Mine ECX or Bitcoin. Keep the reward and the merged coins.
Every share you send mines ECX or Bitcoin, and merge-mines Namecoin, Fractal Bitcoin and Hathor at the same time (each one switches on as soon as its node is synced: see its status below). When a block is found on any of them, the reward is written straight to miners inside that block: the finder on a solo port, everyone who mined recently on a shared port (PPLNS). On ECX that includes the fees sidechains pay to be committed in ECX blocks. MergedHash keeps a 1% fee. No balances, no withdrawals, no payout fees: the pool never holds your coins.
How payouts work
Your miner does the work once. The pool checks every share against ECX or Bitcoin (whichever port you chose) and against Namecoin, Fractal Bitcoin and Hathor.
Username is your bc1 address. Pick ECX or Bitcoin, solo or shared, by port.
The job carries a commitment to a Namecoin, a Fractal Bitcoin and a Hathor block built to pay you (or the shared window).
A share that beats a coin's target becomes a block on that coin, paying 99% to miners and 1% fee, in the block itself.
What your hashrate mines
ECX and Bitcoin are the parent chains you choose between; Namecoin, Fractal Bitcoin and Hathor come with either. See the ECX page (with its sidechains) and the Bitcoin page. Status updates live from the pool.
| Coin | Paid to | Status | Height | Blocks found |
|---|
A coin shows Active once its node is synced and the pool is mining it. Coins marked Coming soon are being added.
Ports
| Chain | Solo (finder gets the block) | Shared (PPLNS) | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECX | 3335 | 3338 | 1% |
| BTC | 3345 | 3348 | 1% |
Solo
Find a block and you get the whole reward plus fees, minus 1%, paid in the block itself. Big but rare.
Shared (PPLNS)
Every block found on a shared port pays everyone who mined recently, by their share of the work, straight from the block, minus 1%. Smaller, more often.
Your own node
The pool code is open, so you can self-host it against your own nodes.
Connect your miner
stratum+tcp://mine.mergedhash.com:3335stratum+tcp://mine.mergedhash.com:3338stratum+tcp://mine.mergedhash.com:3345stratum+tcp://mine.mergedhash.com:3348mine.mergedhash.comECX: solo 3335 · shared 3338 BTC: solo 3345 · shared 3348YOUR_BC1_ADDRESS.workernamexWant Hathor too? Use x,htr=YOUR_HATHOR_ADDRESS instead. How
- Use a bc1q… address from a wallet where you hold the private key or seed. That key controls your ECX, BTC, Namecoin and Fractal Bitcoin rewards.
- Never use an exchange deposit address. Coins sent there may be lost.
- If your miner checks the coinbase (AxeOS / Nerd*OS), allow a 1% pool fee output.
- Block rewards are spendable after 100 confirmations.
Hathor: add your H address
Your miner only has one address box, and that stays your bc1 address. Hathor needs a different kind of address, so you put that address in your miner's Password box instead. Same miner, same connection, no account.
- Get a Hathor address (one time). Install the official Hathor wallet on your phone or computer, create a wallet, write down its recovery words on paper, then tap Receive and copy the address. It starts with H, e.g.
HAbc123…xyz789.
Ledger users: install the Hathor app in Ledger Wallet (My Ledger → App catalog), open the Hathor desktop wallet, choose Hardware wallet, and copy the H address it shows. - Open your miner's pool settings. Bitaxe / NerdQAxe / NerdOctaxe (AxeOS): open the miner's web page → Settings (or Pool). Antminer / Whatsminer: Miner Configuration → Pools.
- Fill in the three boxes like this:
Pool URLUse port
stratum+tcp://mine.mergedhash.com:3335User / Walletbc1q…yourBitcoinAddress.rig1Passwordx,htr=H…yourHathorAddress3335/3338for ECX or3345/3348for Bitcoin. Bitaxe-style miners have separate boxes for URL (mine.mergedhash.com) and port. - Save and restart the miner. That's it: you mine ECX or Bitcoin, Namecoin and Fractal Bitcoin with your bc1 address, plus Hathor to your H address.
Don't want Hathor?
Leave the password as x. You still get ECX or Bitcoin, Namecoin and Fractal Bitcoin.
Password box too short?
The full line is about 40 characters. If your miner cuts it off, use the shortest form with no spaces: htr=H…
Why not my bc1 address?
Hathor wallets make keys differently from Bitcoin wallets, so a converted bc1 address couldn't be spent from a normal Hathor wallet. Your own H address keeps the rewards yours.
Set your Hathor address today and it starts paying automatically the moment Hathor goes live on the pool. Each Hathor block pays your H address, minus 1%.
Pool and network, live
Read from the pool's own ECX and Bitcoin nodes. Refreshes every 30 seconds.
Stats refresh every 30 seconds.
Pool hashrate
ECX drivechain
Recent blocks found by the pool
Look up your miner
Your miner page has its own link you can bookmark or share: hashrate, workers, shares, estimated earnings and every payout written to your address in the pool's blocks.
FAQ
Solo or shared: which port should I use?
Solo (ECX 3335, BTC 3345): if your miner finds a block, you get that whole block minus 1%. Big but rare. Shared (ECX 3338, BTC 3348): every block found by anyone on that shared port pays everyone in the recent-shares window (PPLNS), in proportion to their work, minus 1%. Smaller but more often. Either way the reward is written straight to your address in the block: no pool balance, no withdrawals, no payout fees. On shared, a share too small to be worth a coin output (it would cost more than about 1% to spend) gets no output in that block; it keeps counting until a later block pays you. NerdOS miners can split hashrate, e.g. 90% solo and 10% shared.
Do I need a wallet address for every coin?
No. ECX, Bitcoin, Namecoin and Fractal Bitcoin all pay the key behind your bc1 address (on Namecoin, import that key or seed into a Namecoin wallet to spend it). Hathor is the exception: it needs its own H address, added in your password field. See Hathor.
What are ECX sidechain fees?
ECX is a drivechain: sidechains pay ECX miners to commit their blocks in ECX blocks. Those fees are part of the ECX block reward, so they go to miners like the rest of it, minus 1%. See the ECX page.
What does the 1% fee cover?
On every block paid to miners (ECX, Bitcoin, Namecoin, Fractal Bitcoin, Hathor), 1% of the reward goes to the pool's address inside the same coinbase, and 99% goes to miners. The pool never holds your coins.
Does merged mining slow down my ECX mining?
No. Your ECX or BTC odds are exactly the same. The merged coins come from the same work at no extra hashrate or power.
What are my odds?
Solo mining is a lottery: your chance of a block equals your share of that chain's network hashrate. Small miners should expect long waits and the full reward when a block hits, or use a shared port for smaller, steadier payouts.
Which address types work?
Use a bc1q… address (recommended). It works on ECX, Bitcoin, Namecoin and Fractal Bitcoin. bc1p (Taproot) and 3… addresses are not paid on Namecoin.
Is this an official ECX pool?
No. MergedHash is independent and not affiliated with ecash.com, LayerTwo Labs, or any merged coin project.
Questions? How do I reach the pool?
Email [email protected] or join the MergedHash Discord (#support). Never send anyone your seed phrase or private keys: the pool only ever needs your public address.