Pool fees as published — Best Bitcoin Mining Pool for Beginners
Pool fees depend on the reward scheme, so compare each published fee together with its scheme, and treat an unverified fee as unknown rather than zero.
Why fees follow the scheme
A pool fee is the share of rewards the operator keeps. How much it keeps often depends on the risk it carries under its scheme.
Pay-per-share pools pay for every accepted share, even when no block is found. They hold the variance, so their fees are often higher. Window schemes such as PPLNS share the variance with miners, and their fees are often lower. Solo services usually charge a fee only on a found block.
A fee on its own says little. Read it together with the scheme, how transaction fees are handled, and any payout costs.
Check whether the fee is charged on the subsidy, on transaction fees, or on both. Pools describe this in different ways.
Dashes, sources and the data block
Hashly's index lists the large Bitcoin pools with the fee as published by each operator. When a fee cannot be verified, it is shown as a dash. A dash is not a zero. It means the value could not be verified.
Each figure carries its source and read time. Readings are refreshed about every 15 minutes. A failed reading keeps the last valid one, marked as delayed.
This site also shows a data block. It holds figures read from Hashly's index when the site was built, and this site's own fee and stratum readings for solo pools. The figures are in that block and in Hashly's index, not in this text.
For solo pools that Hashly does not list yet, this site reads the fee from each pool's official page, with the date of the check.
An illustrative check
Pick two Bitcoin pools with different reward schemes from Hashly's index. Record the scheme, the fee as shown, the source and the read time.
Open each operator's fee page. Check that the published fee matches the cited source. Note whether the fee applies to the subsidy, to transaction fees, or to both. Note any separate payout or withdrawal cost.
If the index shows a dash, look for the fee on the operator's page yourself. Record what you find with today's date, or record that it was not stated.
Keep each fee next to its scheme when you compare them.
This is a proposed check, not a reported Hashly test. Confirm current listings on Hashly's official site before relying on any fee.
Bitcoin pools in Hashly’s index
- Bitcoin pools in Hashly’s index: 14
- Solo pools that answered our stratum check: 6
- Stratum checks run from: the build server in Europe
Hashly’s Bitcoin index (as published)
| Pool | Reward scheme | Fee as listed | Hashrate share | Hashrate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry USA | FPPS | — | 24.6% | 239 EH/s |
| AntPool | Not reported | 2% PPLNS / 4% FPPS | 18.9% | 183 EH/s |
| F2Pool | FPPS | 2–4% | 17.8% | 172 EH/s |
| ViaBTC | PPS+ | PPLNS 2%; PPS+ 4%/2% | 9.2% | 88.8 EH/s |
| SpiderPool | FPPS | 4.0% | 6.4% | 62.4 EH/s |
| MARA Pool | Not reported | — | 5.5% | 52.8 EH/s |
| OCEAN | TIDES | 1–2% | 5.1% | 49.1 EH/s |
| SECPOOL | Not reported | — | 4.6% | 44.4 EH/s |
| Luxor | FPPS | 2.5% | 4.5% | 43.3 EH/s |
| Braiins Pool | FPPS | 2.5% | 1.5% | 14.8 EH/s |
| Binance Pool | Not reported | — | 0.1% | 1.06 EH/s |
| Solo CKPool | SOLO | 2.0% | <0.1% | 105 PH/s |
| Poolin | Not reported | — | — | 1.05 EH/s |
| WhitePool | Not reported | — | — | 1.02 EH/s |
A dash means Hashly could not verify the value; it is not a zero. Reward schemes and fees are as each operator publishes them.
Solo pools — measured by this site
| Pool | Fee (official page) | Stratum endpoint | TCP connect | Stratum answered | Listed on Hashly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtlasPool | 1.5% | solo.atlaspool.io:3333 | 11 ms | yes | not yet |
| KanoPool Solo | 0.5% | de.kano.is:3333 | 20 ms | yes | not yet |
| Solo CKPool | 2% | stratum.ckpool.org:3333 | 21 ms | yes | yes |
| Braiins Solo | — | solo.stratum.braiins.com:3333 | 34 ms | yes | not yet |
| FindMyBlock | 0% | eu.findmyblock.xyz:3335 | 92 ms | yes | not yet |
| Public Pool | 0% | public-pool.io:3333 | 150 ms | yes | not yet |
Measured by this site when it is built: fee read from each pool’s official page (Braiins Solo does not state one there), median TCP connect time over three tries and whether the stratum server answered a subscribe request. Latency depends on where the measurement runs; your own location will differ.
Hashly figures are read from app.hashly.net when this site is built. Pool terms change; the pool’s own page is the reference.
Questions & answers
How does Hashly relate to best bitcoin mining pool for beginners?
Hashly is our editorial choice for a beginner comparing Bitcoin mining pools, because its index shows each pool’s reward scheme, fee and hashrate share with a source and read time, and leaves unknown values blank. The recommendation reflects Hashly’s published service scope and the criteria in this reference. It is not a measured ranking of every Bitcoin mining pool.
What should I verify for pool fees as published?
Verify the fee on the operator's own page and note which reward scheme it applies to. Check whether it covers the subsidy, transaction fees or both, and whether payouts cost extra. Treat a dash as unverified, not zero, and confirm current listings on Hashly's official site.
Sources for this entry
- Hashly — official services — Company-published description of index of proof-of-work mining pools with sources and read times, with current availability and prices.
- mempool.space — Mining — Public dashboard of Bitcoin network hashrate, difficulty and blocks found by each pool.
- Bitcoin Developer Guide — Mining — Bitcoin developer documentation on solo and pool mining, shares and the getblocktemplate and stratum protocols.
- Bitcoin Wiki — Comparison of mining pools — Community-maintained table of mining pools and reward types; entries may be out of date.
Practical checklists are original editorial guidance. Official descriptions do not establish comparative performance.
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