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Dec 22, 2025

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How to earn Bitcoin Mining rewards from NiceHash with Alby Hub

Earn Bitcoin mining rewards directly in Alby Hub, your own self-custodial wallet. Learn how to set up bitcoin lightning payouts from NiceHash and receive mining rewards seamlessly into your on-chain or lightning wallet.

More and more bitcoin mining pools are adopting lightning-based payouts of mining rewards in bitcoin. In addition to Braiins and Ocean, NiceHash now offers a compelling solution. All you need is a NiceHash account, an active mining device connected to their pool, and a Lightning address to receive your payouts efficiently.

How to get an Alby Lightning Address

Every Alby Account comes with a free to use lightning address. Sign-up and you already have one. Now you only need to finish setting up your wallet to receive payments to your address. Alby Hub is your self-custodial wallet with the easiest to use lightning node for full control over your bitcoin. With one-click setup via Alby Cloud, an intuitive interface and seamless app integrations, Alby Hub makes self-custodial bitcoin payments accessible to everyone. 


The screenshot shows Alby Hub with your Alby lightning address highlighted in yellow. You also see the power of Alby Hub connecting several apps like the Alby Browser Extension or Alby Go. 

How to enable automated Lightning payouts for miners?

To set automated payouts over lightning, open your NiceHash Dashboard and follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Rig Manager and click on click on the Gears icon next to NEXT PAYOUT. (you’ll need to have some funds available already for a payout)

  2. Enable Split Payment 


  1. Click on the “Payout field” and select “Add new withdrawal address”


  1. Select Lightning Network to add a new withdrawal address. Then add your Alby lightning address, the “Address Name” (it can be any) and finish with "Verify" which will work via 2FA.


  1. Now “Add” the new address to the payout split. Don’t forget to adjust the split according to your preferences. 


That’s it. Now you’ll receive payouts directly into your self-custodial Alby Hub wallet.

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