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Pool Profiles
Quick reference on the 11 pools most relevant to home miners. Always verify current fees on the official site — rates change.
Shared-Reward Pools
F2Pool
F2Pool launched in 2013 and is one of the oldest mining pools still running. Bitcoin miners get two payout choices: FPPS at a 4% fee or PPLNS at 2%. Default BTC minimum payout is 0.005 BTC, customizable in account settings, with daily automatic payouts. Mining BTC also earns merge-mined coins — FB (Fractal Bitcoin), NMC, ELA, HTR, and NAT — at no extra cost. Beyond Bitcoin it mines BCH, LTC (with DOGE merged), KAS, ETC, ZEC, DASH, and ALPH. Servers across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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Antpool
Antpool was launched in 2014 by Bitmain — the same company that makes Antminer hardware — and is one of the largest BTC pools by network hashrate. Bitcoin payout options: FPPS at a 4% fee or PPLNS at 2%. The default BTC minimum payout is 0.005 BTC, and you can lower it to 0.001 BTC in settings. Beyond Bitcoin, Antpool mines BCH, LTC, ZEC, DASH, DGB (SHA-256), and standalone FB. Direct firmware integration with Antminer rigs makes onboarding straightforward for Bitmain hardware owners. Multi-region servers across North America, Europe, and Asia.
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ViaBTC
ViaBTC has been operating since 2016. Bitcoin payout methods are PPS+ (4% on the block reward, 2% on transaction fees) and PPLNS (2%); its SOLO mode ended in May 2026. Bitcoin minimum auto-withdrawal is 0.001 BTC. Mines BTC, BCH, LTC (with DOGE merged), ZEC, and DASH, and BTC mining also earns merge-mined FB (Fractal Bitcoin) at no extra cost. Built-in revenue sharing lets you split mined coins between sub-accounts automatically. Includes a profit calculator and a transaction accelerator.
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Kryptex
Kryptex runs mainly on the PPS+ payout scheme — you get paid for every share whether or not the pool finds a block — and many coins also offer a SOLO option for lottery-style mining. Bitcoin PPS+ is 3%; most other coins are 1–3%. Coins include BTC, BCH, BSV, LTC (merged coins auto-converted to LTC), KAS, ETC, ZEC, DGB, XEC, FB, and ALPH. Servers in Europe, the US, Brazil, Singapore, Hong Kong, the UAE, and Russia, with hourly payouts. Auto-exchange lets you get paid in a different coin. Beginner-friendly, with strong support for both ASIC and GPU mining.
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Luxor
Luxor is a US-based pool launched in 2018 and is SOC 2 Type 2 certified — meaning audited security controls, important if compliance matters to you. FPPS is the payout method, at a 2.5% pool fee. That pool fee drops to 0% when your miners run LuxOS firmware (covered on our firmware page) — LuxOS carries its own 2.8% dev fee, so on Luxor Pool you pay the firmware fee instead of a pool fee. Minimum payout is 0.001 BTC, plus a small withdrawal fee. Real-time API access for power users. Strong fit for North American miners who value compliance and transparent reporting.
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Braiins Pool
Braiins Pool — formerly Slush Pool — has been running since 2010, the longest-running Bitcoin mining pool. Standard fee is 2.5% FPPS, but the pool fee drops to 0% if you mine with Braiins OS firmware, which carries its own 2–2.5% dev fee. BTC-only pool. Pioneered Stratum V2, which encrypts the miner-to-pool connection and lets miners build their own block templates. Lightning Network payouts from as little as 1 sat; the on-chain minimum is 0.0002 BTC. Based in Prague, Czech Republic. Strongest fit for home miners running Braiins OS.
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OCEAN
OCEAN is a non-custodial Bitcoin pool with no account and no KYC — all you need is a Bitcoin address, entered as your worker name. It pays with TIDES (Transparent Index of Distinct Extended Shares), which splits rewards, transaction fees included, by each miner’s share of recent work. The fee is 2%, or 1% if you build your own block templates with DATUM. On-chain payouts start at 0.01048576 BTC; set up Lightning (BOLT12) and you can be paid before you reach that threshold. Strong fit for home miners who care about decentralization and keeping control of their coins.
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Mining-Dutch
Mining-Dutch is a Netherlands-based multi-algorithm pool supporting many coins across SHA-256, Scrypt, X11, Equihash, and more. Payout modes include D-PPS (Dynamic PPS), PROP, PPLNS, SOLO, and PARTY. Fees depend on coin and mode: Bitcoin is 2% D-PPS, 1.5% PPLNS, 1% solo; Bitcoin Cash is 2% D-PPS, 1% PPLNS, 0.5% solo; LTC, ZEC, DASH, DGB, XEC, and BSV are 1.5% D-PPS, 1% PPLNS, 0.5% solo. You set your own minimum payout. PARTY mode lets miners team up to share solo block rewards. Servers in Europe, Canada, Singapore, and Australia. Strong fit for home miners chasing smaller altcoins.
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Solo-Only Pools
HeliosPool
HeliosPool is a solo-only pool for SHA-256 coins: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, DigiByte, and eCash (XEC), all at a 1% fee. It is non-custodial — when your miner finds a block, the block reward is paid straight to your wallet inside the block itself, so the pool never holds your coins. Servers in Portland, Montreal, France, and Sydney. A strong fit for lottery miners running Bitaxe, NerdQaxe, or full-size SHA-256 machines.
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SoloPool.org
SoloPool.org runs pure solo mining — if your miner finds a block, you keep the entire block reward minus the pool fee: 2% on most coins, 10% on Litecoin (merged Dogecoin is free). No shared payouts, no PPLNS variance, no registration. Coins include Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Dogecoin (merged), DigiByte (SHA-256), Fractal Bitcoin, and eCash (XEC). Servers in Europe for every coin, plus the US for BTC, BCH, LTC, and DGB. Best fit for miners who want lottery-style upside on smaller-network coins where solo block-finding odds are realistic.
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CKPool Solo
CKPool Solo (solo.ckpool.org) is a not-for-profit solo Bitcoin pool with no registration — enter your Bitcoin address as the username and start mining. If your miner finds a block, you keep the whole block reward minus a 2% fee. Connections auto-route to servers in the US, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. A popular choice for lottery miners.
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