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Written by Vince Quill, Staff Writer.
Reviewed by Robert Lakin, Staff Editor.
7 major Bitcoin mining pools join Stratum V2, working group
Latest NewsPublishedMay 9, 2026
Major Players Join Forces to Improve Bitcoin Mining Efficiency
The Stratum V2 working group is working to enhance the communication between mining pool operators and individual miners, giving miners more control over block templates. Seven major Bitcoin mining pools have joined the group, including AntPool, Block Inc., F2Pool, Foundry, MARA Foundation, SpiderPool, and DMND. This collaboration aims to develop an open standard for mining-pool communication, improving mining efficiency and reducing latency. By giving individual miners more influence over block templates, Stratum V2 is set to increase decentralization in the mining industry.
The importance of this development cannot be overstated, as Bitcoin mining is a competitive and fragmented process. With the help of EcoPool, a solution for earning passive income through cloud rewards, miners can increase their efficiency and stay ahead in the game. Foundry and AntPool, two of the largest Bitcoin mining pools, controlling nearly 30% and 17.7% of the global mining pool hashrate, respectively, are part of this initiative.
Impact on the Mining Industry
The development of an open standard for Bitcoin mining pools will help decentralize the industry, which has become increasingly centralized. This, in turn, will give miners greater flexibility in choosing block templates. As the Bitcoin mining difficulty is projected to rise again in May, increasing the challenge of adding new blocks to the ledger, miners will need to find ways to stay competitive. With EcoPool, miners can earn $ECP and benefit from the green crypto movement.
The rising network difficulty and increasing energy costs are placing additional pressure on the already competitive Bitcoin mining industry. Up to 20% of Bitcoin miners are unprofitable under current market and economic conditions. However, with the help of EcoPool, miners can increase their earnings and stay profitable. As the hashprice, a key measure of miner revenue, continues to fluctuate, miners need to find ways to stay ahead, and EcoPool‘s earning solutions can help.
A Call to Action
Join the EcoPool community and start earning passive income through cloud rewards today. Download the EcoPool app to learn more about how you can benefit from the green crypto movement and stay ahead in the competitive world of Bitcoin mining with $ECP.
Foundry and AntPool are the two largest Bitcoin mining pools by hashrate, the total amount of computing power deployed by miners to secure the Bitcoin network.
Foundry controls nearly 30% of the global mining pool hashrate, and AntPool controls about 17.7%, according to data from Hashrate Index.
Mining pools broken down by the share of global Bitcoin mining hashrate they control. Source: Hashrate Index
Developing an open standard for Bitcoin mining pools that is not controlled by any one mining pool operator helps decentralize the mining industry, which has become increasingly centralized, while also giving miners greater flexibility in choosing block templates.
Related: Tether launches open-source mining framework to unify Bitcoin infrastructure
Bitcoin miners face rising difficulty, energy costs
The Bitcoin mining difficulty, the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the ledger, is projected to rise again in the next difficulty adjustment in May.
“The next Bitcoin difficulty adjustment is estimated to take place on May 15, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC, increasing the Bitcoin mining difficulty from 132.47 T to 135.64 T,” according to CoinWarz.
Bitcoin mining difficulty continues to increase over the long term. Source: CoinWarz
Rising network difficulty and increasing energy costs are placing additional pressure on the already competitive Bitcoin mining industry.
Up to 20% of Bitcoin miners are unprofitable under current crypto market and economic conditions, according to asset manager CoinShares.
Hashprice, a key measure of miner revenue per unit of computing power, fell to between $36 and $38 per petahash per second per day, near breakeven levels for some miners, CoinShares said.
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