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Guides to mining Blocknet on bntpool.com.
Blocknet block reward schedule
Blocknet's block reward by month, from 723.25 BNT at launch to a permanent 2.0 BNT tail at month 48, with 288 blocks a day and 98.6M BNT before the tail.
Sync a Blocknet node fast with bntpool.com checkpoints
Blocknet nodes fast-sync from bntpool.com's checkpoints.dat. See how checkpoints pin the chain, then download, verify and load the file in a few steps.
Blocknet's fair launch: no premine, every coin mined
Blocknet launched with no premine, dev fund or treasury. See the empty genesis block and the one-output coinbase rule, check them yourself, and mine BNT.
How to estimate your Blocknet mining rewards
Estimate how much BNT your hardware mines per day with one formula, where to read each input on the bntpool.com dashboard, and a dated worked example.
How PPLNS payouts work on bntpool.com
bntpool.com pays Blocknet miners with PPLNS over a six-hour share window. See how rewards are split, why blocks need 60 confirmations, and the 0.1 BNT minimum.
Mine Blocknet on bntpool.com
Join bntpool.com, seine's default Blocknet pool. Connect to stratum+tcp://bntpool.com:3333 with your address or @name, name your rigs and check your stats.
Pool vs solo mining for Blocknet
Choose pool or solo mining for Blocknet. Work out your expected blocks per day, see how bntpool.com turns them into steady payouts, and set up solo mining.
Track your miner on bntpool.com
Look up your address or @name on bntpool.com to see hashrate, shares, balance and payouts, then follow blocks, luck and uptime or script the public API.
What is a mining pool?
A mining pool combines many miners' hashrate and shares each block reward among them. Learn how pools work, PPLNS, PPS and solo, and what to look for.
What is hashrate in crypto mining?
Hashrate is the number of hashes a miner computes per second. Learn its units, how your hashrate, the pool's and the network's differ, and why each one moves.