Pools & payouts
Mining news and original analysis with dated primary sources.
LNbits tells operators to stop servers after attacks: check your mining payout route
The November 8 warning covers LNbits servers, beyond an earlier Paywall-only precaution. A hosted-service pause and promised patches are separate facts.
Stratum V2 1.13.0 fixes mining-job handling behind the pool connection
The November 4 library release addresses coinbase construction, work credit and message buffers. It is a pool-software update, not a universal ASIC firmware download.
Two Solo CK blocks created 6.2762 BTC before service fees
November 7 block records show the subsidy, transaction fees and two main outputs after the solo service’s fee.
Keryx 0.16.1 tells the pool when its GPUs are busy
The pool can reassign an AI request instead of waiting for silence. The mining kernels remain unchanged.
THORChain flags BASE and XRP trading as paused in November 7 checks
The newly observed pauses differ from the November 5 snapshot. A BTC-to-XRP quote was rejected; BTC-to-LTC returned an estimate.
UltimusPool ends its Bitcoin mining service
The operator confirms the shutdown. Its notice gave November 5 at 08:00 UTC as the website access cutoff and asked users to save earnings records.
EMCD brings pool earnings and worker status into Tether MDK
EMCD announced an open-source Pool Worker with no additional integration fee. The practical change is a shared view of pool and hardware data, while MDK remains under development.
CKPool’s new solo block allocates 3.07689054 BTC after its service fee
Block 973413 was found October 27 at 15:11 UTC. Its coinbase divides 3.13968422 BTC between the winning address and a roughly 2% service share; public worker statistics do not identify the device.
FutureBit Solo-tagged block earns 3.15418892 BTC; the winning device is unknown
Block 973262 carries a FutureBit-Solo Apollo tag and an on-chain reward of 3.15418892 BTC. Two explorers agree on the block, but neither the device nor its hashrate can be read from that result.
unMineable adds Quantus for older GPUs: choosing a payout coin still matters
An October 24 notice enables Quantus-based mining across unMineable’s supported payout coins and names GTX 1080 and RX 470/570 cards. Support is not a measured profit guarantee.
Kraken drops Monero spending questions, but withdrawal limits still matter
Arjun Sethi says Kraken withdrew intrusive questions sent to XMR buyers. Its support page still lists rolling 30-day Monero limits, while availability depends on the customer’s region.
Coinbase schedules a 30-minute transfer window today: what miners should check
Coinbase’s October 24 reminder confirms a planned 14:00–14:30 UTC window, or 17:00–17:30 Kyiv. Transfers and new receiving addresses may be delayed; trading is not affected under the notice.