Lottery mining is the practice of solo mining a cryptocurrency with the goal of winning the entire block reward. Unlike traditional pool mining where rewards are split among thousands of miners, in lottery mining you compete independently for the full prize.
In lottery mining:
Think of each hash your miner computes as a lottery ticket. The more hashes per second, the more tickets you have. But even a single hash has the same chance of winning as any other.
The comparison to a lottery is accurate because:
Not all coins are equal for lottery mining. Lower network difficulty means better odds:
| Coin | Block Reward | Relative Difficulty | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | 3.125 BTC (~$300K) | Extremely High | Large farms only |
| BCH | 3.125 BCH (~$1,400) | Medium | ASIC miners 1+ PH/s |
| BC2 | 50 BC2 (~$40) | Very Low | Small miners, Bitaxe |
| BCH2 | 50 BCH2 | Very Low | Small miners, Bitaxe |
| XEC | 3.125M XEC (~$120) | Low | Any hashrate |
Getting started is simple:
Don't own mining hardware? You can rent SHA-256 hashrate from platforms like MiningRigRentals and point it to SoloFury. Rent for a few hours or days and try your luck at finding a block.
Use the Rental Risk/Reward Calculator on SoloFury to see how much hashrate you need and what it would cost.
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