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Bitcoin (BTC) mining pools with 75% of hashrate back open standard for block construction

CoinDesk
Major Bitcoin mining pools representing 75% of global hashrate have adopted the Stratum V2 protocol to decentralize block construction.

Summary

Seven major Bitcoin mining pools, including Foundry, AntPool, and F2Pool, have joined the Stratum V2 working group to support a new open-source protocol. Stratum V2 allows individual miners to construct their own block templates, shifting transaction selection authority away from pool operators. By securing the support of entities representing 75% of global hashrate, this initiative marks a significant step toward decentralizing Bitcoin's block production process.

(Source:CoinDesk)