Mine Bitcoin solo or in the pool from the same connection — and earn Namecoin and Fractal Bitcoin for free on the same hashrate.
Use a Bitcoin (BTC) address as the username. Add .anyname after it to name each machine.
Free merge mining: your BTC hashrate also mines Namecoin and Fractal Bitcoin. Add your NMC and FB addresses in your wallet profile on the site to get paid for them.
| Tier | For | Start diff | Pool port | Solo port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | up to 99 TH/s — Bitaxe, NerdQAxe, home ASICs | 20K | 3333 | 3335 |
| Pro | 100–499 TH/s and NiceHash / MRR / Braiins rentals | 500K | 3334 | 3336 |
| Elite | 500+ TH/s — big rigs, farms, large rentals | 3.5M | 3337 | 3338 |
| ESP32 lottery | NerdMiner, NMMiner and other ESP32 boards | 0.001 | 9989 | 9999 |
Not sure which tier? Pick by one machine's hashrate, or open Quick Connect on the dashboard and choose your miner.
Bitcoin is the original SHA-256 proof-of-work coin. A single home miner has long odds of finding a block, which is exactly why solo "lottery" mining with a Bitaxe or NerdMiner is popular — and why bigger miners usually pool. BCMonster lets you do either with one password change.
Every BTC share also works on Namecoin and Fractal Bitcoin through merge mining, at no extra power cost.
x = pool (PPLNS), m=solo = solo (you keep the whole block). Or use the dedicated solo port.Minimum payout: 0.001 BTC.
stratum+tcp://bcmonster.com:3333 (Standard), 3334 (Pro / rentals), 3337 (Elite), or 9999 for ESP32 lottery miners. Username is your BTC address, password x for pool or m=solo for solo.
Yes. Set the password to m=solo, or use the solo ports (3335 Standard, 3336 Pro, 3338 Elite). If you find a block you keep the whole reward minus the 1.5% fee.
Yes. Every BTC miner on BCMonster also merge mines Namecoin (NMC) and Fractal Bitcoin (FB) at no extra cost. Add your NMC and FB payout addresses in your wallet profile on the site to receive them.
A Bitaxe should use the Standard port 3333 (or 3335 for solo). ESP32 NerdMiners use 9999 (solo) or 9989 (pool).
More answers in the full FAQ, or ask in the pool chat.
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