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Orphan Block Risk and Solo Mining Payout Expectations
Understand orphan block risk, confirmation uncertainty, and payout expectation planning in solo mining.
Written for Bitcoin (SHA-256) solo miners pointing Antminer, Whatsminer, Bitaxe and NerdMiner devices at mysolopool.com.
Execution Sequence
- Model expected payout timelines with orphan and reorg risk in mind.
- Document what happens operationally after a found block and during confirmation windows.
- Set realistic payout expectations for stakeholders before each campaign.
- Review historical outcomes quarterly to refine risk assumptions.