How OCEAN Payouts Work at Sazmining

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Sazmining uses OCEAN, a Bitcoin mining pool designed for transparency and decentralization. Instead of relying on traditional payout systems that centralize both funds and decision-making, OCEAN distributes rewards based on real mining work and avoids unnecessary custody of your Bitcoin.

By pairing OCEAN’s payout model with the infrastructure we operate on your behalf, you gain a fair and censorship-resistant way to mine Bitcoin — without needing technical skills or running your own node.

What Makes OCEAN Different?

Traditional mining pools collect the block reward and transaction fees, then redistribute payouts using internal formulas. This places custody and decision-making in the hands of the pool.

OCEAN separates those responsibilities. It uses:

Transparent, share-based accounting for payouts
Non-custodial reward distribution, where possible
Independent transaction selection through DATUM (block template creation)

This prevents the pool from controlling both your money and your block content. Miners (or their operators) get control over which transactions go into a block, strengthening Bitcoin’s resistance to censorship.

How Sazmining Uses DATUM for You

OCEAN allows block templates to be created using DATUM, a system that gives miners control over transaction selection. Running this system independently requires a stable Bitcoin node, proper template creation, continuous uptime, and careful fee filtering.

Instead of requiring customers to run nodes themselves, Sazmining:

✔ Runs multiple Bitcoin nodes
✔ Uses DATUM to create block templates
✔ Selects transactions using Bitcoin Knots default policies
✔ Avoids reliance on the pool for block composition

You don’t need to configure anything — your rigs automatically participate in a more decentralized mining model.

Payouts via TIDES (Not FPPS)

Instead of PPS or FPPS (commonly used by other pools), OCEAN uses TIDES, a method that rewards miners based on the exact work their machines contribute during a rolling window.

Why this matters:

Traditional FPPS Pool	OCEAN TIDES
Pool estimates fees and redistributes rewards from its own balance.	Rewards include the actual block subsidy and transaction fees based on real work.
Pool holds funds before paying miners.	Non-custodial accounting where possible; rewards are distributed directly according to shares.
Payouts are smoothed and often opaque.	Share-based payouts are transparent and auditable.
Transaction selection is controlled by the pool operator.	Transaction selection is decentralized via DATUM and independent nodes.

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With TIDES, your rewards are directly tied to your contribution and the actual fees in the blocks your mining supports.

Fees: Simple and Predictable

OCEAN offers two fee levels:

Miner type	Fee
Standard mining through the pool	2% pool fee.
Miners who build and run their own DATUM templates	1% pool fee.

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Because Sazmining runs DATUM block templates on behalf of customers, there’s no need to manage specialized infrastructure or risk invalid or inefficient block creation. You receive the full benefits of DATUM without needing to operate it.

Why This Is Better Than FPPS

Mining with Sazmining on OCEAN strengthens Bitcoin while offering more transparency:

Attribute	FPPS Pools	Saz + OCEAN
Who selects transactions?	Pool operator.	Miner operator (Saz) using its own nodes and DATUM.
Custody of rewards	Held by the pool before payout.	Distributed transparently with non-custodial accounting where possible.
Block fees	Estimated and smoothed by the pool.	Based on real block fees included in the blocks your hash contributes to.
Censorship resistance	Lower, since the pool decides transaction selection.	Higher, because transaction selection is done through independent nodes and templating.
Complexity for customer	Requires nothing beyond pointing hash to the pool.	Still easy: Saz handles nodes and DATUM while customers simply point their rigs.

Summary: What You Get With Sazmining + OCEAN

Feature	Your benefit
DATUM block templates managed for you	You get advanced decentralization and control over transaction selection without running your own infrastructure.
Bitcoin Knots default policy	Spam and low-quality transactions are filtered out while maintaining standard, conservative policy.
Transparent TIDES payouts	Rewards are tied directly to your rigs’ contributed work and the real fees of mined blocks.
2% pool fee	Simple, predictable pricing with no extra complexity for customers.
Non-custodial accounting	Less reliance on third parties to hold your Bitcoin; rewards move to you according to your share.