How Does the Pool’s Target Difficulty for Shares Compare to the Network’s Target Difficulty?
The pool's target difficulty for shares is significantly lower than the network's target difficulty. The network's difficulty is set by the blockchain protocol to ensure a consistent block time (e.g. every 10 minutes for Bitcoin).
The pool's target difficulty is set low enough so that individual miners can find and submit shares frequently, providing a steady stream of measurable work. This allows the pool to accurately track each miner's contribution.
