user114834: I'm running a node and a private mining pool, does my miner have to solve the block for me to receive any coin?

user208: Yes, it does.
Pools help reduce the variance in payouts, but aggregated over all your miners, it needs to have enough hashrate to at least find a block occasionally.

114834: <p>I'm running a node and a private mining pool, does my miner have to solve the block for me to receive any coin?</p>
 208: <p>Yes, it does.</p>
<p>Pools help reduce the variance in payouts, but aggregated over all your miners, it needs to have enough hashrate to at least find a block occasionally.</p>
