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Stratum V2 Mining Decentralization
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Steady attention in Bitcoin coverage, without a clear trend.
Updated 14 October 2026
The bullish argument: The adoption of Stratum V2 by major mining pools is a significant decentralization move for Bitcoin mining.
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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
“The biggest decentralization move bitcoin mining has seen in years just happened quietly, with seven of the largest pools agreeing to back the same open standard.”
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