How to mine Quantus (QTC) with AethelBlock

In this guide

1. What you need to mine QTC
2. Quantus wallet and payout address
3. Choosing PPLNS or SOLO
4. Servers and startup files
5. Hourly payouts, confirmations and net rewards
6. Rejected shares and hashrate differences

What you need to mine QTC

Quantus uses QPoW with Poseidon2. To connect to AethelBlock, you need a Quantus mainnet payout address, an Internet connection and software supporting the algorithm and pool protocol. Quantus should not be confused with other coins using the QTC ticker.

The setup form lets you choose Windows or Linux and your GPU vendor. Read the release notes for the miner you select: an NVIDIA, AMD or Intel label does not mean every model works with every program. The form shows the published options for your selection; it is not a claim of physical testing on every GPU.

Quantus wallet and payout address

Get your wallet through the official project links and copy its complete receiving address. Addresses start with qz, but the prefix alone does not prove an address is valid or that you control it. Check the network and address in your own wallet before using them.

Your receiving address is public; your recovery words and private keys are not. AethelBlock does not need them. For exchange payouts, verify native QTC deposits, mining-payment acceptance and deposit minimums directly with the exchange. Availability can change.

Choosing PPLNS or SOLO

In PPLNS, a pool block’s credited net reward is shared according to accepted work within the payout window. AethelBlock uses a 20,000-share window. Raw share counts alone are not a general way to compare miners when share difficulties differ.

In SOLO, only the miner finding a canonical block earns its associated reward. Many accepted shares do not guarantee a block. Variance remains: effort can exceed 100%, and one hour or day can differ greatly from a long-term estimate.

The pool fee is 1% in both modes. Any mining-software developer fee is separate. Use the GPU calculator to compare estimates, not as a promise of income.

Servers and startup files

1. Open Start mining Quantus and enter your receiving address.
2. Select your operating system, GPU, miner, mode and a distinct worker name for each machine.
3. Download the miner from the official link shown in the form and extract the package.
4. Download INICIAR.bat or INICIAR.sh separately. Place it in the folder shown by the form, next to the corresponding executable.
5. Run the startup file outside the ZIP. On Linux, you may need executable permissions or to run it with Bash from that folder.
6. Check that the miner receives jobs and reports accepted shares. Then look up your address in My miner using the same mining mode.

These ports are for the pool’s Stratum connection. The official Quantus guide also describes running your own node with a different protocol. Do not mix its node port or parameters with the configuration here.

Hourly payouts, confirmations and net rewards

Available balances are checked every hour. The minimum payout is 0.1 QTC; smaller balances carry forward. A valid pool block must first mature and its reward collection must be confirmed. Mining for an hour does not itself create an hourly payment.

For new credits after the 27 October update, the accounting base is the net amount actually received from the Wormhole reward collection, not the network’s displayed gross reward. The pool fee is applied to that net amount, and the remainder is allocated to miners. For new payments, the network transaction fee is deducted from miner payouts. A batch fee is shared equally among the paid miners, with exact remainder allocation. Any excess of the signed fee quote over the finalized fee returns to the respective miner balances. Already signed transactions retain their earlier terms; software developer fees remain separate.

Illustrative example: a block showing 0.30 QTC gross might yield 0.29 QTC when collected. The allocation base is then 0.29 QTC: the 1% pool share is 0.0029 QTC, leaving 0.2871 QTC for miners. This example does not fix future block rewards or network fees.

A credited balance, a prepared transaction and a confirmed payment are different states. Check the payout history and confirmation status. Maturity depends on chain progress; the hourly schedule does not promise funds one hour after a block is found.

Rejected shares and hashrate differences

Record the exact rejection message before changing settings. An old job, disconnected miner, wrong algorithm and configuration error need different checks. Verify the endpoint, miner version, address, mode and connection stability.

The dashboard estimates hashrate from accepted shares over the last ten minutes. It can differ from the miner’s instantaneous reading, particularly just after startup, with few shares or after changing your hashrate. Compare similar time windows and first confirm that valid shares are arriving.

For support, provide your miner and version, operating system, GPU, worker name, mode, time and error text. Contact @aethelblock on Telegram. Never send recovery words, private keys or passwords.

Sources and verification

The connection and payout settings describe AethelBlock and were reviewed on the date shown. General algorithm information can be checked against the project documentation.

• QPoW documentation
• Official node and mining guide
• Public pool data and policy