What Is the Statistical Expectation of Shares Needed to Find a Block at a Given Difficulty?
The statistical expectation of shares needed to find a block is directly proportional to the network's current difficulty. Specifically, it is the network difficulty divided by the pool's share difficulty.
This value represents the theoretical average number of shares the pool must submit to find a valid block solution. This expectation is the basis for all pool payout calculations, particularly PPS.
