A hybrid lottery pool for Bitcoin mining. When the pool finds a block, the miner who solved it gets 1 BTC (chain-enforced), and everyone who contributed to that round gets a proportional share of the remainder. 0% pool fee.
What does 'hybrid lottery pool' mean?
We combine the upside of solo mining (1 BTC for the finder) with the steady accrual of a traditional pool (proportional share of every block). See The Hybrid Model.
What's the pool fee?
0% on block rewards. We don’t take any cut from the BTC the pool finds. Operator revenue comes from other sources, not from your mining.
Are you on mainnet?
Yes. Both the pool and the Hashpower NFT contract are live on Base mainnet. There is no testnet active.
Why Base?
Fast, cheap, EVM-compatible L2. Onchain rewards in cbBTC, native USDC, and ETH all work out of the box. Most wallets and tools already support Base.
Who runs BasedMining?
Independent operators who actually mine. Not VC-backed, not custodial, not an exchange.
Anything that speaks standard stratum. Bitaxe models, Nerdminers, S19, S21, Whatsminer, Avalon, — all work.
What's the minimum hashrate?
No minimum. A single Bitaxe is welcome.
What stratum port should I use?
:3333 for most rigs (mindiff 1024). :3336 for larger rigs that need higher base difficulty to avoid share flooding.
When do I get paid?
Finder reward (if you win): instant. The 1 BTC is paid in the same Bitcoin block your share solved.
Remainder share: typically within 24 hours of a block being found.
All payouts go directly to the BTC address you registered. No claim, no approval, no portal.
Can I use an exchange deposit address as my payout?
Technically yes, practically no. Exchanges sometimes refuse small inbound transactions, change deposit addresses without warning, or flag mining payouts as suspicious. Use a self-custody wallet — Sparrow, BlueWallet, hardware wallet.
Each mint rents real Bitcoin hashpower from the spot market and points it at our pool during the next Block Party. If a block is found while your mint is active, you receive a proportional share of the remainder in cbBTC on Base.
What are the tiers?
Spark (15,1PH/s,9h),Miner(35, ~1.8 PH/s, ~12h), Digger (100,2.5PH/s,24h),Crusher(250, ~6 PH/s, ~24h). Hashpower and duration are estimates based on spot-market rates at time of mint.
Do I have to claim anything?
No. Payouts go straight to the wallet that minted. There’s no claim button, no portal, no login.
What if no block is found during my Block Party window?
Mining is probabilistic. Some windows will hit, some won’t. Your USD price is fixed; the outcome is a real lottery shot. Hold multiple NFTs across Block Parties to compound your shots.
Why don't I see my NFT on OpenSea?
Marketplaces often auto-hide newly minted NFTs from collections they don’t recognize yet. Check the “Hidden” folder in your OpenSea profile. Move it to your main collection from there.Basescan always shows the truth — if it’s there, you own it.
Can I sell my Hashpower NFT?
Yes. It’s a standard ERC-721 on Base. Note: during an active rental window, share-credit stays with the original minter even if the NFT transfers — the art moves, but the active rental doesn’t. After the window ends, the NFT is a pure collectible.
When does my hashpower activate?
Your mint queues automatically for the next Block Party. When that party starts, your hashpower goes live for the duration of your tier. You don’t have to do anything between mint and activation.
Do bigger mints earn more?
Yes — your share of any block’s remainder scales linearly with your hashpower contribution. 2× the mints = 2× the slice (in the same Block Party). Bigger mints also climb the leaderboards faster, which is where bonus rewards occasionally land.
No. The 1 BTC finder reward is enforced by Bitcoin consensus — the pool operator literally cannot reroute it. Anyone can verify this by connecting to our stratum and decoding the coinbase. See Payouts.The remainder distribution is operator-broadcast (one transaction per block), so we could theoretically delay it — but it’s published with the simulator output and reconciles to within a few sats of dust every time. The transparency is verifiable.
What about the onchain side?
The Hashpower NFT contract is verified on Basescan. Mints, transfers, and reward distributions are all visible on-chain. The contract is at 0x076F50Ba398C3c8f3f2AB7B563A5c4784a3A44Af on Base mainnet.
What if BasedMining goes offline?
Your hardware is yours. Repoint at any other stratum URL and you’re mining elsewhere in seconds. BTC payouts already received are in your wallet — they don’t depend on the pool staying up. Your NFT stays in your wallet permanently; only future Block Party participation would be affected.