PPS and PPS+

PPS (Pay Per Share) is a mining pool payout scheme where miners receive a fixed, guaranteed payment for every valid share they submit, regardless of the pool's luck in finding blocks. The pool assumes all variance risk.

PPS+ is an enhanced version that adds a share of transaction fees on top of the base PPS payment.

How PPS works

The pool calculates the expected value of one share based on:

• Current block reward
• Network hashrate (determining the probability of finding a block)
• Pool fee

Every share earns that expected value — whether the pool finds many blocks or few that day.

PPS vs PPLNS

	PPS / PPS+	PPLNS
Payout variance	None — steady income	Higher — depends on pool luck
Fee	Slightly higher	Slightly lower
Best for	Predictable cash flow	Long-term pool members
Pool bears risk	Yes	No

Kryptex Pool payout model

Kryptex Pool uses PPS+: fixed per-share payment (PPS base) plus transaction fees distributed among miners. This gives miners the stability of PPS with the added upside of fee revenue.

See also

• Mining pool
• PPS vs PPLNS
• Share difficulty
• Block reward