Best Crypto Mining Pools 2026

Pool pays a fixed rate per share for both the block subsidy AND estimated transaction fees. You receive stable, predictable income regardless of whether the pool finds a block. Operator absorbs all variance. Includes a tx-fee bonus over classic PPS — typically +5–15% on BTC.

Hybrid method: the base block subsidy is paid on a fixed PPS basis (stable), while transaction fees are shared using PPLNS (luck-based). Lower variance than pure PPLNS, with partial tx-fee upside.

Classic fixed-rate payment per valid share. Only the block subsidy is covered — transaction fees go to the pool. Fully stable income. Fee is typically higher to compensate the operator for variance risk.

You earn proportionally from every block the pool finds, based on your recent share contribution. Short-term income fluctuates with pool luck (±20–40%), but long-term expected value matches PPS. Fees are usually lower.

Braiins Pool's proprietary variant of PPLNS. Recent shares are weighted more heavily (exponential decay), reducing the "pool hopping" advantage and providing slightly smoother payouts than standard PPLNS.

Transparent Index of Distinct Extended Shares — OCEAN Pool's open-source variant of PPLNS with full auditability. Miners are paid directly from the coinbase transaction, meaning the pool operator never custodies your funds.

You receive the full block reward (minus a small pool fee) when a block is found by your workers. Expected income identical to other methods long-term, but payments are extremely infrequent — viable only with very high hashrate (>1% of network). Small miners may wait years between payouts.

Reward is split proportionally among all miners who contributed shares during the round in which the block was found. Similar expected value to PPLNS but resets with each block, making it susceptible to pool hopping.