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https://solohash.co.uk

Hi all,

Introducing SoloHash, a multi-coin pool focused on currently Solo Mining Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Digibyte.

SoloHash is the UK's first pool service offering both BTC, BCH and DGB mining. Created at the end of September 2024 last year, miners have been joining steadily since.

Some of the pool infrastructure is based in AWS (Amazon Web Services) with a fast website for tracking stats in near real-time (whenever there's updates from the pool backend which are normally every minute).

There's a flat 0.5% fee which is the lowest I've seen compared to other pools. The reason why it's so low is because it's built with performance and cost in mind. I'm an experienced software engineer and systems architect. It's all serverless except the pool/bitcoin node.

Website: https://solohash.co.uk (https://solohash.co.uk)
Fee: 0.5%

Feel free to hop into the Discord server for any help or queries or simply to say hello!: https://discord.gg/kmqT48GtCF
I am always available for help with any issues.

Connecting to the pool
Low Difficulty (Recommended for home miners - 1k Minimum Difficulty):

• Bitcoin - solo.solohash.co.uk:3333
• Bitcoin Cash - solo.solohash.co.uk:3337
• DigiByte SHA256 - solo.solohash.co.uk:3341

High Difficulty (Recommended for mining rentals/farms - 1M Minimum Difficulty):

• Bitcoin - solo.solohash.co.uk:3334
• Bitcoin Cash - solo.solohash.co.uk:3338
• DigiByte SHA256 - solo.solohash.co.uk:3342

Quick Points / Features

• High Performance - The pool has a very fast and efficient server. Shares are processed very quickly, avoiding stale shares/blocks due to a its own dedicated internet line.
• Low Latency - Reported latency from current users to the pool is in the region of 18-25ms. This is extremely low compared to others. This ensures your shares are received as quickly as possible, processed, and any potential blocks are submitted to the network.
• Tuned Nodes - All nodes are fine tuned and connected to hundreds of other nodes nearby with latency in the range of 2-20ms. This is essential for block propagation from potential block submissions.
• VarDiff - Enabled for miners that do not send a suggested_difficulty stratum message such as the Avalon Nano 3 / Antminer. This ensures any miner is submitting a sensible amount of shares to the pool.
• Realtime Stats - Miner and pool statistics are updated regularly. No long delays.
• Low Fee - Low pool fees for any found blocks, meaning you get more of the reward compared to other solo pools
• Fast Website - The website is built as a Single Page App meaning no full page reloads when switching between pages and slow load times. Built with modern technology.

FAQ
Q: Why aren't my stats showing?
A: If your miner submits a share, then the stats for your miner will be available within the minute. The stats are cached for one minute to reduce repetitive calls to the database.

Q: What port should I use?
A: It's recommended you use the low difficulty port for casual miners with a hashrate less than 100Th/s. For anything higher, use the high difficulty port. This means your miners will start from the minimum difficulty for that port, thus reducing the amount of shares being submitted to the pool. VarDiff is enabled if your miners do not send a suggested_difficulty stratum message.

Q: How do I connect?
A: Use your wallet address as your username. Password can be anything. You can use aliases to keep track of your individual miners as explained on the website.

Q: When will I find a block?
A: Pure probability. You may find one within a day, week, month or year. Solo mining is based purely on luck. Miners are constantly, by random, generating thousands upon thousands of hashes per second. Only one will result in a valid block submission. This is the 'lottery' we speak about with solo mining.

All miners are welcome, whether you have a mining farm or just doing it as a hobby like I am.

Happy mining!

UPDATE: Digibyte SHA256 has now been added to the pool. We have 12 blocks found and successfully paid out to users!