> If my mining program gets unlucky, and never gets a hit, do I get nothing for it? Or are there schemes where I am helping, and I get a portion? Correct, if y

> If my mining program gets unlucky, and never gets a hit, do I get nothing for it? Or are there schemes where I am helping, and I get a portion? Correct, if you are mining alone, it is all-or-nothing. One way to distribute this risk is pooled mining, where you join a group of other miners and split the rewards.