Conflux (CFX) is a public blockchain that utilizes both Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanisms. It incorporates technologies such as the Tree-Graph ledger structure and GHAST algorithm with the goal of balancing security, throughput, and decentralization.
To get more familiar with Conflux, you may check out the official website and block explorer.
The mining algorithm of Conflux is Octopus, supporting GPU mining. In this mining guide, we will walk you through the settings and process of mining Conflux at f2pool.
1. Obtain suitable hardware
✅ Conflux can be efficiently mined with GPUs (6 GB or more VRAM recommended)).
❌ Conflux cannot be efficiently mined with CPUs.
❌ Conflux cannot be efficiently mined with FPGAs or ASICs.
View our Miners page to discover the most profitable machines for CFX mining.
2. Obtain a wallet address
You will need to obtain a CFX wallet address if you do not have one already, as it is essential for receiving your mining rewards.
f2pool distributes mining rewards on a daily basis to every user who reaches the payout threshold, which is 1 CFX. f2pool’s payout scheme is 1% PPLNS.
You can use Fluent Wallet, or choose an exchange, such as Binance or OKX.
Note: You should always do your own due diligence when choosing a wallet provider or exchange.
3. Sign up for an f2pool account
You will need to create an f2pool account before mining Conflux if you do not have one yet, please click here to register.
Setting an account name will be required for configuration. You are free to create multiple subaccounts to monitor your mining machines.
4. Configure mining software
Operating system
The current Conflux mining software requires a Windows or Linux system.
Mining software
Bminer and NBMiner are some of the primary community-developed software applications for Linux and Windows machines.
Edit the start
file
After you have downloaded your chosen mining software, uncompress it, find the start.bat
or start.cmd
file, right click on it, and click Edit
.
Copy the text
Replace the file’s existing commands with the commands from the chart below that correspond to your chosen mining software.
Software | Commands |
---|---|
Bminer | bminer -uri conflux:// account_name. worker_name@cfx.f2pool.com:6800 |
NBMiner | nbminer -a octopus -o stratum+tcp://cfx.f2pool.com:6800 -u account_name .worker_name |
In the commands above, please:
Replace account_name
with your f2pool account or subaccount name.
Pick a name for your miner, for example, “001”, and replace worker_name
with it.
Finally, save the start file and exit. Double-click the start file when you’re ready to start mining.
5. Start mining!
Your machines are now ready to mine! You can manage your account settings and monitor your hashrate, rewards and so on in your dashboard or in our f2pool app.
If you run into any problems mining Conflux, please feel free to reach out to our customer service team at support@f2pool.com, open a support ticket, or start a conversation on Reddit.
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Happy mining!