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 * **[Command line options](https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/command-line-options)**
 
 ## Donations
-* Default donation 5% (5 minutes in 100 minutes) can be reduced to 1% via option `donate-level` or disabled in source code.
+* Default donation 1% (1 minute in 100 minutes) can be reduced to 1% via option `donate-level` or disabled in source code.
 * XMR: `48edfHu7V9Z84YzzMa6fUueoELZ9ZRXq9VetWzYGzKt52XU5xvqgzYnDK9URnRoJMk1j8nLwEVsaSWJ4fhdUyZijBGUicoD`
 * BTC: `1P7ujsXeX7GxQwHNnJsRMgAdNkFZmNVqJT`