Question 1

What reward system does this pool use?

Accepted Answer

This pool uses solo mining only. There is no PPLNS, no PPS, and no reward sharing. The miner who finds a block receives the full block reward, minus the pool fee.

Question 2

What is the pool fee?

Accepted Answer

The current pool fee is 2%. This fee is deducted directly in the coinbase transaction when a block is found.

Question 3

Is this pool compatible with NiceHash?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Use the NiceHash SHA256AsicBoost algorithm and point the order to the pool stratum. Use your BTC address as the username.

Question 4

What address format should I use?

Accepted Answer

Use a valid Bitcoin address: native SegWit (bc1q...), Taproot (bc1p...), or legacy (1.../3...). Append your worker name after a dot, for example: bc1q...xyz.rig1.

Question 5

How does the pool differ from running my own local stratum?

Accepted Answer

OwnBlock provides the networking, monitoring, failover and compatibility work required to expose a production-grade BTC solo endpoint.

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