What would be the benefit of joining a smaller pool like ck, over a larger pool like slush or kano. Is it just because reward share is higher when a block is solved? If so, does this just mean we are hoping to get lucky and go on a hot streak? I was under the impression that it all "evens out" over the long run. I am new to this and still learning !
0% fee, so saves more money over the long run. And yes, since you get paid for higher dif shares you can potentially earn more (or less) than other pools. In theory this pool is the 2nd most profitable.
There is also coinbase generation meaning you don't need to wait to confirm your payout or worry about pool wallet hacks. Additionally because smaller payouts are interleaved it means you don't get lots of small fragmented payouts which ends up leading to bigger fees when you finally spend your coin. Finally even dust payouts eventually get paid out too.