Welcome to Wacky BTC Solo Mining!
No frills, no fuss 2% fee anonymous solo bitcoin mining for everyone
No registration required, no payment schemes, no pool operator wallets.
This is a NOT-FOR-PROFIT pool; all care is given but no responsibility is taken in the event of an issue with the pool.
Configuration:
Just point your miner to:
btcsolo.ddns.net:3333
Set your username to your Bitcoin address with any or even no worker extension, and any password.
Example:
cgminer -o stratum+tcp://btcsolo.ddns.net:3333 -u 34xp4vRoCGJym3xR7yCVPFHoCNxv4Twseo -p x
Or in your ASIC miner's configuration boxes:
Pool:btcsolo.ddns.net
Port:3333
Username:34xp4vRoCGJym3xR7yCVPFHoCNxv4Twseo
Password (ignored):x
If you enter an invalid address, you will be rejected.
Note that btcsolo.ddns.net supports both IPv4 and IPv6 transparently. If your network has a dual IPv4/IPv6 stack it will likely default to IPv6.
You may wish to find which is lower latency for you and specify one or the other directly:
- IPv4:
btcsolo.ddns.net - IPv6:
btcsolo.ddns.net
You will be able to monitor you mining details by downloading and installing BTCAlert that is listed below. This program will only work on Windows.
This software will allow the user to monitor the miner details and also will enable the user to be notified by alert sounds when the user has found a block.
This software will be available soon (It is still in the testing phase).
FAQ:
Hashrates below 1GH are not recommended to mine Bitcoin as it is unrealistic they will ever find a block. Feel free to try them as a learning experience or proof of concept, but it is highly recommended you don't thrash such devices and waste your time and energy.
CPU, GPU, and FPGA miners are never recommended for mining Bitcoin.
Nerdminers are demonstration toys only that simply waste bandwidth to the pool; please do not mine with them here.
Advantages over regular solo mining:
Mining at btcsolo.ddns.net avoids the overheads of running a full Bitcoin node that requires both great storage and bandwidth for optimal performance. btcsolo.ddns.net is extensively connected to high-speed, low-latency Bitcoin nodes for rapid block change notification and propagation. It also supports all stratum-mining-compatible ASIC miners with no registration required.
This allows you to easily mine to your own address without needing to rely upon payout systems or risking your rewards with pool operators.
Disadvantages compared to regular solo mining:
If your mining setup is already highly optimized with your own Bitcoin node, there is no advantage to using this service, and you will only pay a fee to support its maintenance.
There is also a small extra delay in communication, which means slightly less efficient mining. The loss is typically less than 0.5% but may vary depending on your setup and location.
However, you also pay a 2% fee on top of the transaction fees paid by Bitcoin, meaning a small portion of your mining reward will go towards maintaining this pool.