I;ve been mining for a while now, bt curious to know how payout works? Like it is it automatic or do I have to go to like zpool and transfer it?
The pools control the payouts and while they all offer automatic payouts, the minimum requirements and payout schedule vary per pool. In the case of Zpool, the website says that it will pay out balances greater than .01 BTC once a day and balances greater than .0025 several times a week. Once your balance reaches the minimum, the payout is automatically sent to the BTC address you have been using. Many user limit the number of pools that they mine to just a few to reduce the time it takes to reach the minimum payout balance at any one pool.