A direct view of the shared network, including current health, pending activity, and settled state.
Use this page to see how the network is doing right now, what is waiting to be confirmed, and what is already settled into the chain.
Current network status
Pending network activity
Current confirmed network state
How pool participation fits into the network
Mining makes block creation possible, but the work is often coordinated through pools. A pool distributes work, gathers results, and shares rewards so miners do not need to run that coordination alone.
Most people will never interact with mining directly. The useful thing to know is that pools are part of how mining participation and reward distribution are handled in practice, especially for specialised hardware.
Use a reward address from your Smallworld account, then follow the setup instructions at the testnet pool. If your miner is working correctly, reward payments should then start appearing in your account and payment history.