Resources

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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.

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.

Stratum Speed Test

Test your connection speed to AtlasPool's stratum servers worldwide. Find the fastest endpoint for your location and measure latency.

Every Millisecond Counts: Block Notification Speed

AtlasPool wins more block notification races than any other solo pool across 500 blocks, delivers complete templates faster than F2Pool and MARA, and beats a local Umbrel node 84% of the time.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.