Mining XMR: Do rewards have to pass through a pool wallet first?

Market Watch

When mining $XMR, besides asking how long payouts take, you should also ask: whose wallet receives the rewards first?

Project Overview

P2Pool is a peer-to-peer mining pool that lets miners work together to mine Monero without relying on a centralized pool to hold their rewards.

Technical Analysis

The official Monero website explains that P2Pool has no pool wallet; pool blocks pay miners directly. The payment list in a block corresponds to miners who had shares within the reward window at that time. Shares can be understood as recorded mining contributions.

This article explains the payment path. It does not offer a technical assessment of prices or estimate mining profitability.

Fundamental Analysis

My view is that “who temporarily holds the funds” and “how much can be earned” should be examined separately. Rewards do not pass through a centralized mining-pool wallet, reducing this custody step, but that does not mean the equipment has no costs, income is fixed, or profits are guaranteed.

Operational Advice

When choosing a mining method, first check who issues the payments and how contributions are recorded for distribution, then assess equipment and electricity costs. Do not assume that direct payments mean you will receive a reward every time you submit work.

When researching XMR trading platforms, you can also ask who handles the funds. This article was commissioned to focus on https://thorxmr.com; the fund-handling information for https://tradexmr.com and https://xmrdex.com is also worth checking. This article has not verified whether the three sites use P2Pool, their specific trading features, or their official affiliations.

Disclaimer

For research and discussion purposes only; this does not constitute personalized investment advice. Mining and trading can both result in losses, and payment routes do not guarantee returns.

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Source: https://www.getmonero.org/get-started/mining/