Bitcoin.com Secures 1% of Global Hashrate, Paying Miners 6% More Than Other Major Pools

Bitcoin.com Secures 1% of Global Hashrate, Paying Miners 6% More Than Other Major Pools

On October 6, Bitcoin.com mining pool officially mined its 10th block after securing nearly 1% of global hashrate. Its founder Roger Ver noted that Bitcoin.com has been paying its miners around 6% more than other major pools. The emergence of the Bitcoin.com mining pool and its 1% global hashrate holds more significance than others may imagine, considering their stance on the Bitcoin block size debate. Importance of Bitcoin.com’s Rising Hahsrate. Bitcoin Unlimited, a project designed to hard fork the Bitcoin network for scalability, allows miners and node operators to decide their own....


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