Frequently Asked Questions

Use the stratum URL: stratum+tcp://btc.gokby.com:6626
Username: YourWalletAddress.YourMinerName
Password: x or optional static difficulty: d=xxx

Registration is not required. Simply configure your miner and start mining. Your first submitted share will automatically register you with our pool. Good luck!

Gokby supports all SHA-256 ASIC miners (Antminer S19/S21, Whatsminer, etc.) as well as small devices like Bitaxe 601, NerdAxe and NerdMiner. Each device has a dedicated port optimised for its hashrate range. See the Connect page for port details.

Gokby charges a transparent fee per coin across all PPLNS and SOLO pools — among the lowest in the market. No hidden charges. Current fees: BTC SOLO 1.00% / PPLNS 1.50% · BCH SOLO 1.00% / PPLNS 1.50% · LTC SOLO 1.00% / PPLNS 1.50% · XMR SOLO 1.00% / PPLNS 1.00%

You can mine Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC) with merged Dogecoin (DOGE) mining, and Monero (XMR) — all available in PPLNS and SOLO modes. Switch between pools at any time by pointing your miner to the appropriate stratum URL.

PPLNS (Pay Per Last N Shares): rewards are shared among all miners proportionally to their contributed shares. Steady, predictable income.
SOLO: you mine alone — if your miner finds the block, you keep the full reward (minus fee). High-risk, high-reward. Best suited for high-hashrate miners.

Each coin has its own minimum payout threshold: BTC 0.0005 · BCH 0.15 · LTC 0.7 · XMR 0.1. Payments are processed automatically every 2 hours once you reach it.

Your balance appears after the pool finds a block and it matures. Once your balance reaches the minimum payout, it is automatically sent to your wallet. As a small pool, block times may be longer — but total rewards are statistically equal over time.

All our mining pools use the PPLNS (Pay Per Last N Shares) payment system. Your earnings are based on the shares you contribute over a period, not just one round.

Pool and miner hash rates are recalculated every ten minutes. The hash rate we display is a rough approximation based on submitted shares and can differ from your local miner reading. When in doubt, always consider the value displayed by your miner as the correct one.

Yes. All pools offer both plain TCP and encrypted TLS/SSL stratum connections. SSL ports start with stratum+ssl:// and use dedicated port ranges. Encryption protects your shares from man-in-the-middle attacks on untrusted networks.

BTC: stratum+tcp://btc.gokby.com | BCH: stratum+tcp://bch.gokby.com. Ports vary by device and mode — see the full port guide for Bitaxe, NerdAxe and ASIC rigs.

Pay Per Last N Shares (PPLNS) rewards loyal miners. It calculates your payout based on shares you submitted during the "shift" when a block was found. Pool hoppers are effectively penalised in long rounds.