Nogrod PoCX Mining Pool TESTNET

Getting Started

To mine with this pool, assign your mining address to the pool address:

tpocx1qp00ljf5sy0kdk4h8x5n4erzdshkzj4cdrhq76kCopy

How to create the assignment:

• Phoenix Wallet / Bitcoin-qt: Go to the Forging Assignment tab and click Create Assignment
• RPC: create_assignment "your_plot_address" "tpocx1qp00ljf5sy0kdk4h8x5n4erzdshkzj4cdrhq76k"Copy

Assignments activate after exactly 30 blocks. Once active, the pool will accept your submissions.

Switching from another pool? You must first revoke the existing assignment (revoke_assignment "your_plot_address"), wait 720 blocks for the revocation to take effect, then create a new assignment to this pool and wait another 30 blocks for it to activate.

Connect Your Miner

In Phoenix Wallet, select Nogrod PoCX from the pool list. Or configure your miner manually:

Endpoint	https://pool.testnet.bitcoin-pocx.orgCopy
Port	443Copy
Submission Mode	Pool
Block Time	120 seconds
Authentication	None

Reward Distribution

Rewards are distributed using PPLNS (Pay Per Last N Shares) based on capacity:

• Each miner's capacity is estimated from their proof-of-capacity submissions over the last 720 blocks
• A miner must submit to at least 1 block within the window to qualify for rewards
• Your effective capacity accounts for your participation rate — missing rounds reduces your share
• When the pool wins a block, the reward is split proportionally based on each miner's effective capacity

Pool Economics

Pool fee	1.0%
Winner share	20% of reward (after pool fee) to the block finder
Participants share	80% of reward (after pool fee) split by capacity
Transaction fee	0.10000000 BTCX per payout (deducted from miner)
Minimum payout	1.00000000 BTCX
Payout interval	Every 1 hour(s)
Coinbase maturity	100 blocks

Payouts

The pool processes payouts every 1 hour(s). Your confirmed pending balance must exceed 1.00000000 BTCX (plus the 0.10000000 BTCX transaction fee) to be included in a payout.

A transaction fee of 0.10000000 BTCX is deducted from each miner's payout to cover the on-chain transaction cost.

Coinbase Maturity & Orphan Protection

When the pool wins a block, rewards are allocated to each miner's unconfirmed pending balance. The pool then waits 100 blocks and performs two checks:

• Maturity: The coinbase reward must be at least 100 blocks deep to be spendable
• Chain verification: The pool verifies the block hash is still in the main chain

If both checks pass, rewards move to confirmed pending and become eligible for payout.

If the block was orphaned (no longer in the main chain), all rewards for that block are reversed and removed from miner balances.

New Miner Onboarding (Faucet)

New to mining? You need a binding transaction (assignment) to earn pool rewards, but that transaction costs a fee. If you have zero coins, the pool can help:

1. Start mining — the pool accepts your submissions even without a binding
2. Build capacity — reach at least 50 GiB effective capacity and submit valid nonces for at least 60 confirmed blocks
3. Receive faucet payment — the pool automatically sends dust to cover the assignment fee (checked every 10 min)
4. Submit your binding transaction — use the faucet funds to create the assignment
5. Start earning rewards — once bound, you participate in normal pool payouts

Capacity threshold	50 GiB
Min. confirmed blocks	60
Max faucet per miner	2500 sat
Faucet check interval	10 minutes

Note: Unbound miners do not earn pool rewards. Capacity is tracked for faucet eligibility only.