There are many pools out there and if you are new to mining it can be quite difficult to make a choice. This article will make your life easier - it will tell you about the best mining pools.
Hiveon
On the Hiveon pool, both Ethereum and Ethereum Classic can be mined. One of the distinguishing features of this pool is the absence of pool fees and transaction fees.
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Ethermine
Ethermine is one of the best pools dedicated to Ethereum mining. Take a look at its characteristics:
- PPLNS payout model (payouts are made based on the average number of shares sent during the last number of blocks). Please note that in connection with this system, you will not start earning on the pool immediately, but after a while. On the other hand, it is a great choice for conscientious miners who do not plan to "jump" from the pool.
- The pool commission is 1%.
- The pool pays transaction fees.
- Pool servers are located in Europe, Asia and the USA.
- You can customize the minimum payout threshold and even mine anonymously.
- Payments are made instantly.
SparkPool
SparkPool allows you to mine coins such as ETH, CKB, GRIN_29, GRIN_32, and BEAM. Check out its characteristics:
- PPS + payout model.
- The pool commission is 1%.
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F2POOL
On the F2POOL pool , you can mine many coins: BTC, BCH, ETH, ETC, LTC and so on. In total, the pool supports over 40 cryptocurrencies.
The payout model depends on the chosen coin (PPS or PPS +). In the case of PPS, you will also receive a reward for every ball sent.
The commission also depends on the coin: from 1% to 5%.
The minimum payout threshold depends on the coin. More information can be found here .
Payments are made daily.
Security - the pool is reliably protected from DDoS attacks.
Poolin
Poolin also offers quite a few coins to choose from: ETH, BCH, BSV, LTC and so on.
- The payout model depends on the chosen coin: PPS or FPPS (full payout per ball).
- The pool commission also depends on the coin: from 1% to 4%.
- Payments are made once a day.
- Stability and safety.
- The pool offers many useful tools (for example, the so-called Transaction Accelerator, which allows you to receive payments faster).
ViaBTC
ViaBTC is another pool with a fairly wide selection of coins. Here you can mine BTC, BCH, BSV, ETH, ETC, LTC, and so on.
- Payout model: PPS +, PPLNS and SOLO supported (all block reward goes to the miner who mined it).
- The pool is available to users from over 130 countries.
- The pool commission depends on the selected payment model - from 1% to 4%.
- Manual withdrawal is subject to a commission (the amount depends on the coin), the commission for automatic payments is 0%.
- Automatic payments are made every day.
- The minimum payout amount depends on the chosen coin.
- Sometimes the pool offers special coupons, using which you can get a discount on the commission.
SpiderPool
Spider Pool supports the following coins: ETH, BTC, BSV and BCH.
- Payout model: PPS, PPLNS, PPS +, FPPS and SOLO are supported.
- The pool commission is 2%.
- Transaction fees are paid by the pool.
- The minimum payout amount depends on the coin, but once a week you can apply for an amount that is below the minimum threshold.
- Automatic payments are made once a day.
- Stability and security.
When choosing a pool, first of all, pay attention to the list of available coins - is there one among them that you plan to mine? Also consider the payout and commission model - a pool that offers the lowest commission and pays for transactions is ideal. In addition, you should pay attention to the proximity of the pool servers - the closer the server, the more stable mining will be.