Everything you need to know before you start mining or connecting your own hardware.
Most cloud mining services make you create an account, verify your identity, manage a subscription, and then trust that something is happening behind the scenes. DirectHash is built to be much simpler and much more transparent.
There is no account and no KYC. You pay, mining starts, and rewards go directly from the pool to your Bitcoin address. We never custody your Bitcoin, and you can verify your hashrate is active by checking your address on the pool dashboard at any time.
It is designed to make real Bitcoin mining simple. You can get started in minutes without setting up hardware, configuring pool software, or dealing with a complicated signup flow.
Enter your Bitcoin payout address, set a budget, and pay the invoice with Lightning or on-chain. Once payment confirms, real mining hardware is pointed at your address on whichever pool you selected. The session runs for however long your budget covers at the current hashrate price.
We never hold your Bitcoin. Payouts come directly from the pool to your address.
Lightning: 10% service fee, already included in the amount shown. What you see is what you pay, with no hidden charges.
On-chain: 15% total fee (10% service + 5% to cover Bitcoin network transaction costs). On-chain payments require more overhead to process, so the fee is slightly higher.
The duration estimate shown on the homepage already accounts for the Lightning fee. If you switch to on-chain, the estimate updates to include the higher total fee.
Please note that pool-side fees still apply to your payouts. Pooled orders route to Ocean through the DirectHash DATUM gateway, so Ocean's 1% pool fee still applies. DirectHash solo uses a 1% donation fee on found blocks.
Pool mining combines your hashrate with other miners. You earn a small, predictable share of each block the pool finds, proportional to your contribution. Rewards show up regularly. DirectHash routes pooled orders to Ocean through its own DATUM gateway first, with external fallbacks if needed.
Solo mining means your hashrate works independently toward finding a block. If you do, the block reward goes directly to your address, less the DirectHash solo fee. The odds are low but the payoff is direct and uncensored. Solo orders use the DirectHash solo pool first, with PyBlock Solo and Braiins Solo as fallbacks.
For short rental periods, solo is genuinely a lottery. Pool gives you a predictable small reward. Neither is better in absolute terms; it depends on what you are after.
Pool (Ocean): Ocean uses TIDES. Your shares accumulate and are paid out in the coinbase of each block Ocean finds, proportional to your contribution. Shares do not expire, so even short sessions earn a payout eventually. You can track your balance at ocean.xyz. Ocean also supports Lightning payouts. Set this up at ocean.xyz before your session if you prefer to receive sats over Lightning.
Solo: If a block is found during your session, the reward is sent directly to your address on-chain, less the DirectHash solo fee. If no block is found, you receive nothing. DirectHash Solo is the primary endpoint, with PyBlock Solo and Braiins Solo used as fallbacks. Once mining starts, your order page shows the active endpoint and links to live stats when that endpoint exposes them.
Yes. DirectHash publishes its public stratum endpoints on the Pool page, including the main pooled route, the solo pool, and the fallback servers.
If you are connecting your own machine, use your own payout address and worker naming convention. The rental flow automatically appends a worker suffix for you, but direct connections do not require the same format.
We do not support Lightning payouts directly. Mining rewards are paid by the pool according to that pool's payout system.
If you want Lightning payouts, you can choose Ocean pool and configure Lightning payouts through Ocean on their side.
We store your Bitcoin payout address, the order amount, duration, and payment hash. We do not collect your name, email, IP address, or any other identifying information. No account is created and nothing is linked to your identity.
Your payout address is used as a reference to look up your orders. If you lose it, we have no way to recover it for you.
The minimum is 12000 sats for Lightning payments. On-chain payments require a higher minimum due to network fees. Check the order form for the current limit.
The default hashrate is 1 PH/s (1,000 TH/s). You can adjust this in the Advanced settings, but the minimum is 1 PH/s.
Yes. After creating an order you can switch to on-chain by tapping the On-chain tab on the invoice page. A Bitcoin deposit address will be generated for your order.
On-chain payments require 3 confirmations before mining starts, which typically takes 30 to 60 minutes. The fee is slightly higher (15% vs 10%) to cover Bitcoin network transaction costs.
Once 3 confirmations are reached, your order activates automatically. No action is needed on your end.