DRep Type¶

enum cardano_drep_type_t¶

In order to participate in governance, a stake credential must be delegated to a DRep.

Ada holders will generally delegate their voting rights to a registered DRep that will vote on their behalf.

In addition, two pre-defined DRep options are available: Abstain and No Confidence.

Values:

enumerator CARDANO_DREP_TYPE_KEY_HASH¶

A DRep identified by a stake key hash.

enumerator CARDANO_DREP_TYPE_SCRIPT_HASH¶

A DRep identified by a script hash.

enumerator CARDANO_DREP_TYPE_ABSTAIN¶

If an Ada holder delegates to Abstain, then their stake is actively marked as not participating in governance.

The effect of delegating to Abstain on chain is that the delegated stake will not be considered to be a part of the active voting stake. However, the stake will be considered to be registered for the purpose of the incentives that are described in the following link:

Incentives for Ada holders to delegate voting stake.

enumerator CARDANO_DREP_TYPE_NO_CONFIDENCE¶

If an Ada holder delegates to No Confidence, then their stake is counted as a Yes vote on every No Confidence action and a No vote on every other action.

The delegated stake will be considered part of the active voting stake. It also serves as a directly auditable measure of the confidence of Ada holders in the constitutional committee.