How to mine Quantus (QTC)

1. How Quantus mining works

Quantus uses QPoW proof of work: miners search for a Poseidon2 hash below the difficulty target. Successful canonical blocks receive QTC mining rewards. QPoW documentation

These values change. The average is observed, not a promised interval; the latest reward is not a fixed payment for every block. QTC amounts use four decimals, rounded down. Live network snapshot · Data methodology

2. Solo or pool

Solo mining works on blocks for your own reward address; you receive a block reward when your work wins a canonical block. A pool combines participants’ work and distributes proceeds according to its published payment scheme. Hosted solo and pooled mining can share a provider but use different fees and payout rules. Pool payouts depend on the operator, minimum payment and payout status; a pool listing is not a payment guarantee. Mining modes · Pool comparison and source reports

3. Find mining software

Compare the project source, licence, stated software fee and whether code is available. Software fees and pool fees are separate charges. A published fee is a vendor claim, not a verification of a binary’s behaviour. Mining software sources and stated fees

4. Choose a pool

Our block share is the fraction of canonical blocks attributed to a pool in the shown window. Difficulty-work share weights blocks by difficulty; it is not the pool’s reported hashrate. Fees and operating figures are labelled self-reported. “Matched by block hash”, “Matched by block height” and “Matched by report timing” describe our evidence, not a rating of the operator. A weakened mapping means its evidence check no longer holds. Read conditions and unknown fees before comparing costs. Compare pools · Verification methods

Choose a smaller pool, support network decentralisation.

5. Prepare your rewards address

Protocol mining rewards use a wormhole address, not an ordinary transparent address. The Quantus node command key quantus --scheme wormhole produces an Address, an Inner Hash and a secret phrase. Use the Address for monitoring; node setup takes the Inner Hash through --rewards-inner-hash. Similar-looking addresses are not interchangeable. Follow the documented key-generation steps and back up the secret phrase securely. For pool payouts, confirm the address requirements in that pool’s setup instructions. Rewards address and setup instructions

6. Check recorded earnings

Search your public rewards address on qtcscan.com to inspect indexed mining rewards, transfers and their block context. Balances are upper bounds: a private wormhole spend does not debit the ordinary account balance. Miner names are inferred from telemetry share and lift, not verified identities. A pool’s credited balance and payment schedule are its own accounting; they are not the same as the block reward paid to its chain address. Accounts and balance caveats · Rewards and miner identities

7. Download and key safety

Follow the project source links in our software directory and the Quantus setup documentation, rather than unsolicited download links. Listing a build is not an endorsement. Never share your seed phrase or miner authentication secrets. Match the node and miner versions as the setup guide requires. Software sources · Key and node security

Mining questions

Do I need a special address for block rewards?

Protocol mining rewards use a wormhole-derived address. The Quantus mining guide explains the Address and Inner Hash outputs and their different uses.

Is the displayed miner reward fixed?

No. It is the latest indexed block’s reward at the displayed snapshot time, not a guaranteed payment for later blocks.

Does a pool listing guarantee payouts?

No. Read the pool’s self-reported fees, payment conditions and payout status. Our chain attribution checks evidence for blocks, not the operator’s ability to pay.

Is a telemetry miner name proof of identity?

No. Names are inferred from telemetry with share and lift scores. The chain reward address is the reference for recorded rewards.