Use the official Pearl miner Docker image:

docker run -d --gpus all --restart unless-stopped \
  --name mineprl --network host \
  -e PEARL_ADDRESS=YOUR_PRL_ADDRESS \
  -e PEARL_WORKER=rig1 \
  -e PEARL_POOL_HOST=blackpearlpool.xyz \
  -e PEARL_POOL_PORT=5566 \
  alphaminetech/pearl-miner:latest

Replace YOUR_PRL_ADDRESS with your Pearl wallet address and rig1 with your worker name.

Pearl uses Proof-of-Useful-Work based on matrix multiplication (NoisyGEMM). NVIDIA GPUs with tensor cores are supported:

• RTX 3000 series and newer
• RTX 4000 series
• RTX 5000 series (including RTX 5090)
• Professional cards: A100, H100

AMD and Intel GPUs are not supported.

Stratum server: blackpearlpool.xyz:5566

A few possible reasons:

• Just connected — stats update every 30 seconds.
• Wrong address — make sure PEARL_ADDRESS is a valid PRL address (starts with prl1).
• Missing --network host — required for Docker; without it the miner can't send 368KB proofs.
• Firewall — outbound TCP port 5566 must be open.

A share is a proof of work (PlainProof) submitted by your miner to the pool. Each share proves that your GPU completed a matrix multiplication computation. One share is approximately 368 KB.

PPLNS (Pay Per Last N Shares) is a reward distribution method. When the pool finds a block, the reward is split among all miners proportionally to their shares in the last 10000 shares (sliding window). The more shares you submitted in this window, the larger your portion.

PPLNS protects against pool-hopping (connecting only when a block is about to be found).

Payouts run automatically every 4 hours. Your balance must be at least 0.5 PRL. If it's less, it carries over to the next cycle.

Balance is credited only when the pool finds a block and receives a reward. A zero balance after connecting is normal. Once the pool finds a block, your PPLNS share will be credited automatically.

Pearl (PRL) is traded on SafeTrade in the PRL/USDT pair.

3% — one of the lowest fees on the Pearl network.

Pearl is a Layer-1 blockchain with a Proof-of-Useful-Work (PoUW) consensus mechanism. Instead of computing meaningless hashes (like Bitcoin), Pearl miners perform real matrix multiplications that can be used for AI workloads. Mainnet launched in April 2026.

Telegram: @blackpearlpool
Email: support@blackpearlpool.xyz
We respond within a few hours.