Solo Mining Pools compared

Which pool should your Bitaxe or NerdQaxe point at? Here are the relevant solo pools with stratum endpoint, fee and starting difficulty – we measured the difficulty ourselves via a real stratum handshake instead of copying provider claims.

Endpoints last verified: 25.07.2026

Pool	Stratum endpoint	Fee	Start diff.	Region	Live stats
EU Solo CKPool recommended ckpool	`eusolo.ckpool.org:3333` User: BTC-Adresse	2 % on a found block incl. transaction fees	10.000	Europe	yes
Public Pool recommended public-pool (MIT, Open Source)	`public-pool.io:3333` User: BTC-Adresse.Worker	0 % no fee; funded via affiliate partnerships	100.000	global	yes
AtlasPool ckpool (eigene Anycast-Instanzen)	`solo.atlaspool.io:3333` User: BTC-Adresse	1,5 % on a found block	2.000	global (anycast, 100+ locations)	no
Parasite Pool eigen	`parasite.wtf:42069` User: BTC-Adresse (erweiterte Formate möglich)	siehe Pool-Seite fee not reliably documented	9.999	USA	no
Solo CKPool ckpool	`solo.ckpool.org:3333` User: BTC-Adresse	2 % on a found block incl. transaction fees	10.000	global (main site outside the EU)	yes

Live stats = the pool offers a public API, so our customer dashboard can show real hashrate numbers for your address.

Which pool fits you?

Best all-rounder

EU Solo CKPool

Low latency from Europe, proven track record, live stats in your dashboard. The 2% fee only applies if you actually find a block.

Zero fees & sovereign

Public Pool

You keep 100% of a found block, and you can even run the same open-source software on your own node. Downside: high starting difficulty.

Smallest miners

AtlasPool

A starting difficulty of only 2,000 means even a single Bitaxe submits shares quickly – the dashboard fills up right away.

Why the starting difficulty matters

The share difficulty determines how much work one submitted share represents. A pool with a starting difficulty of 100,000 expects far more work per share than one at 2,000. For a Bitaxe at ~1.3 TH/s that is the difference between a share every few seconds and a share every few minutes – so the pool page looks empty at first even though the miner is running fine.

Important: this does not change your chance of finding a block. All pools adjust the difficulty to your hashrate afterwards (vardiff) – it only affects how quickly you see feedback.

Frequently asked questions

Which solo pool is best for a Bitaxe?

For miners in Europe, EU Solo CKPool (eusolo.ckpool.org:3333) is usually the best pick: low latency, a long track record and a public stats API. If you want zero fees, Public Pool is the alternative; if you want the lowest starting difficulty, AtlasPool.

What does the starting difficulty mean?

It sets how much work a share represents. A high starting difficulty means a small miner submits shares rarely, so the dashboard looks empty at first. Pools adjust it to your hashrate afterwards (vardiff).

What do solo pools charge?

Only if you find a block: CKPool takes 2%, AtlasPool 1.5%, Public Pool takes no fee. Without a block there are no costs.

What do I enter as the username?

Your own Bitcoin address in almost all cases – that is where the block reward is paid. Public Pool additionally supports a worker name after a dot.

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