KanoPool: coins, fees, payouts and reviews

In short

Fees: BTC: 0.5%
Payout scheme explained: PPLNS with N = 3 days: each block reward is shared among the last N shares
Risks and caveats: The operator is identified only by the pseudonym Kano; no company or address is given.
Checked: 1 November 2026

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Key facts

Coins mined: BTC
Payout schemes: PPLNS, SOLO
Official site: kano.is

Key facts checked on 1 November 2026 against official sources.

What is KanoPool

KanoPool (kano.is) is a Bitcoin mining pool with PPLNS and solo mining, both at a 0.5% fee. It has been run since 2014 by Kano, a cgminer developer who writes most of the pool software.

Coins, payout schemes and fees

Coins, payout schemes and fees — KanoPool
Coin	Payout scheme	Pool fee	Minimum payout
BTC	PPLNS	0.5%	—
BTC	SOLO	0.5%	—

Payouts

Payouts — KanoPool
Parameter	Details
Payout scheme explained	PPLNS with N = 3 days: each block reward is shared among the last N shares
Transaction fees	Included in the miner reward
Payout schedule	Sent automatically about a minute after a block matures (101 confirmations)
Solo mining	Full block reward minus 0.5% to the finder; rented hashrate allowed on Solo only

Connecting

Connecting — KanoPool
Parameter	Details
Server regions	Los Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle, New York, Atlanta, Germany, Netherlands and Japan
Protocol	Stratum on ports 3333, 80, 81, 443 and 8080
Account needed	Yes; register a username and connect as username.worker
Supported hardware	Bitcoin ASICs on manufacturer firmware; no CPU, GPU or Nerd miners

Security and transparency

The pool wallet has no direct network access and runs in an encrypted VM.
Payment records link to the blockchain as proof of payments.
The pool says it never ignores transactions to produce empty blocks.

Security incidents

No security incident is recorded in the sources checked on 1 November 2026 (the company’s own channels and incident databases): defillama.com/hacks, rekt.news/leaderboard, bitcointalk.org/index.php, kano.is

History

History — KanoPool
Date	Event
2014	Kano starts KanoPool.
20 September 2014	Kano opens the KanoPool announcement thread on Bitcointalk.
22 January 2026	KanoPool finds PPLNS block 933336, its latest pool block as of 1 November 2026.

Risks and caveats

The operator is identified only by the pseudonym Kano; no company or address is given.
PPLNS pays only from blocks the pool finds; the last pool block before 1 November 2026 was on 22 January 2026.
Solo mining is high-risk for small miners and likely to incur a loss.

About the operator

Operator: Kano (pseudonym), one of the main cgminer developers
Founded: 2014
Headquarters: Not disclosed; web server in Silicon Valley

Official links

Questions and answers

Which coins can I mine on KanoPool?

Bitcoin only, with PPLNS or solo mining.

What fee does KanoPool charge?

0.5% for both PPLNS and solo mining. Transaction fees are included in the miner reward.

When does KanoPool pay out?

Automatically, about a minute after a found block matures at 101 confirmations.

Who operates KanoPool?

Kano, a cgminer developer who has run the pool since 2014 and writes most of its software. No company is named.

When did KanoPool last find a block?

Its latest PPLNS block before 1 November 2026 was block 933336 on 22 January 2026.

Sources

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Page updated: 2026-11-02