XBT Mining Pools Compared
Fees, payout method, minimum payout, DATUM support and live 7-day block share for every XBT (Bitcoin BLAKE2b) pool we could verify. All of these work with Sia BLAKE2b ASICs (Goldshell, iBeLink, Antminer A3 and others).
Read this first: mined XBT is locked for 6,480 blocks (about 45 days) before you can spend it, at every pool. Lazarus charges 100% on its public stratum after a short grace period and only pays DATUM miners. Fees and rules change often on a new chain. Check the pool's own site before you point hash at it.
| Pool | 7-day blocks | Fee: plain stratum | Fee: DATUM | Payout | Minimum | Connect |
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Fees checked Oct 7, 2026 from each pool's site. Block share is live from the chain.
Which pool should I pick?
- You run your own node (Start9, Umbrel, Knots BLAKE2b) and a DATUM gateway: Lazarus, B2Pool and RIPTIDE all charge 0% on DATUM. You build your own block templates, which is the most decentralized way to mine.
- You just want to plug in a miner, no node: B2Pool (1% TIDES, no signup, regional servers) or Minepoolis (2%, PPLNS / FPPS+ / solo). Avoid Lazarus's public stratum.
- Small miner, want steady payouts: pick a pool with a healthy 7-day block count. TIDES pools pay you from several blocks in a row, so a pool that finds blocks often smooths your income.
- Help decentralize: no single pool should get near 50%. If your pool is the biggest one in the table, consider a smaller one with the same fee.
- Lottery: solo ports (B2Pool 3334, Minepoolis 4482) pay the whole block if you find one, and nothing if you don't.
Terms
- DATUM: you run a node and a gateway, build your own block template, and the pool only splits rewards. Pioneered by OCEAN on Bitcoin.
- TIDES: rewards from each block are split across all work in a rolling window (about 8 blocks' worth). Paid straight into the block's coinbase, no pool wallet.
- PPLNS / FPPS: classic pool payouts. The pool holds your balance and pays it out once you pass the minimum.
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