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Hardware, mining software, PROP vs SOLO, coinbase maturity, payouts and official resources for every network supported by F4Pool.

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How rewards move

Coinbase → balance → payout

Same F4Pool flow for PROP and SOLO
1Block foundNetwork creates a coinbase reward

The newly mined reward belongs to the block and starts in an immature/locked state.

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2Block maturesMiningcore confirms it is spendable

F4Pool waits for the coin's required lock or confirmations before crediting the round.

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3Miner balancePROP or SOLO credit is calculated

PROP splits the distributable reward by valid shares. SOLO credits the miner that found the block.

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4PayoutProcessor checks every 10 minutes

When your balance meets that pool's minimum payout, F4Pool sends a normal wallet transaction and records the TXID.

PROP

What does PROP mean?

PROP means proportional. When a pool round finds a block, the distributable matured block reward is divided according to the valid shares miners contributed during that round. If you disconnect before the block is found, the valid shares you already submitted for that round still remain part of the round.

SOLO

What does SOLO mean?

SOLO miners share pool infrastructure but not the block reward. If your miner submits the share that becomes the valid network block, the distributable reward is credited to your miner balance after the block matures. If another miner finds it, you do not receive part of that block.

Payments

When does F4Pool pay?

The payment processor checks eligible balances every 10 minutes. A check does not guarantee a payment every ten minutes: the balance must first reach the configured minimum and the rewarded blocks must already be mature.

TXID

Where do I see my payout transaction?

Search your mining wallet and open the personal Miner Dashboard. Wallet-specific payout history contains the payment amount and transaction ID when Miningcore records the payout. Pool-wide payment history is intentionally not public.

Blake3 mining guide

Alephium ALPH

ASIC preferred
Hardware

What should I mine ALPH with?

Best choiceBlake3 / Alephium ASIC
ExamplesIceRiver AL2 Lite, AL3 and other ALPH-compatible Blake3 ASICs
GPUSupported, but generally not competitive with modern ASIC hashrate
ConnectionEthernet ASIC or GPU rig pointed to the F4Pool ALPH stratum
Software

Recommended mining software

ASIC firmware

Use the miner manufacturer web UI and enter the F4Pool stratum, wallet and worker name.

BzMiner

Good general GPU option for ALPH on Windows, Linux and HiveOS.

lolMiner

Known ALPH GPU miner supported by the Alephium mining docs.

SRBMiner / T-Rex

Additional known GPU software listed by Alephium.

Before you connect

Important Alephium mining notes

  • Alephium is intentionally ASIC-friendly. If you are building a dedicated ALPH rig, an ASIC is the practical choice.
  • Alephium uses four address groups and sixteen chains. F4Pool handles the pool-side chain work; follow the Start Mining page for the wallet format and live stratum ports.
  • Alephium mining rewards are dynamic rather than a Bitcoin-style fixed halving schedule, so use the live pool/network values instead of relying on an old reward number.
Coinbase maturityMined ALPH has a 500-minute mining lock before it becomes spendable.
Official resources

Alephium links

Official websiteDocumentationMining docsBlock explorerGitHubBzMiner ALPH guide
KawPoW mining guide

Gaelium GAEL

GPU preferred
Hardware

What should I mine GAEL with?

Best choiceNVIDIA or AMD GPU
NVIDIAModern GeForce cards with enough VRAM for the KawPoW DAG
AMDModern Radeon cards with enough VRAM for the KawPoW DAG
ASICNot recommended — KawPoW is designed to keep mining GPU-oriented
Software

Recommended mining software

T-Rex

Common KawPoW choice for NVIDIA GPUs.

GMiner

Supports KawPoW and works with NVIDIA and AMD hardware.

TeamRedMiner

Strong KawPoW option for AMD GPUs.

NBMiner

Another supported KawPoW miner.

Before you connect

Important Gaelium mining notes

  • Gaelium uses KawPoW, so a normal GPU mining rig can connect without specialized ASIC hardware.
  • Use your GAEL wallet as the miner username and optionally add a worker suffix such as WALLET.rig1.
  • The Gaelium reward follows a degressive emission schedule, so F4Pool should display the current live reward instead of relying on a permanently hard-coded reward value.
Coinbase maturityGaelium mined blocks require 100 confirmations before the coinbase reward is mature.
Official resources

Gaelium links

Official websiteHow to mineBlock explorerWhite paperGitHubOfficial pool
SHA-256d mining guide

Elektron ELEK

ASIC preferred
Hardware

What should I mine ELEK with?

Best choiceSHA-256 / SHA-256d ASIC
CompatibilityUse a Bitcoin-style SHA-256 ASIC that supports standard Stratum mining
GPUTechnically possible, but not competitive with modern SHA-256 ASIC hardware
ConnectionPoint the ASIC directly at the live F4Pool ELEK TCP or SSL stratum port
Software

Recommended mining software

ASIC firmware

Use your ASIC manufacturer web interface and enter the F4Pool stratum, ELEK wallet and optional worker name.

CGMiner-compatible firmware

Most SHA-256 ASIC firmware is derived from standard Stratum/CGMiner-style mining software.

Worker naming

Use your ELEK wallet as the username and append a worker suffix when your firmware supports it.

Before you connect

Important Elektron mining notes

  • Elektron uses SHA-256d, so the practical hardware choice is the same class of ASIC used for other SHA-256 proof-of-work networks.
  • The current F4Pool Elektron wallet format is bech32-style and begins with be1. Use your own ELEK wallet address as the miner username.
  • F4Pool exposes separate PROP and SOLO Elektron pools. Use the Start Mining page for the live TCP/SSL ports and current starting difficulty.
Coinbase maturityF4Pool waits for Miningcore to mark the Elektron coinbase reward mature before it is credited and becomes eligible for payout.
Official resources

Elektron links

Official websiteGitHub
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Use the live F4Pool ports.

Pool ports, TLS availability, starting difficulty and live network modes are loaded from the F4Pool API on the Start Mining page.

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