How does pooled mining work?

Functions of a Mining Pool The functions involve managing the pool members’ hashes, looking for rewards through pooled efforts of available processing power, recording work performed by each pool member, and assigning reward shares to each pool member in proportion to the work performed after suitable verification.

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Are mining pools worth it?

Yes, you can. However, joining a pool is a much more profitable way to mine Bitcoin , especially since its difficulty increases with every coin awarded. To be competitive, it’s best to join a pool unless you have the resources to create your own or buy multiple state-of-the-art ASIC miners.

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