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BTC Mining Pool Hashrate Concentration
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Steady attention in Bitcoin coverage, without a clear trend.
Updated 14 October 2026
The argument: The concentration of hashrate among a few pools remains a concern despite the adoption of Stratum V2.
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CoinDesk · Published 11 May 2026
Bitcoin (BTC) mining pools with 75% of hashrate back open standard for block construction
In coverage record: 11 May 2026
“Stratum V2 does not change hashrate concentration, but it does change who decides what goes into each block, which is the part the Bitcoin community actually worries about.”
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