Resources
Educational guides, tools, and articles to help you understand Bitcoin mining and optimize your setup.
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Bitcoin Solo Mining Calculators
Calculate block finding probability, expected time to block, target share difficulty, and best share statistics. Four free calculators with live network data.
Use Calculators →Target Share Probability
"I finally hit a 1G share!" — But what were the real odds? Explore the probability of finding any target share based on your hashrate. Interactive chart shows expected vs median time, probability distribution over time, and real-world odds.
Explore Tool →Stratum Speed Test
Test your connection speed to AtlasPool's stratum servers worldwide. Find the fastest endpoint for your location and measure latency.
Use Tool →Articles & Guides
Understanding Mining Difficulty
Learn the relationship between difficulty, hashrate, and time in Bitcoin solo mining. Understand your odds, what difficulty actually means, and what it takes to find a block.
Read Article →Five Months of AtlasPool
A look back at AtlasPool's growth from 13 users and a single endpoint to over 550 users and 960 workers across nine global endpoints on six continents.
Read Article →Public Pool Outage: Observed Impact on CKPool
Data analysis of the March 29, 2026 Public Pool outage and the observed migration of ~10,400 users and ~15,500 workers to CKPool's solo mining instances.
Read Article →Bitcoin's Block Hall of Fame
We analyzed all 943,543 Bitcoin blocks to find the highest share difficulty ever, the closest calls, and the most leading zeros from 17 years of proof of work.
Read Article →Canaan Avalon Nano 3S Teardown & Thermal Paste Guide
Step-by-step teardown, cleaning, and repaste of the Canaan Avalon Nano 3S. Reduce chip temps by 10°C+ with a simple maintenance routine.
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