Settlement thresholds (per coin).
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01 What a settlement threshold is
A settlement threshold is the minimum attributed testnet balance a miner must accumulate before the software sends them a settlement. The pool attributes testnet coin units to each miner as their shares are accepted; once that attributed balance reaches the threshold you have set, the next settlement cycle includes them and the software transfers the units to the address they supplied.
Everything here runs on testnet · no monetary value. A “settlement” is the stack moving attributed testnet coin units to a miner’s own wallet address — the pool is non-custodial, so it never holds keys or balances on a miner’s behalf. The threshold simply decides when that transfer is worth making.
02 Why the threshold exists
Every settlement is an on-chain transaction, and every on-chain transaction carries a network fee paid to the miners who confirm it. If the software settled a tiny attributed balance, the fee to broadcast that transaction could be a large fraction of the amount being sent — wasteful, and on a busy chain it can fail outright as dust.
A threshold avoids that. By waiting until a miner has accumulated a sensible balance, the stack keeps the transaction fee small relative to the amount moved, so more of the attributed testnet units actually reach the destination address.
03 Per-coin and operator-configurable
The threshold is per coin — each chain in the stack carries its own value, because each chain has its own block schedule, share volume and typical fee level. You, the operator, set each one in the dashboard.
A configuration might read like this (illustrative — you decide the figures):
Raise a threshold to batch larger settlements and cut fee overhead; lower it so miners are settled sooner. There is no single right answer — it is a trade-off you tune for each coin.
04 What happens below the threshold
Nothing is lost. When a miner’s attributed balance sits below the threshold, the balance simply carries forward to the next cycle. Their accepted shares keep adding to it, and as soon as it crosses the threshold the software includes them in the next settlement.
So a miner with a small amount of attributed testnet units does not miss out — they wait. The dashboard shows each miner’s pending attributed balance and how far it is from the threshold, so the position is always visible.