Polkadot community, the time has finally come: 

Nomination pools can go live any time now in Polkadot. This is a great milestone, removing any barrier for native relay chain staking for DOT-holders. The only topic to discuss is the configurations that will be used. Here are my opinions on this: 

**1 DOT to join a pool**. I actually used to suggest 5 DOTs for a slightly higher sybil resistance, but I think the 5x factor here is not that big of a difference, and allowing staker holders to join pools with at little as 1 DOT is a nice milestone. Moreover, this sybil attack is not really viable as we can easily lift the limit on maximum members (mentioned below) and then it would have no effect.

**200 DOTs to create a pool**. This is not a *cost* or *deposit*. It is actually the initial collateral/stake of the pool, and by setting it to 200, it will ensure that all pools have an initial stake that’s more than the minimum that’s needed to earn rewards (~170 as of now). This initial stake still earns rewards for the creator of the pool, and can be unstaked once the pool is being dissolved. 

**Maximum of 64 pools and 16k members in all pools**. These are only there so that if there is a bug, we can easily migrate the data and perform a fix. If we reach these limits, they can trivially be lifted to a higher value. Moreover, if pools work fine for e.g. ~6 months, we can proceed with lifting them altogether. 

I have worked hard on communicating that: “**Pools are designed to be infinitely scalable**”, I am suggesting these limits only out of extra caution. 

- Nomination pools are now available in Polkadot.
- The configurations for joining and creating pools are being discussed.
- It is suggested that 1 DOT is required to join a pool.
- It is suggested that 200 DOTs are required to create a pool.
- There are limits on the number of pools and members, but they can be changed if needed.

#1296 Discussion: Polkadot Nomination Pools Initial Configuration