Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Which coin am I mining here?
You are mining the coin configured by this pool instance. The miner login should be your wallet address for that coin.
What is difficulty?
Difficulty measures how hard it is to find a valid hash for the current network target. Higher network hashrate usually means higher difficulty.
What is luck?
Mining is probabilistic. Less than 100% round luck means the pool found a block faster than statistically expected, more than 100% means it took longer.
What is a share?
A share is proof that your miner is doing useful work. Shares do not have to be full blocks to count toward your round contribution.
What is a block?
Transactions are grouped into blocks. Miners build and solve new blocks which are then appended to the blockchain.
How long does it take to find a block?
It depends on total pool hashrate, network difficulty and luck. Some blocks arrive quickly, others take much longer than average.
What is an orphan block?
An orphan is a block that lost the race to another valid block at the same height and was not accepted into the main chain.
Which payout scheme is used?
Proportional share-based payout: when the pool finds a block, the reward is split according to submitted shares.
How is my current payout estimate calculated?
The estimate is based on your share of valid work in the current round relative to all miners in that round.
I have been mining for a while and still have not received a payout. Why?
Pool rewards must first mature on-chain and then exceed the configured payout threshold. Check the Blocks and Payments pages before assuming something is wrong.
My hashrate looks wrong. Why?
Pool hashrate is estimated from submitted shares over time, so it ramps up gradually and may differ from your miner's local display.
What is solo mining?
Solo mining means you are trying to win full blocks for yourself through the pool infrastructure instead of sharing rewards proportionally with the round.
I've been banned by the pool. What should I do?
Stop the miner for a few minutes, then reconnect and check your miner logs. Invalid wallet addresses, malformed logins and duplicate or invalid shares are common causes.
How to use the Telegram Bot?
Telegram bot will report worker connects, disconnects, bans and payments, and can also provide pool stats directly.
Bot name:
@Pool_bot
Commands:
/stats -
Pool statistics
/blocks -
Blocks notifications (enable or disable)
/report address -
Miner statistics
/notify address -
Miner notifications (enable or disable)
Multiple addresses monitoring available.