The Top ZClassic Mining Pools You Could Join
Mining is strongly related to profitability. In order to achieve top results, mining in a pool is considered the most reliable option. This means that your hashing power is combined with the one of other miners, which decrease the time to find a new block. Of course, when mining in a team, the reward is spread according to the member’s contribution and thus it is smaller, compared to solo mining. However, it is more stable and frequent, which is a great advantage. Performing individually could also be attractive, because of the big gains that could be made, but I do not recommend it as it might spend a lot of resources and time without actually getting a return for that.
Choosing a convenient pool is an important matter, which has a direct link to the profitability that the miners achieve. In this article I have pointed out everything about the ZClassic mining pools and how to choose the best one for yourself.
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Best ZClassic mining pools
When you are looking for a ZCL pool, the first thing that you should take under consideration is its hash rate. Usually the ones with higher ones are operating more efficiently and provide periodic revenue. The best is the one with higher payouts and lower fees. Have in mind that the larger the pool, the higher the fees are. I have prepared the best ZClassic mining pool options so check them out:
| Pool Website | Market Share/Hash PWR | Server Locations | Reward System | Pool Fee | Get all Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanopool |
38 %
|
EU
USA
Asia
|
|
0.9% |
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| Mining pool hub |
18 %
|
USA
EU
|
|
1.0% |
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| suprnova.cc |
7 %
|
Asia
EU
USA
|
|
4% |
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| flypool |
4 %
|
EU
USA
|
|
1% |
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| slushpool |
3 %
|
EU
USA
|
|
0.50% |
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|
*Variable data. Not constant values.
In the table above, you can see the most essential aspects that should be taken into consideration. They could reflect significantly on your final ZClassic pool decision. You can read my detailed guide “how to choose the right mining pool”.
Particularly, the rewarding system reflects seriously on your profit. The distribution of the reward for each newly mined block is different for each ZCL pool. I have prepared article specially regarding rewarding systems and their specifications here “Mining pools reward systems”.
I want to remind you that it is not necessary to choose only one pool, it will be best to add at least one more as a backup, in case the first one is down for any reason. This way, 24/7 constant mining is guaranteed no matter what is going on, while you’re not around your mining equipment.
Comparison of Mining pools without registration
Let say you don’t want to provide any email or personal information – there is a solution. Here are the so-called pools without registration and yes, they work the same way. How to connect to them? It is simple and won’t be even necessary to enter the ZClassic pool’s web page. More on that in a bit. In case you decided to mine with GPU, you should enter the mining software configurations and for fill the quick start codes for GPU mentioned below. Check my list of the best Zclassic mining pools without registration as follows:
| Name | Fee | Pool Url | Worker | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2miners.com | 1% |
|
Your Public Zclassic Address | Any |
| luckpool.net | 0.5% |
|
Your Public Zclassic Address | Any |
| miningspeed.com | 0.8% |
|
Your Public Zclassic Address | Any |
Pick a pool and follow my instructions. ZCL is mined with ASIC machines, which are produced with preinstalled software. Now, type the IP address of your miner in the browser and get to its system control panel. Add these quick start configurations by copy/paste for each pool and wait a bit. Your ASIC will restart, and you are ready to start mining:
Estimate your ZCL pool mining profits
The final step is to calculate your profit in different Zclassic mining pools before picking one. The smart calculator will help you. Type in all values such as: hash rate, electrical consumption of your mining device, electricity price per KW at your location, pool fee and of course the price for your hardware itself.
In case you are looking to estimate Cloud mining profit, you should fill in only hash rate and pool fee. Be advised about the additional fee, that you should take under considerations. I mean the one for your cloud mining services. It is best to read every contract carefully before going ahead with it.
Few clicks after, you will get the results for different time frames: days, weeks, months, years. Bear in mind that the calculation is based on real time difficulty of the market and its values, so the result could vary depending on the current market state.
Create your own ZClassic mining pool
If you are looking to contribute more to the network and get higher profit, I will strongly encourage you to create a ZClassic mining pool on your own. Bear in mind that it is not that easy as it requires efforts and some technical knowledge, but it could be very profitable. What is more, this is a helping the ZCL network by keeping the blockchain decentralized. Have a look at the video guide how to set your own mining pool:
The first tech tool you need to ensure is a VPN (Virtual Private Server), which can be also rented, with minimum:
- Dual core of the CPU unit
- RAM memory space of 4GB
- Free storage of about 500GB to store the coin’s blockchain
- Bandwidth usage with no limit (this is the incoming and outgoing traffic based on the amount of users connected and the block sync time)
- A public IP address
Location and centralization of ZClassic Mining Pools
ZClassic mining pools are spread worldwide. Most of them are stationed in Europe and USA like miningpoolhub.com which is holding 38% of the worlds ZCL hash rate and it is the biggest pool up to this date. It is followed by suprnova.cc (18%) and f2pool.com(7%).
Joining a ZCL pool with higher hash power will deliver more frequent, but reduced profit. Try out with smaller one such as 2miners.com which is holding only 4% market share. Here the reward per block will be higher, but the time of finding new one will be prolonged.
From my experience I can tell that is best to pick the closest pool to you. It’s because, the internet connection and your correspondence, which are playing important role in the ZClassic mining performance. Smaller distance will guarantee low internet latency and better productiveness.
Pretty much half of all the ZCL hash power is distributed among the top few pools. This is helping for centralization of the mining power. However, it is unlikely for a 51% attack (miners controlling more than half of the power within the network) to happen. Ultimately, help decentralizing the network by joining smaller pools.
| Pool | Hashrate Share |
|---|---|
|
Miningpoolhub
|
38% |
|
Suprnova
|
18% |
|
F2pool.com
|
7% |
|
2miners.com
|
4% |
|
Luckpool
|
3% |
|
Other pools
|
30% |
How ZClassic mining pools developed over time?
It all started after a Zcash hard fork in 2016, ZClassic was released with 22 lines less in the codebase. Rhett Creighton decided to reduce the founders reward with 20% and leave more reward for the miners themselves, also the slow start mining was completely removed. The algorithm is still Equihash and the supported rewarding system is Proof of Work.
In the nearest future the ZCL developers’ team is planning to move to Bitcoin Private project. The original members will ensure proper replacement of theirs and smooth handoff to a competent team. The same new team will take over ZClassis Github around March 2019.