PearlPool questions, answered clearly.
Short answers for miners: how to connect, what shares and proofs mean, when payouts happen, why blocks are not guaranteed, and how PearlPool stays transparent.
stratum+tcp://pearlpool.cloud:5566.Start Mining
How do I connect to PearlPool?
Use the Stratum endpoint stratum+tcp://pearlpool.cloud:5566. Your username should be your PRL wallet plus a worker name, for example YOUR_PRL_WALLET.rig01.
Do I need to create an account?
No. PearlPool does not require registration. Your wallet address identifies your mining account, workers and pending rewards.
Which wallet should I use?
Use a PRL wallet where you control the receiving address. Avoid exchange deposit addresses unless the exchange explicitly supports direct mining payouts.
Which miner should I use?
The easiest path is lpminer. The setup page also gives Windows, Linux, HiveOS, ARC-Miner and SRBMiner-style command examples.
How do I set up ARC-Miner?
Download ARC-Miner from the GitHub release page, extract it, then edit A1start.bat or A1start-POOLNAME.bat.
Use pearlpool.cloud as host, 5566 as port, YOUR_PRL_WALLET.arc01 as user and x as password.
Shares, Proofs and Blocks
What is an accepted share?
An accepted share is valid mining work submitted by your miner and counted by the pool. Accepted shares are used for PPLNS accounting.
What does Proofs Checked mean?
The gateway mathematically checks submitted proofs against the current Pearl job. Ordinary valid pool work remains a share. Only a proof meeting the real network target becomes a network candidate.
Why are proofs not blocks?
Most proofs do not satisfy the network jackpot condition. A real pool block exists only when the Pearl node accepts it and it appears as a confirmed pool block.
Can PearlPool find blocks?
Yes, the pool is set up to submit valid candidates through the gateway to the Pearl node. But mining is probabilistic, so no pool can guarantee when the next block will be found.
Why can accepted shares increase while confirmed blocks stay at zero?
Accepted shares are pool-level work. Confirmed blocks require a much rarer network-valid result. It is normal to collect many shares before the first block.
Where do I verify my miner?
Use the Stats page and wallet lookup. The Leaderboard shows active wallets, workers, hashrate, accepted shares and genuine network candidates.
Payouts and Fees
Are automatic payouts enabled?
Yes. Automatic payouts are armed. They execute only after a confirmed pool block has matured and a valid frozen PPLNS payout round exists.
When do I get paid?
After the pool finds a confirmed block, the reward must mature. Then the payout engine calculates the frozen PPLNS round and pays eligible balances that meet the minimum payout.
What is the minimum payout?
The minimum payout is 2 PRL. Balances below the minimum remain pending until they become eligible.
What is PPLNS?
PPLNS means Pay Per Last N Shares. When a confirmed block is found, the pool uses the relevant recent accepted-share window to distribute rewards proportionally.
Can a submitted proof trigger a payout?
No. Payouts are never based only on gateway submission status. They require a confirmed chain block, maturity and a frozen PPLNS round.
What is the pool fee?
The launch fee is 0% until the first confirmed PearlPool block. After that, the pool fee is fixed at 0.5%.
Troubleshooting
My miner does not show up. What should I check?
Check the pool URL, wallet format and worker name. Make sure the miner connects to pearlpool.cloud:5566 and submits accepted shares. Stats can take a short moment to update.
Why do I have rejected shares?
A small number of rejected shares can happen due to stale jobs, network delay, miner restarts or duplicate submissions. If rejects are high, check overclocks, miner version and network stability.
What does First Block Pending mean?
It means mining is live but no confirmed pool block has been detected yet. This is normal before the pool finds its first network-accepted block.
What should I monitor?
Watch Pool Hashrate, Active Workers, Accepted Shares, Proofs Checked, Network Candidates, Confirmed Blocks and payout readiness. These counters tell different parts of the mining flow.
Transparency and Trust
How is PearlPool transparent?
The website separates shares, proofs, confirmed blocks, maturity and payout readiness. Public API endpoints allow miners to verify pool state directly.
Why does the website separate Network Candidates and Confirmed Blocks?
Because mixing those numbers would be misleading. A network candidate passed the mathematical target check. Confirmed Blocks shows actual pool blocks accepted on-chain.
Does PearlPool custody my coins?
No. You mine with your own wallet address. Pool rewards are distributed according to the payout policy after confirmed mature rewards.
Is a block guaranteed?
No. Mining depends on pool hashrate, network difficulty and luck. The pool can be technically ready to find blocks, but timing is never guaranteed.
Where can I verify the pool reward and fee wallets?
The pool publishes both wallets for transparency.
| Reward wallet | prl1p56nh9duapjzs0x3ypd8ul852ay6pzcvuquzmprt7au8q9u8q8v4sfvm24h |
|---|---|
| Fee wallet | prl1pwmqqh55j74f6txapgerr8qd5c72az8uthqhxavjye2awqlhkfskquauegr |
The reward wallet receives pool coinbase rewards. The fee wallet receives the 0.5% pool fee after the first confirmed PearlPool block.
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