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How Does the “Mining Pool” Structure Distribute Transaction Selection and Block Rewards?

A mining pool aggregates the hash power of many individual miners to increase the probability of finding a block. The pool operator manages transaction selection, typically using a high fee-rate strategy.

When a block is found, the total reward (block subsidy plus fees) is distributed among the pool members proportional to the amount of hash power (shares) they contributed.

How Is the Reward Distributed among Pool Members (Payout Schemes)?
Do Exchanges and Staking Pools Contribute to Centralization in PoS?
What Is the Role of Mining Pools in the Context of 51% Attacks?
How Does a Mining Pool Operator Make Money?