Re: "does size matter?" -> will bigger pools pay off more?
Basically, bigger pool = more steady reward
As long as you're contributing the same amount of shares all the time, you will get the same amount of BTC regardless of round length.
By the way: in theory, it is possible to get full 50 BTC (minus pool fees) for a block if you happen to solve it with your first share before anyone else can get it
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Another thought I have is, that on a bigger pool, with more hashpower, the likelyness to find a block is much much higher, therefore each share I make is a bigger chunk of the 50BTC that one block will give, right?
While in a smaller pool it takes forever to find a block, and 1 share is worth very little, because so many shares were needed to find the block and generate 50BTC.
While in a smaller pool it takes forever to find a block, and 1 share is worth very little, because so many shares were needed to find the block and generate 50BTC.
As long as you're contributing the same amount of shares all the time, you will get the same amount of BTC regardless of round length.
By the way: in theory, it is possible to get full 50 BTC (minus pool fees) for a block if you happen to solve it with your first share before anyone else can get it