Bitcoin Mining Modes — Solo, PPLNS, Group-Solo

Blitz Pool supports three payout modes, each designed for a different relationship between you, the pool, and your block variance. Skim the summaries, then pick the tab that matches your situation.

Solo Mining

Just you versus Bitcoin. No pool, no sharing.

Learn more
Coming soon

PPLNS Pool

Pay Per Last N Shares — payouts proportional to your share of the last N shares window.

Learn more
Coming soon

Group Solo

Private or public groups mining together as one solo unit — and splitting every block they find.

Learn more

Blockparty

The non-custodial alternative to multisig hashrate rentals — co-fund Bitcoin mining with friends, split every block on-chain by a fixed percentage agreed up front, each member's cut lands directly in the coinbase.

Learn more

Compare the four modes

All four modes share the same non-custodial promise — payouts land directly in the block's coinbase transaction. The table below covers how they differ on the dimensions that actually matter when picking one.

DimensionSolo MiningPPLNS PoolGroup SoloBlockparty
Custody modelNon-custodial · 100% to your addressNon-custodial · signed credit/debit ledgerNon-custodial · multi-output coinbaseNon-custodial · fixed-% coinbase split
Pool fee0% — no fee 1% 1.5% 1.5%
Stratum port3333 · 3339 · 6666 TLS3340 · 6640 TLS3333 · 6666 TLS (address-driven)3339 (rental-compatible)
Window / ResetNo window — one find, full rewardSliding 4× difficulty window — no resetPROP round — resets on every blockNo window — fixed % per member per block
Best forPatient lottery players, high-hashrate single ownersAnyone wanting smooth payouts without custodyFriends mining together, address-driven membershipCo-funded rentals, fixed-% splits agreed up front
Non-custodial · On-chain instant

Direct coinbase payouts — no pool wallet between you and your sats

Every payout on Blitz Pool — Solo, PPLNS, Group-Solo or Blockparty — is written directly into the coinbase transaction of the block that earned it. There is no pool wallet holding funds between the block find and the transfer, no FPPS-style batch custody, and no waiting period. Your sats land at your address in the same block, the same confirmation, the same transaction.

  • Pool never takes custody of your share
  • Payout confirms with the same block that earned it
  • Nothing to trust beyond Bitcoin's own consensus

Applies across every mode on this page. The difference between Solo, PPLNS, Group-Solo and Blockparty is how the coinbase output is split — not whether the pool holds your sats along the way.

Still not sure? PPLNS is the default sweet spot. Solo is for patient lottery players. Group is for friends that want to take on the network together.

Back to home