Something about the site is confusing me and I’m hoping someone here can explain it to me.
When I clicked on “Next Block” in the Ocean dashboard, I see that Datum has a 1% fee and Ocean Pool has a 2% fee. With the method outlined in Bitcoin University’s videos and aided by HashGG, am I using Datum (1% fee) or Ocean Pool (2% fee)?
I know I’m running a Datum gateway but I’m also using the Ocean Pool so I’m a bit confused.
This is differentiating who is creating the block template. With Datum (which you are doing), you are building your own block templates, and Ocean charges you the 1% rate. If you choose the Ocean option, then they are building the block templates, and they charge you the 2% rate if you go that route. Their goal is to encourage mining decentralization, so they charge less if you build your own templates.
Thank you for that clarification but where is this “choice” being made? Is it the fact that I’m running a Datum gateway and thus creating my own block template where this “choice” is being made or is there something on the ocean website that I need to select? Because when I go to the “Next Block” section, the Ocean Pool option is selected by default. I’m not even sure what either of those options have to do with “Next Block” anyways. The wording on the Ocean site is very confusing.
Yes, it is just whether you are running Datum Gateway or not. For the Ocean option you would be connecting your ASIC (or pointing Braiins) at Ocean’s stratum endpoint rather than your own stratum endpoint that Datum Gateway exposes.
Note that this tab is not related to your account (just like the Pool tab is not related to your account). Not sure why they placed “My Stats” between them – bad UX design. The reason they make OCEAN selected by default, is because most miners who are evaluating a pool want a quick way to connect, and it has the stratum endpoint right there they can add to their machine (mine.ocean.xyz:3334).
Thank you for the detailed response. Makes sense now.
