Topic: Bitcoin Mining 'Neptune' (Read 1378 times)
I freaked a little bit as well when I first joined BTCguild. You don't get your full payment for a share until the 11'th hour I think. Your shares continue to pay out after you disconnect for a bit. Probably a common n00b mistake.
Hmmm, I thought the original post stated that he had been mining for a longer period of time than 7 hours. Maybe I misread.
There's an entire support section on BTC Guild related to the PPLNS, and a section devoted to the Charge-Up/Wind-Down periods that all PPLNS systems have.
When you first start any PPLNS pool, your rewards do not increase rapidly since you do not have shares in the entire 'N-shares' window. BUT, if you stopped mining at any point, you continue getting paid until your recent submissions have left the 'N-shares' window. There is no loss, it's simply due to how PPLNS works. It is a time-delayed payment method, shares get paid multiple times until they have matured.
With only 7 hours of mining done, variance isn't the answer in this case. Variance is why your rewards might be much higher or much lower than expected. This user hasn't even had a share reach maturity yet, so there isn't even an opportunity to compare expectation vs actual reward.
When you first start any PPLNS pool, your rewards do not increase rapidly since you do not have shares in the entire 'N-shares' window. BUT, if you stopped mining at any point, you continue getting paid until your recent submissions have left the 'N-shares' window. There is no loss, it's simply due to how PPLNS works. It is a time-delayed payment method, shares get paid multiple times until they have matured.
But the short answer is "variance". If the pool has a run of bad luck then your earnings will be less than anticipated. It's completely normal and expected for all pools to have periods of bad luck.
With only 7 hours of mining done, variance isn't the answer in this case. Variance is why your rewards might be much higher or much lower than expected. This user hasn't even had a share reach maturity yet, so there isn't even an opportunity to compare expectation vs actual reward.
Ask your question in the BTCGuild thread for an official answer.
But the short answer is "variance". If the pool has a run of bad luck then your earnings will be less than anticipated. It's completely normal and expected for all pools to have periods of bad luck.
You also have a charge-up period before the pool begins to payout. This is also normal and does not affect your earnings over time.
But the short answer is "variance". If the pool has a run of bad luck then your earnings will be less than anticipated. It's completely normal and expected for all pools to have periods of bad luck.
You also have a charge-up period before the pool begins to payout. This is also normal and does not affect your earnings over time.
Hello all!
I have one question.
I start mining today on BTC Guild with my new KNC Neptune Miner. The hash rate is 3,085.38 GH/s and begin of mining is 7 hours ago.
But i only earned 0.00516819 Bitcoin. Can anyone help me ?
Thank you!
I have one question.
I start mining today on BTC Guild with my new KNC Neptune Miner. The hash rate is 3,085.38 GH/s and begin of mining is 7 hours ago.
But i only earned 0.00516819 Bitcoin. Can anyone help me ?
Thank you!
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