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Welcome to Cryptocurrency Mining

Cryptocurrency mining is the process of using computing power to help validate transactions and secure proof-of-work blockchain networks. Specialized mining computers, often called ASIC miners, repeatedly calculate hashes while searching for a result that meets the network's difficulty target. When a valid block is found and accepted, the network provides a block reward under that coin's rules.

Mining requires compatible hardware, electricity, a reliable connection, and a payout wallet for the cryptocurrency you choose. Different coins use different algorithms: a Bitcoin SHA-256d miner cannot simply be pointed at a Scrypt, X11, or Equihash pool. Mining rewards are unpredictable, and equipment and power costs can exceed earnings.

Start with the learning resources and mining-mode explanations below. The mining pool selections are farther down this page. Skip to Mining Pools ↓

New Miner Resources — Start Here

Getting Started: Your First Miner

  1. Choose a coin and verify the mining algorithm your hardware supports.
  2. Estimate electricity use, cooling needs, noise, and potential costs.
  3. Set up a wallet that supports that specific coin; protect its recovery phrase.
  4. Read the coin's mining page to choose SOLO or Hybrid and find verified connection instructions when available.
  5. Enter the correct Stratum address, worker identity, and mining-mode setting in your miner.
  6. Configure an independent backup pool and monitor accepted shares, temperatures, uptime, and power consumption.

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Understanding Mining Rewards

Block rewards may include newly issued coins (the block subsidy) and transaction fees. Many coins periodically reduce their subsidy through a halving or another emission schedule. Network difficulty, total network hashrate, luck, and the pool's payout policy all affect what a miner might receive.

A miner's accepted shares demonstrate contributed work to a pool. They are not the same as finding a valid network block. Even a miner with many accepted shares may go a long time without finding a block.

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YouTube: Learn About Mining

A beginner-friendly mining video will be featured here once selected. Look for demonstrations of ASIC setup, wallet configuration, pool selection, electricity usage, and safe operation.

Browse beginner ASIC mining videos on YouTube

SOLO, Hybrid, and Traditional Pool Mining

There are several ways to participate in mining. Wacky Services is developing SOLO and Hybrid options. Traditional shared-reward pool mining is explained for comparison, but is not currently offered here.

SOLO Mining — Find a Block Yourself

In SOLO mining, your miner works toward finding a valid block. If your miner finds a block that is accepted by the network, you receive the applicable finder reward, less any stated operator fee. If another miner finds the block, you do not share in their SOLO reward.

SOLO mining offers the possibility of a large reward, but block discovery is highly unpredictable, especially for smaller miners.

Hybrid Mining — The Best of Both Worlds

Our proposed Hybrid approach combines features of SOLO mining and shared-reward pool mining. The miner who finds the block receives a designated finder portion of the reward. Other eligible miners who contributed qualifying accepted shares may receive a portion of the reward even though they did not find the block themselves.

The finder allocation, participant allocation, operator fee, eligibility window, and treatment of subsidy and transaction fees vary by cryptocurrency. A coin's halving or subsidy schedule can also affect the allocation rules. Hybrid does not guarantee payouts or eliminate mining luck.

Always check the individual coin mining page for its specific reward rules and examples.

Traditional Pool Mining — Shared Rewards

In a conventional mining pool, miners combine their work, and the pool distributes eligible block earnings according to a defined payout method, such as proportional shares, PPLNS, or PPS. The block finder generally does not receive the same special finder allocation planned for our Hybrid model.

Traditional pool mining can make payments more frequent for smaller miners, depending on the pool's size and payout method. Wacky Services does not currently offer this mode, but may consider it in the future.

Choosing a Mode & Preparing for Downtime

Consider your hashrate, power costs, tolerance for long gaps between rewards, and each pool's published payout terms. Review the coin page before configuring any miner.

Pool maintenance and network outages can interrupt mining. Set an independent failover pool where supported, and verify that your equipment switches back correctly.

Continue to the Mining Pools directory ↓

Development preview: Most services listed below are not operational. A coin information page is not evidence that mining connections or payouts are active. Review the individual coin page for the latest planned SOLO/Hybrid rules and verified launch status.

Mining Pools — SOLO & Hybrid

You have reached the pool directory. Each coin or algorithm has one page for both SOLO and Hybrid mining. Select an available guide to learn more.

ASIC mining equipment CKPool BitcoinBitcoin SOLO and planned Hybrid miningExisting SOLO page; Hybrid in developmentView pool page →
ASIC mining equipment Spiral Bitcoin (BTC)Bitcoin SOLO and Hybrid miningBoth modes in developmentCoin page coming soon
ASIC mining equipment Spiral Bitcoin Cash (BCH)Bitcoin Cash SOLO and Hybrid miningBCH guide available — pools in developmentView pool page →
ASIC mining equipment Spiral Litecoin (LTC)Scrypt SOLO and Hybrid miningBoth modes in developmentCoin page coming soon
ASIC mining equipment Spiral Dogecoin (DOGE)Scrypt SOLO and Hybrid miningBoth modes in developmentCoin page coming soon
ASIC mining equipment Spiral DigiByte SHA-256dDigiByte SHA-256d SOLO and Hybrid miningBoth modes in developmentCoin page coming soon
ASIC mining equipment Spiral DigiByte ScryptDigiByte Scrypt SOLO and Hybrid miningBoth modes in developmentCoin page coming soon
ASIC mining equipment Spiral DASHDASH SOLO and proposed Hybrid miningBoth modes in developmentCoin page coming soon
ASIC mining equipment Spiral Zcash (ZEC)Zcash SOLO and proposed Hybrid miningBoth modes in developmentCoin page coming soon