HeroMiners vs Binance Pool
HeroMiners and Binance Pool compared feature by feature: non-custodial anonymous mining versus custodial exchange mining with mandatory KYC.
The comparison at a glance
These two are opposite models: coins in your own wallet versus coins in an exchange account. The table states verifiable structural facts and our own current numbers; read Binance Pool's live numbers from its own pages.
| Feature | HeroMiners | Binance Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Mines Pearl (PRL) | Yes | No, not on its coin list |
| Main focus | GPU coins, per-miner transparency | Bitcoin-class SHA-256 ASIC mining |
| Sign-up | None. Your wallet address is the login | Binance account required |
| Identity check (KYC) | None at any point | Required before you can mine |
| Custody | Non-custodial, straight to your wallet | Earnings settle into the exchange account |
| Pearl fee | One flat fee, pool and solo alike, shown live on the pool statistics | Not applicable, Pearl not offered |
| Payout schedule | Automatic, hourly, once the minimum is met | Read their settlement rules on their site |
| Merged mining | modelOS (MDL) alongside Pearl | Not offered for Pearl |
| Selling your coins | Your own separate step, any exchange | Instant, the balance is already on the exchange |
The custody row is the whole decision: an exchange holds the coins until you withdraw.
Convenience versus control
Settling into an exchange account makes selling instant, at the cost of holding coins with a third party and completing identity verification first. The non-custodial model gives you the coins immediately, in a wallet only you control, and leaves selling as a separate step you take when you choose. Decide that one question and the rest follows.
Compare them fairly
Decide first whether you want your mining income inside an exchange account or in your own wallet; that single choice separates these two models. Then, for any coin both mine, read the current fee and settlement rules from each pool's own pages.