What's the difference?

Think of it this way: SOLO is like keeping the entire prize from your own winning ticket, minus the service fee. Hybrid rewards the person who found the block first, then distributes the eligible remainder among qualifying contributors. Neither approach guarantees earnings, and Hybrid does not eliminate the randomness of block discovery.

How BCH rewards are shared — with transaction fees included

When a Bitcoin Cash block is found, its reward has two parts: the block subsidy (new BCH created by the network) and transaction fees (paid by transactions included in the block). Our planned Hybrid policy treats these parts separately for subsidies of at least 1 BCH, so you can see exactly where the money goes.

Ordinary SOLO mining

If your SOLO miner finds an accepted block, you receive 98% of the full block reward (subsidy plus transaction fees) and the operator receives 2%. An authenticated fee-exempt operator miner receives 100%. Other SOLO miners do not share that block.

Hybrid mining — the three reward situations

Why preserve the below-1-BCH rule? We are not changing that case: 75% goes to the finder, 23% to the eligible Hybrid group, and 2% to the operator, calculated on the combined subsidy and fees. The newer 75%/25% fee-only split applies to the other two cases.

The other-miners allocation is shared according to eligible difficulty-weighted accepted shares within the planned 2× network-difficulty PPLNS window. Simply connecting a miner does not guarantee a payout. In the examples with other eligible miners, the finder receives only the stated finder allocation for that block.

Worked examples: other Hybrid miners are eligible

Each example accounts for the entire subsidy and all transaction fees. Values are illustrative, not a prediction of future BCH subsidy or fees.

What happens if nobody else qualifies for Hybrid rewards?

You don't lose the other-miners portion merely because no other miner qualifies. Under the proposed fallback, it returns to the block finder. For subsidies of at least 1 BCH, the finder therefore gets their first 1 BCH, 98% of any remaining subsidy, and 75% of transaction fees; the operator receives 2% of any remaining subsidy and 25% of transaction fees. For subsidies below 1 BCH, the original SOLO fallback remains: 98% of the total reward to the finder and 2% to the operator.

BCH payout minimums and miner-paid transaction fees (planned)

Transaction-fee responsibility: Every miner is responsible for the applicable blockchain transaction fees associated with payments to that miner's wallet address. For payments sent from the BCH dust payout wallet, the applicable outgoing transaction fee will be deducted from that miner's payment. One miner's fees will not be charged to another miner's balance. A payment will not be sent if the fee would make it uneconomical or leave an invalid output; the balance will remain recorded until it can be paid under the final policy.

Direct coinbase distinction: A direct coinbase output does not involve a separate wallet withdrawal transaction and therefore does not incur a separate outgoing wallet transaction fee. Block construction and settlement costs remain subject to the final tested implementation.

Timing: Payouts are not guaranteed immediately after a block is found. Network acceptance, block maturity, ledger reconciliation, and the final payout schedule apply. Actual network transaction fees vary with transaction size and network policy.

Live BCH mining statistics (coming during development)

You'll be able to check your pool activity and look up your own miners without needing to register. We're keeping this section in the page while the BCH statistics API and dashboard are developed.

Production connection settings (planned)

Replace YOUR_BCH_POOL_HOSTNAME in the PHP configuration with the confirmed production DNS hostname. Do not substitute the V31 test listener or assume these ports are publicly available yet.

Stratum V1 configuration

Start here: choose SOLO or Hybrid above, then select the Stratum version your miner supports. Enter your BCH payout address followed by an optional worker suffix as the username, for example bitcoincash:YOUR_BCH_ADDRESS.Worker1. The examples below use placeholders, not valid payout addresses.

V1 Hybrid mode is selected by the :hybrid suffix in the password field. Operator fee exemption requires a valid configured credential; an ordinary password does not grant exemption.

Stratum V2 configuration — proposed V31 identity convention

For miners with V2-compatible equipment or a V2 proxy: Stratum V2 channel opening uses a UserIdentity field rather than a V1-style mining password. The following suffix convention is under development and is not yet production-ready.

Common questions from new miners

Do I need to run a BCH node?

No. The pool is designed to handle blockchain communication so you can connect a compatible SHA-256d ASIC miner to the appropriate Stratum endpoint.

Do I need special hardware for Hybrid?

No separate Hybrid-specific mining algorithm is required. Both modes mine BCH using SHA-256d. Your miner must support the Stratum version you select; many existing ASICs support V1, while V2 requires a compatible miner or proxy.

Can a small miner earn in Hybrid without finding a block?

Potentially, yes. If the pool finds a qualifying Hybrid block and your miner contributed eligible difficulty-weighted shares within the PPLNS window, it can receive part of the participant allocation. There is no guaranteed frequency or amount.

What if the subsidy is below 1 BCH?

Nothing disappears. The original below-1-BCH Hybrid allocation remains 75% to the finder, 23% to other eligible miners, and 2% to the operator, calculated on the subsidy plus transaction fees. If nobody else qualifies, the original 98% finder / 2% operator fallback applies.

What if a block is orphaned or not accepted by the network?

Only valid blocks accepted under the final pool settlement rules can produce spendable rewards. Network confirmation and payout timing will be specified before public launch.

What happens when Spiral Pool goes offline?

Plan for the scheduled Saturday 3:00 AM Central Time maintenance window and unexpected outages. Configure and test a secondary mining pool so your equipment can automatically fail over when supported.

Who pays transaction fees on my payouts?

Each miner pays the applicable blockchain transaction fees associated with payments to that miner. Outgoing fees for accumulated BCH wallet payouts are deducted from the recipient miner's payment; direct coinbase outputs do not incur a separate wallet withdrawal fee. See the planned payout policy above.

Before connecting

• Use a Bitcoin Cash payout address, not a Bitcoin BTC address.
• Use Stratum V1 for V1-only miners; V2 requires a compatible device or V2 proxy.
• Confirm the production DNS name, listening ports, firewall, and service readiness before mining.
• Configure and test an independent secondary mining pool for automatic failover during maintenance or outages.
• Review the planned minimum payouts and miner-paid transaction-fee policy before connecting.
• Do not send your operator credential to anyone or enter it on a public webpage.
• Examples on this page are reference placeholders and cannot be copied unchanged into a miner.
• Hybrid reward examples are planned policy, not proof that live production payouts are enabled.