About Pool

The services and options we offer.

Which coins can I mine on Braiins Pool?
Currently you can mine Bitcoin on Braiins Pool. At this time we don't plan to support other altcoins such as Ethereum (ETH), Monero (XMR), Litecoin (LTC), Dogecoin (DOGE) or others.  We believe that Bitcoin is the future ...
Wed, 14 Sep, 2022 at 11:53 AM
Hashrate specification
Hashrate is the amount of hashes computed per second by your mining hardware. You can observe the hashrate of your mining devices in your Braiins Pool dashboard. There is a difference between a nominal hashrate shown in the m...
Wed, 14 Sep, 2022 at 11:54 AM
What is a Share in proof of work?
Share is a unit which mining pools use for calculating the work done by a miner. When a mining device is connected to the pool, it receives a computational task to be solved - computing hash values with certain properties (th...
Mon, 3 Jan, 2022 at 10:04 AM
Do you have a referral program?
Referrals, dev-fee split, & whitelabeling. Braiins Pool Unfortunately, we don’t run a referral program at the moment. Since Braiins Pool accounts are free and pseudonymous, it would be hard to prevent abuse of such a pro...
Wed, 14 Sep, 2022 at 11:54 AM
Is Braiins Pool compatible with NiceHash?
NiceHash is a platform where you can buy hash rate which you can then use on our pool to mine - see What is cloud mining? for more information. Yes, Braiins Pool is compatible with NiceHash services, meaning you can send hash...
Wed, 14 Sep, 2022 at 11:55 AM
Can I solo mine on Braiins Pool?
Sorry, we don’t offer solo mining as an option because we don’t want to dilute the hashrate and “weaken” the pool. The larger the pool, the more stable the rewards will be for all of its users. You can learn more about how po...
Wed, 14 Sep, 2022 at 11:56 AM
Is Braiins Pool merge mining?
We are also using the Bitcoin hashing power to merge mine RSK (rootstock): a smart-contract sidechain (similar to Ethereum) that's based on the Bitcoin blockchain. We believe that sidechains have a lot of potential, which ...
Wed, 14 Sep, 2022 at 11:57 AM
A Braiins Pool agent has offered me an investment opportunity. Is it a scam?
We do not require any payments or investments from our users! We are a mining pool service, meaning you need to operate your own hardware and send that computing power to us in order to stabilize your mining rewards. See Intro...
Wed, 14 Sep, 2022 at 11:57 AM
What is an Orphan block?
An orphan block (block A) is a valid block, but it is not a part of a blockchain. An orphan block is created when two miners find a valid block (block A and block B) at around the same time and broadcast them both to the netwo...
Thu, 27 Aug, 2020 at 3:23 PM