Monero is a cryptocurrency that relies on proof-of-work mining to achieve distributed consensus. Below you'll find some information and resources on how to begin mining.

The Monero Project does not endorse any particular pool, software, or hardware, and the content below is provided for informational purposes only.

Pools

A listing of trusted Monero pools is found here.

Hardware Benchmarking

See here for a listing of GPUs/CPUs and their respective hashrates.

Mining Software

Note that some miners may have developer fees.