Two established cryptocurrency mining pools have expanded support for Quantus (QTC), a GPU-mined proof-of-work blockchain using post-quantum transaction signatures. f2pool published its Quantus setup guide on October 20, 2026, and 2Miners introduced both shared and solo pools on October 24, subsequently confirming the rollout in its November 2 operating update. Quantus itself launched mainnet on September 9; the recent development is broader mining-pool access, not a new chain launch.

Mining pools aggregate work submitted by individual GPUs, reducing the variance involved in finding blocks independently. The expansion offers more connection and payout options to miners evaluating a young network, although access to a pool does not guarantee profits or independent cryptocurrency demand.

2Miners adds shared and solo rewards

The new 2Miners PPLNS pool charges 1%, while its solo pool charges 1.5%. Both advertise a 0.1 QTC minimum payout and automatic payouts approximately every two hours. PPLNS distributes rewards according to qualifying recent work across participating miners. Solo mining pays the successful miner’s block reward after the pool’s fee, but usually entails much longer waits between payouts.

The mechanics differ from PPLNS pool accounting explained previously by BitcoinVersus.Tech and the alternative pay-per-share approach. Pool selection determines reward volatility and payout policy, not the underlying hashing algorithm. 2Miners documents SRBMiner-MULTI support, regional endpoints and dedicated TLS ports.

f2pool uses accounts and daily payouts

f2pool’s instructions require a registered account, worker identifier and payout address. The operator advertises daily distributions after reaching 0.1 QTC, with configurations for SRBMiner-MULTI, PeakMiner and ForgeMiner. The documented connection uses the service’s Quantus-specific port rather than a Bitcoin SHA-256 pool address. Prior BitcoinVersus.Tech reporting on f2pool’s Lightning withdrawals for Bitcoin concerns a different payout network and should not be mistaken for QTC’s payment method.

Poseidon2 mining is not the post-quantum signature

Quantus’s consensus specification describes Poseidon2 hashing with a 12-second target block interval and difficulty adjustments after each block. Its transactions instead use ML-DSA-87, a NIST-standardized lattice-based signature scheme designed to withstand known quantum attacks. Poseidon2 was chosen for zero-knowledge circuit efficiency, not because it is a quantum signature algorithm.

The claimed supply cap is 21 million QTC, with a gradually decreasing block subsidy rather than Bitcoin-style scheduled halvings. Protocol documentation also describes a 27% genesis allocation subject to vesting. Therefore, GPU accessibility should not be equated with all tokens being miner-issued. Readers can compare the signature threat model with BitcoinVersus.Tech’s coverage of Blockstream’s post-quantum Bitcoin proposal.

2Miners publishes approximate GPU benchmarks, including an RTX 4090 near 1,280 MH/s at 300 W under stated test conditions. Those performance estimates need reproducible wall-power measurements before operators calculate profit or efficiency. Poseidon2 megahashes cannot be directly compared with Bitcoin ASIC SHA-256 terahashes as equivalent computational work.

Mining concentration and security reviews remain concerns. A 2Miners guide warned that one address had produced more than half of recent Quantus blocks during October, while Quantus’s audit register lists completed cryptography and consensus audits without publicly linked reports on that page; further zero-knowledge audits are ongoing. A shared ticker also requires caution: Quantus QTC is not Qubitcoin QTC. Miners should verify wallet networks, fees, liquidity and actual rewards before moving hardware.

The confirmed result is broader live GPU-pool support, not independently demonstrated profitability or complete resistance to future quantum attacks. Pool statistics, network concentration, published audit evidence and measured power efficiency will determine how the project develops.

Editor’s Note: Source verification used f2pool’s October 20 documentation, 2Miners’ October 24 instructions, its November 2 report, and Quantus protocol documents. ML-DSA-87 signature protection and Poseidon2 proof of work are distinct. The independent September 12 Rabid Mining tutorial demonstrates an earlier Kryptex workflow, not 2Miners or f2pool. Pool fees and payout rules may change. Quantus’s audit listing does not link the completed reports on its current page, and independent GPU power tests and live video playback were not performed. Official Quantus and 2Miners imagery is credited in the article.

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