You usually need your own node and mining setup to build and broadcast blocks yourself.
Mining pools
Solo mining vs pool mining, explained simply.
Mining pools exist because Bitcoin mining rewards are rare and uneven. A pool lets many miners coordinate work. A solo pool gives you real work too, but the payout only happens if your worker finds the full block.
Regular poolShared rewards
Solo poolWinner takes it
PC minerLottery odds
What is solo mining?
Solo mining means you are trying to find a whole Bitcoin block for yourself. If you find one and the network accepts it, the block reward belongs to the payout rules of your setup. If you do not find one, there is no partial income just for trying.
This is why solo mining feels like a lottery. Every hash is a valid chance, but most miners will not see a block unless they control enormous hashrate or get extremely lucky.
What is pool mining?
In regular pool mining, many miners work together. The pool tracks weaker proofs called shares. Shares are not full Bitcoin blocks, but they prove that a miner contributed work. When the pool finds a real block, rewards are distributed according to the pool's payout method.
Where a solo pool fits
Rewards are smoother because miners combine hashrate and split income by contribution.
The pool handles coordination, but your worker must find the full block to receive the big payout.
Why this app uses a solo-pool style
A beginner PC miner would earn effectively nothing in a regular Bitcoin pool because its hashrate is tiny. A solo-pool experience is more honest for this project: it shows real block work, real shares if they happen, and the true lottery nature of CPU Bitcoin mining.