Pooly
The first fair, transparent crypto mining simulator
I’m building Pooly, a crypto mining simulator focused on fairness, transparency, and longevity.
I’ve played quite a few crypto mining-style games, and a lot of them end up feeling like scams, shut down early, or push for early investments without real transparency. That’s what pushed me to start Pooly.
The idea is simple:
A stable and transparent mining simulator
No hidden mechanics or shady monetization
Funded by ads revenue shared with users based on activity scores.
And also a way to learn the basics of crypto (mining, pools, trading, staking) in a safe, low-risk environment
It’s still early, but I’m building it indie-style and focusing on keeping it open and understandable from day one.
Would love feedback, ideas, or just to connect with others building in the same space 🙌
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Hey, just wanted to say — your product looks really impressive. It feels useful, clean, and like something that can actually help people solve a real problem.
I’m building Everyday Tiny Tools — a marketplace for small useful web tools, mini apps, calculators, generators, AI tools, productivity helpers, and simple utilities.
The idea is to give independent creators a real place to showcase their tools, get discovered, and maybe even earn from them.
If you’ve built something small and useful, I’d love to invite you to list it here: EverydayTinyTools.com
Tools can be listed as free, or as a simple one-time purchase through the platform.
And if you have any questions, feel free to reach out anytime: nuchem@lightboltlab.com
Really like what you’re building — wishing you a lot of success with it.
I'd be careful with one thing.
The reasons founders build a product and the reasons users adopt it are not always the same.
That sounds obvious, but it's one of those decisions that can quietly shape everything that follows.
I wouldn't make that call casually this early.
That's actually where Pooly comes from. I wasn't looking at this as a founder first, but as a user of these mining simulators.
The core idea came from repeatedly seeing the same issues in this niche: lack of transparency, questionable monetization, and projects disappearing after users invested time or money.
Of course I'll validate what users value most, but the foundation of Pooly is based on a user problem I experienced myself and have seen many others complain about.
Possibly.
The reason I'd still be careful is that a real user problem can create multiple product directions that all feel validated early on.
That's one of those decisions I'd want confidence in before getting too far down a path.
I wouldn't try to unpack that properly in a thread, but if you're curious, feel free to drop your email and I'll send over the tighter version.