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What is pool luck?

Pool luck compares the number of blocks a pool actually found with the number its hashrate should have found. 100% is exactly as expected.

How it works

Finding a block is random, so over a day or a week a pool will find more or fewer than its share. Over many months the figure drifts back toward 100%.

Why it matters

Luck decides payouts on PPLNS and has no effect on FPPS, where the pool carries the variance.

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