Topic: Can a pool miner solve a a block by themselves? (Read 1096 times)
You will earn 25 BTC in a pool in roughly the same time you will solo mine a block. However you want to get payed, steady payments or one big one. If you're more of a gambler. Technically you could solve a block on your first share to a pool, or gbt from bitcoind.
Yeah, your miner can solve it, but to you it'll be little different unless your pool gives a reward for solving a block.
If you mean can a pool miner keep the block for himself? No the hash found solves on a specific exact block and part of that block is the reward to the pool. The hash the miner finds is useless for solving any other block.
just as much chance as solo mining, but the income will be shared
If I understand your question correctly, yes. You should have the same chances of finding a block if your in a pool or not. The difference is in a pool if you find it you dont get all of the coins yourself while if you solo mine you get the full reward.
I was just wondering if a pool miner can (theoretically) solve a block by themselves? I understand that it is extremely unlikely unless one has a ridiculous hash rate but I am just curious.
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