](https://t.me/AdaPoolsOrg_bot)on Telegram