📖 Payout Method Guide

PPLNS Pay Per Last N Shares

Rewards based on shares submitted in a rolling window before a block is found. Miners share pool luck.

✓ Lower pool fees✗ Variable income✗ Luck-dependent

PPS Pay Per Share

Fixed payout per share submitted, regardless of whether pool finds a block. Pool absorbs luck variance.

✓ Predictable income✓ No luck risk✗ Higher fees (~4%)

FPPS Full Pay Per Share

PPS model that also includes average transaction fees, not just block subsidy. Most popular modern method.

✓ Predictable + fees✓ Best of both✗ Requires large pool

🏊 Live Pool Comparison

Pool	Method	Fee	Hashrate Share	Pool Luck (7D)	Est. Daily/TH	Payout Threshold

📊 Historical Payout Variance

PPLNS pools show higher day-to-day variance (luck-dependent) while PPS/FPPS pools maintain steady payouts regardless of whether the pool found a block that day.

🧮 Fee-Adjusted Profitability Calculator

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