Kaspa mining pool: how to mine KAS on Kat Pool

Why mine Kaspa on Kat Pool

• 100% open source. The entire pool stack is public on GitHub — audit the code and verify payouts.
• Lowest effective fees. A 0.75% topline fee, 33% rebated in NACHO (~0.5% effective) — and 0% for NACHO/NFT holders.
• Global anycast stratum. One host routes each rig to the nearest of seven regions for minimal stale shares.
• Dual rewards. Earn KAS plus NACHO (KRC-20) rebates at every payout cycle.

Fees and rewards

Kat Pool uses a PROP (proportional) reward scheme: each matured block's reward is shared across miners by their contribution over a recent-share window. The topline fee is 0.75%, of which 33% is rebated to every miner in NACHO — an effective fee of about 0.5%. Holders of NACHO tokens (100M+), Nacho Kats NFTs, or KATCLAIM NFTs receive 100% of the fee back as NACHO, for a 0% effective fee. The minimum payout is 10 KAS.

How to start mining Kaspa

1. Point your ASIC at stratum+tcp://kas.katpool.com on a port from 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555, 6666, 7777, 8888 (vardiff on every port; 3333 is a solid default).
2. Set the worker username to your Kaspa wallet address (kaspa:…). No account or signup is required.
3. Start hashing — anycast routes you to the nearest region and your address appears on the dashboard within a minute.

Prefer a guided setup? The dashboard has a step-by-step Start Mining page with per-miner examples.

Supported hardware

Kat Pool supports every Kaspa kHeavyHash ASIC, including the IceRiver KS series (KS0, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS5/KS5L/KS5M) and Bitmain KS/KA series (KS3, KS5, KA3). Any miner that speaks standard Stratum over the listed ports will connect.

Frequently asked questions

What is Kat Pool?

Kat Pool is a fully open-source Kaspa (KAS) mining pool. It runs a globally distributed, anycast stratum across seven regions, pays miners on a transparent PROP (proportional) scheme — each matured block's reward is shared by contribution over a recent-share window — and rebates part of the pool fee as NACHO.

How much does Kat Pool cost? What is the fee?

The standard pool fee is 0.75%, of which 33% is rebated to every miner in NACHO — an effective fee of about 0.5%. Holders of NACHO tokens (100M+), Nacho Kats NFTs, or KATCLAIM NFTs receive 100% of the fee back as NACHO, making their effective fee 0%.

Is Kat Pool a good HumPool alternative?

Yes. Kat Pool is open source, charges a lower effective fee than HumPool's 1%, supports all Kaspa ASIC models (IceRiver KS series, Bitmain KS/KA series), and uses a comparable proportional reward model over a recent-share window — so migrating from HumPool's PPLNS is straightforward.

Which payout scheme and minimum payout does Kat Pool use?

Kat Pool uses a PROP (proportional) reward scheme: each matured block's reward is shared across miners by their contribution over a recent-share window. The minimum payout is 10 KAS, and a portion of fees is returned as NACHO (KRC-20) at each payout cycle.

How do I start mining Kaspa on Kat Pool?

Point your miner at the anycast stratum host kas.katpool.com (ports 1111–8888, vardiff on every port), set your username to your Kaspa wallet address, and start hashing. Anycast routes you to the nearest of seven global regions automatically.

Is Kat Pool open source?

Yes — the entire Kat Pool stack is open source on GitHub. You can audit the code, verify payouts, or run your own node.