How to mine Beam (BEAM): PPLNS and SOLO pool guide

In this guide

1. Algorithm and hardware
2. Wallet and safety
3. PPLNS or SOLO
4. Connection step by step
5. Payouts, maturity and available balance
6. Rejections, performance and checks
7. Sources and support

Algorithm and hardware

Beam uses BeamHash III. This AethelBlock download offers MXBM exclusively, with its developer permission. The published package requires an MXBM-compatible NVIDIA GPU: general Beam hardware support does not mean every card works with this package.

Your receiving address must be suitable for repeated mining payments. Check its type and validity in Beam Wallet before copying it. For MEXC or another exchange, verify native BEAM mining deposits, current deposit availability and minimums directly.

The personalised download contains the original MXBM binary and startup file, with licences and notices. Extract the complete ZIP and retain its structure. Moving the launcher alone can prevent it from finding miner files. The package does not install drivers or automatically tune your GPU.

Wallet and safety

The form only needs your public receiving address. Never enter recovery words, private keys or passwords. Obtain the wallet from official project sources. Keep a secure wallet backup when changing devices; your pool balance is not a wallet backup.

PPLNS or SOLO

PPLNS distributes a valid pool reward according to accepted work within the published payout window. In SOLO the valid block finder earns its associated reward under the pool terms. Accepted shares represent work, not guaranteed blocks or fixed income.

The pool fee is 1% in both modes. Any software developer fee is separate. Effort above 100% can occur through statistical variance; it does not guarantee the next block.

Connection step by step

1. Enter your wallet, system, mining mode and worker in the form.
2. Download the personalised MXBM ZIP and extract all files.
3. Run the appropriate startup file and check accepted shares.

Payouts, maturity and available balance

The published minimum is 5 BEAM. Automatic payment checks run hourly for mature available balances meeting the minimum. Smaller balances carry forward. A block must be valid and satisfy its maturity rules before funding a payment.

Gross network rewards, credited miner balances and received wallet amounts can differ through allocation, pool fees and applicable network costs. Check current Payouts terms rather than importing another coin fee treatment. A sent transaction still requires network confirmation.

Rejections, performance and checks

Record the exact rejection message and check algorithm, release, address and endpoint. Old jobs, duplicate shares and disconnections need different checks. Start with stable settings before changing clocks or power.

Pool hashrate is estimated from work received over a time window and can differ from the miner instantaneous reading. Compare similar periods. Calculator performance and prices are estimates; include actual electricity use when evaluating costs.

Sources and support

Beam · project documentation

Current setup and official downloads · Payout terms · My miner

For support include miner, release, GPU, operating system, worker, mode and error. Contact @aethelblock.