Best Zephyr (ZEPH) mining pool in 2026 — 26 pools compared by fee, payout scheme and pool-reported blocks

Published 2026-09-16 · Source: Mining Scan pool scan · Last scan 4 min ago · /coin/zeph · Data status

Short answer: There is no single best Zephyr pool — it depends on what you trade off. Mining Scan tracks 26 pools that list Zephyr (ZEPH). Their published fees run from 0% to 2.1%. For zero published fee: c3pool.com (PPLNS), hashvault.pro (PPLNS, SOLO), miners-pool.com (PPLNS) — but a 0% fee is one column of four, not a verdict. For the largest pool-reported block counters: zephyr.herominers.com (0.9%, SOLO, PROP, 426,919 blocks reported by the pool), zeph.2miners.com (1%, PPLNS, 21,654 blocks reported by the pool), solo-zeph.2miners.com (1.5%, SOLO, 12,634 blocks reported by the pool) — numbers the pools themselves report, not our verification. Pick by the pool's block record and payout scheme first, fee second.

How we rank Zephyr pools

We do not rank by reputation or by what a pool claims about itself. Each row is what our scanner observed: the fee the pool publishes, its payout scheme, the block counter the pool itself reports, and the miners it reports online. These are the pools' own counters, not our check against the chain: some pool software also counts pending and orphaned blocks in them. A dash means we could not read the value — it never means zero. A published fee above 10% is shown as unverified instead of being quoted as a fact. Exchanges are excluded: they are not pools. If a value is wrong, see corrections and tell us.

Zephyr pools with a block record

Pools whose own block counter our scanner could read, largest first. These are the pools' own counters, not our check against the chain: some pool software also counts pending and orphaned blocks in them. The table is rebuilt from the database on every request.

PoolFeePayoutBlocks (reported by pool)Miners
zephyr.herominers.com0.9%SOLO, PROP426919544
zeph.2miners.com1%PPLNS21654105
solo-zeph.2miners.com1.5%SOLO1263417
jackpool.ru0.5%SOLO1330
1miner.net1%PPLNS, SOLO282
smoozypool.es ✓ Intesta A01.5%PPLNS, SOLO210
miners-pool.com0%PPLNS60

18 of 26 pools expose no block counter we can read. Unreadable is not the same as none — many pools simply do not publish a counter our scanner can read.

All Zephyr pools by fee

PoolFeePayoutBlocks (reported by pool)Miners
c3pool.com0%PPLNS——
hashvault.pro0%PPLNS, SOLO——
miners-pool.com0%PPLNS60
moneroocean.stream0%PPLNS——
hash3030.xyz0.4%SOLO, PROP——
aikapool.com0.5%SOLO, PROP——
jackpool.ru0.5%SOLO1330
kukume.net0.5%SOLO, PROP——
pwnda.org0.5%SOLO, PROP——
pool.rplant.xyz0.9%PROP——
zephyr.herominers.com0.9%SOLO, PROP426919544
zephyr.miningocean.org0.9%PPLNS, SOLO——
1miner.net1%PPLNS, SOLO282
fastpool.xyz1%SOLO, PROP——
h9.com1%PPLNS——
k1pool.com1%PPLNS——
nushypool.com1%PPS——
skypool.org1%PPS+——
superblockchain.zapto.org1%SOLO, PROP——
xdag1usa.com1%SOLO, PROP——
zeph.2miners.com1%PPLNS21654105
zephyr.minorpool.com1%SOLO, PROP00
smoozypool.es ✓ Intesta A01.5%PPLNS, SOLO210
solo-zeph.2miners.com1.5%SOLO1263417
minepoolis.com2%PROP——
kriptokyng.com2.1%PPLNS——

A dash means the pool does not publish that field — it never means zero.

PPLNS, PPS or SOLO for Zephyr?

PPLNS (pay-per-last-N-shares) pays out when the pool finds a block, split by each miner's part of the last N shares — your income follows the pool's luck. PPS (pay-per-share) pays for each share whether or not the pool finds a block — the pool operator carries that risk; PPS+ and FPPS also pass on transaction fees. PROP (proportional) splits each found block by the shares of that round. SOLO gives the entire block reward to the miner who finds the block.

Of the 26 Zephyr pools we track, 11 list PPLNS, 2 list PPS, PPS+ or FPPS, 15 list SOLO, 11 list PROP (a pool can offer several schemes).

Where to sell mined Zephyr

Venue-confirmed routes, each with the age of our check, are listed at mining-scan.com/sell/zeph.

FAQ

What is a normal fee for a Zephyr mining pool?

0% and 2.1% are the extremes of the published fees among the 26 Zephyr pools we track; the rest sit between them.

Is there a Zephyr pool with 0% fee?

Yes — 4 of the 26 Zephyr pools we track publish a 0% fee, including c3pool.com, hashvault.pro, miners-pool.com. Check the block record and payout scheme before trusting a fee alone.

Which Zephyr pools report the most blocks?

On our scan: zephyr.herominers.com (426,919 blocks reported by the pool), zeph.2miners.com (21,654 blocks reported by the pool), solo-zeph.2miners.com (12,634 blocks reported by the pool). These are the pools' own counters, not our check against the chain: some pool software also counts pending and orphaned blocks in them. Pools without a readable counter are not ranked here.

Why do most Zephyr pools show no block count?

18 of the 26 Zephyr pools we track expose no block counter we could read in the last 48 hours. Mining Scan leaves the field blank rather than guessing; a blank is not evidence the pool is dead — check its miner count and hashrate movement.

Where can I sell Zephyr after mining?

Venue-confirmed routes — checked by us at the venue, each with the age of the check — are listed at mining-scan.com/sell/zeph.

How often is this comparison updated?

The tables on this page are rebuilt from our pool-scan database on every request. When this page was generated, the newest pool metric in that database was 4 min old. The live Data Status page shows current freshness.

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