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Using the pool doesn't cause significant headaches down the road, it requires simply moving from pool -> Solo within the BOINC client.

Should I stay in the pool as a beginner?

It depends, if you have enough coins to stake regularly then you could go solo. There's far less maintenance with using the pool but payouts can be weeks apart..

Cool. For now I think I will stick with the pool until I learn more. I am on mac and it has been a nightmare to get everything setup. I am still downloading the block because even snapshot doesn't work right.

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