Bitcoin payout threshold to be raised, again
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:21 pm
Yesterday, our payouts cost over $3.00 in transaction fees, up from $2 just one week ago. As a result, we need to adjust our payout thresholds to reduce fees.
The bitcoin minimum payout threshold will rise to $20, from its previous value of $12. You can still set it lower if you're willing to pay these fees. The maximum hold amount will rise from $50 to $100, so you can be paid every $100 in mining if you are holding bitcoins.
All other coins will retain their current thresholds of $1, so if you just want to get paid, I recommend using ETH or LTC, which are supported by all exchanges and have actually proven to be a better store of value recently than bitcoin has. We may be able to reduce the bitcoin payout thresholds once we change our reserve currency to ETH; I'll be writing a blog post about this change, scheduled for March 10-11, shortly.
The bitcoin minimum payout threshold will rise to $20, from its previous value of $12. You can still set it lower if you're willing to pay these fees. The maximum hold amount will rise from $50 to $100, so you can be paid every $100 in mining if you are holding bitcoins.
All other coins will retain their current thresholds of $1, so if you just want to get paid, I recommend using ETH or LTC, which are supported by all exchanges and have actually proven to be a better store of value recently than bitcoin has. We may be able to reduce the bitcoin payout thresholds once we change our reserve currency to ETH; I'll be writing a blog post about this change, scheduled for March 10-11, shortly.