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Connect to a SOLO Group
Less reward per block, far better odds of finding one.
Create or join a SOLO Group by adding #group after your worker name. This feature is designed for ASIC miners and lets multiple miners cooperate under the same group logic.
Worker format
bc1qyourwallet.bitaxe01#plebsUse your normal payout wallet, keep your worker label, and add #groupname to join or create a shared SOLO group automatically.
Public groups
Public groups can be listed below so other miners can discover them, join the same tag, and improve shared block-finding odds together.
Hidden or private groups
To make a group hidden, use a tag ending in .hidden, for example groupname.hidden, and share it only with the miners you want in that group. Hidden groups stay out of the public list, but still exist and can be tracked from the participating address stats.
PUBLIC SOLO GROUPS
Join an existing public tag or create the first one with wallet.worker#yourgroup.Be the first to create one by connecting with wallet.worker#yourgroup. Once miners use the same group tag, it can be listed here.
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Questions & answers
Solo mining, SOLO Groups and how payouts actually work — the short version.
What's the difference between Solo, a SOLO Group, and a PPLNS pool?
In solo mining you mine alone: if your miner finds the block, you keep the whole reward (0% fee). Huge reward, low odds.
A SOLO Group lets several ASIC miners cooperate under one #tag. If any member finds a block, the reward is split between members by real contribution (1% fee) — a smaller share, but far better odds of hitting a block.
Both are non-custodial: the block's coinbase pays your address directly, so the pool never touches your coins. PPLNS (Pay Per Last N Shares) is the traditional smoothed-payout model, but it is custodial — the pool receives the reward and pays you later, so you have to trust it to hold your funds. Bitronics only runs Solo and SOLO Group. No custody.
When will I find a block? What are my odds?
Solo mining is a lottery. Every share is a ticket, and your chance of solving a block is roughly your hashrate divided by the entire Bitcoin network's hashrate. With a small miner that can take a very long time — it could be tomorrow, it could be years — but when you win, you win the full block reward.
SOLO Groups exist to raise those odds: several miners pool their hashrate under one tag, trading a smaller share for a much higher chance of finding a block.
Can I really find a block with a NerdMiner?
A NerdMiner is an educational ESP32 device. It submits real hashes and could technically find a block, but its hashrate is so tiny that the odds are astronomically small. It is superb for learning how mining and Stratum work — not for realistically hitting a block.
That's also why NerdMiners can't join a SOLO Group: they run on a separate pool and port. Groups are for ASIC-class hardware.
Are payouts custodial? When and how do I get paid?
Never custodial. When a block is found, the reward is written directly into that block's coinbase transaction to your Bitcoin address — in a group, split across all members' addresses by contribution, minus the 1% fee.
There is no pool wallet, no balance to withdraw and no minimum payout: the Bitcoin network pays you. Like all freshly mined coins, a coinbase reward matures after ~100 blocks (~16 hours) before it can be spent.
Do I need an account? What is my username?
No account, no signup, no KYC. Your username is your Bitcoin address, optionally with a worker name: bc1youraddress.worker. To join a group, add a tag: bc1youraddress.worker#group.
Use an address from a wallet you control (not an exchange) — the block reward is paid straight to it on-chain.
What does it cost?
Solo mining is 0% fee — you keep the entire block. SOLO Groups take 1%, as a single output in the block's coinbase, to fund the shared infrastructure. No deposits, no withdrawal fees, no hidden cut.
What hardware can I use?
Any Stratum-v1 miner: Bitaxe, Nerd*axe and industrial ASICs (Antminer, Whatsminer, Avalon…) all work. NerdMiner works too for solo, as an educational device on its own port. SOLO Groups are designed for ASIC-class miners; NerdMiners are not eligible.
Can I keep my group private?
Yes. End your group tag with .hidden — e.g. bc1youraddress.worker#myteam.hidden — and it stays out of the public directory. It works exactly the same and is still visible in each member's address stats; it just is not listed publicly.
