Oddbean new post about login | logout i thought these were solo and similar to lotto ticket odds, although i love the decentralized hash rate component. do some folks point the has rate to a pool ?
The "pool" is providing the service of creating the block template for you. So it's not really a pool in that sense, just lowering the barrier to entry for solo miners. CKpool charges a small fee for this (has been around a long time), Public Pool is newer and does not charge a fee.