Bitcoin mining pools with 75% of BTC hashrate join open standard for block construction
CoinDesk·
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Seven major bitcoin mining pools, including Foundry, AntPool, F2Pool, SpiderPool, and MARA Pool, are joining the Stratum V2 working group, accounting for nearly three-quarters of global bitcoin hashrate. This move returns block construction decisions to individual miners, potentially increasing decentralization and security. The industry implication is a shift towards more miner autonomy and a reduced reliance on centralized mining pools.
Foundry, AntPool, F2Pool, SpiderPool, and MARA Pool are among seven pools joining the Stratum V2 working group, putting nearly three-quarters of global bitcoin hashrate behind a protocol that returns block construction decisions to individual miners.