Mining
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What is
Mining Pool?
A group of miners combining hash power to find blocks more consistently and share rewards.
Mining pools aggregate hash power from many miners to reduce reward variance. Instead of waiting months for a solo block, pool miners receive frequent smaller payments proportional to their contribution. Popular Ergo pools include Getblok, Herominers, and 2miners.
Key Points
- Combines hash power of many miners
- More consistent rewards
- Pool takes small fee (1-2%)
- Various payout schemes (PPLNS, PPS)
- Reduces solo mining variance
- Multiple pools = healthier network
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How to mine Ergo?
Ergo uses Autolykos v2, a memory-hard, ASIC-resistant PoW algorithm. You can mine with consumer GPUs (4GB+ VRAM). Steps: get a wallet, choose mining software (lolMiner, T-Rex, Nanominer), join a pool (Herominers, 2Miners, Nanopool), configure your miner with pool address and wallet. Solo mining is possible but pools provide steadier income.
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Is Ergo mining profitable in 2025?
Ergo mining profitability depends on your electricity cost, GPU efficiency, and ERG price. Use mining calculators with your specific hardware and power costs. Ergo is one of the most profitable GPU-mineable coins due to Autolykos being ASIC-resistant. Profitability improves significantly with cheap electricity.
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What can I do with Ergo?
Ergo supports a full ecosystem: trade on Spectrum DEX, use SigmaUSD stablecoin, mix transactions with ErgoMixer, collect NFTs on SkyHarbor, mine with GPUs, lend/borrow on DuckPools, bridge to other chains via Rosen, and build dApps with ErgoScript. It's a complete platform for decentralized finance and applications.
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How private is Ergo blockchain?
Ergo is not private by default like Monero, but offers powerful optional privacy tools. ErgoMixer provides non-interactive, non-custodial mixing. Sigma Protocols enable zero-knowledge proofs in smart contracts. Stealth addresses hide recipients. The key difference: Ergo's privacy is programmable - you choose when and how much to reveal.
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