CKPool vs MySoloPool: Fees, Dashboard, and When Each Solo Pool Wins

Two solo pools, two philosophies

Bitcoin solo mining still comes down to the same lottery: your hashrate versus ~954 EH/s of network competition as of early July 2026. The pool you point at does not change the odds—it changes what you see when you play and what you pay if you win.

Solo CKPool (solo.ckpool.org) is the long-running anonymous service: wallet address as username, no account, 2% fee on block find. MySoloPool is our dashboard-first solo pool: same wallet-as-username simplicity, but with live worker stats, share graphs, and a luck calculator on /statistics—3% fee only when you find a block.

Comparison at a glance

When CKPool is the right pick

• You want the most cited anonymous solo endpoint in forum posts and guides.
• Every basis point of fee matters on a rare block win (2% vs 3%).
• You do not care about per-worker graphs—you check the blockchain explorer and move on.
• You are running a lottery rig (Bitaxe, old S9) and want the simplest stratum URL.

CKPool earned its reputation with coinbase tags and a long block history. For many miners, “point at solo.ckpool.org and forget” is the whole workflow.

When MySoloPool fits better

• You want to see stale shares, vardiff behavior, and worker uptime without SSH into every box.
• You are learning solo mining and use the dashboard to understand proof-of-work in real time.
• You need a luck / time-to-block estimate tied to your actual hashrate—use our statistics page calculator.
• You might rent hashrate for a timed solo shot via Hashrate Farm rent hashrate and want one place to watch the session.

The extra 1% fee vs CKPool buys dashboard visibility and operator support—not a higher chance of finding a block. Odds are still network hashrate math.

Setup: both are wallet-as-username

Neither pool requires signup. On your Antminer, Whatsminer, or Bitaxe:

1. Set pool URL to the stratum host above.
2. Username = your Bitcoin payout address.
3. Password = x or a fixed diff token (see MySoloPool getting started).

Full walkthrough: connect Antminer S21 to MySoloPool.

Can you run both?

Yes—split workers or failover pools. Some farms point baseline hashrate at CKPool for the anonymous default and route test workers through MySoloPool while tuning vardiff. Just do not double-count expected luck; each worker only hashes on one pool at a time.

Bottom line

CKPool wins on fee and historical proof. MySoloPool wins on operator visibility, education, and integrated luck tooling. Pick the constraint that matters—anonymity and 2%, or dashboards and learning at 3%—then point your rigs and stop refreshing block explorers every ten minutes unless you enjoy the anxiety.

Ready to try the dashboard path? Start at getting started or read our solo pool comparison roundup.