Last updated: February 2026
When you mine with Sazmining, your sats flow directly from the Bitcoin network to your wallet.
This guide explains how payouts work, what fees are deducted, and how to get the most out of your mining setup so you stack as many wild sats as possible.
Luxor vs. OCEAN: Two Pools, Two Fee Structures
You choose between two mining pools when you set up your rig. Each handles fees differently.
Luxor uses Full Pay-Per-Share (FPPS), paying you based on your hashrate regardless of whether the pool finds a block: predictable income, but more fees.
OCEAN uses the TIDES system, which prioritizes sovereignty and simplicity in constructing block templates: a higher payout threshold, but zero transaction fees.
How Fees Are Applied
Your Saz dashboard shows your "unpaid balance." This amount already includes the pool fee (0.7% Luxor or 1% OCEAN).
When your balance hits the payout threshold, two things happen:
- Sazmining's management fee is deducted (15% or 20%, depending on data center location)
- For Luxor only: The 7,500 sat transaction fee is deducted (split between you and Saz based on your revenue share)
What's left goes straight to your wallet!
Fees by Data Center
Sazmining charges a management fee based on your data center location. This fee is deducted at payout, not billed separately.
Example Payouts
Luxor: Paraguay (15% fee)
Starting balance: 140,833 sats
- Management fee (15%): −21,125 sats
- Your share of transaction fee (85% of 7,500): −6,375 sats
You receive: 113,333 sats
Luxor: Norway (20% fee)
Starting balance: 158,333 sats
- Management fee (20%): −31,667 sats
- Your share of transaction fee (80% of 7,500): −6,000 sats
You receive: 120,666 sats
OCEAN: Paraguay or Ethiopia (15% fee)
Starting balance: 1,048,576 sats
- Management fee (15%): −157,286 sats
- Transaction fee: −0 sats
You receive: 891,290 sats
OCEAN: Norway (20% fee)
Starting balance: 1,048,576 sats
- Management fee (20%): −209,715 sats
- Transaction fee: −0 sats
You receive: 838,861 sats
Common Questions
Q: "My wallet shows a massive fee on my payout. Did I pay that?"
A: No. Your wallet displays the fee the sender (Luxor or OCEAN) paid to broadcast the transaction. You don't pay network fees on incoming transactions.
Your only fees are the pool fee, Saz’s management fee, and (for Luxor) your share of the 7,500 sat transaction fee.
Q: "Luxor seems to accumulate faster than OCEAN. Why?"
A: Fees are applied at different times. On Luxor, your dashboard balance hasn't had Sazmining's cut taken yet. That happens at payout. So Luxor looks faster, but you're seeing pre-fee numbers.
Saz internal testing data show that OCEAN payouts result in 5%+ more sats in your wallet over time because there's no transaction fee per payout.
Q: "Which pool should I choose?"
A: We can’t make this decision for you, but perhaps this TLDR will be helpful 👇
Luxor - if you want flexible payout timing (daily/weekly/monthly) and predictable FPPS rewards.
OCEAN - if you want to keep more sats (no transaction fees), prefer simplicity, and don't mind the higher threshold.
Q: "What if I don't hit the threshold?"
A: Your sats roll over and continue to accumulate. Nothing is lost, and Saz does not custody your sats or benefit materially in any way.
Tips to Maximize Your Payouts
With Luxor: Switch to monthly payouts, as the 7,500 sat fee is charged per payout. Paying it once a month instead of 30 times saves you real satoshis that you can HODL, hopefully forever.
For Luxor's fees to equal OCEAN's 1%, you'd need to accumulate 2,500,000 sats per payout. Below that, OCEAN is more efficient.
With OCEAN: Be patient and keep hashing! The higher threshold means less frequent payouts, but each one keeps more of what you mined and contributes to Bitcoin's decentralization.
Questions or Concerns?
Reach out at support@sazmining.com or check your dashboard for real-time payout tracking.
Ready to Plug In?
If you can’t wait to start hashing, check out our rig selection today!