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Topic: Who is behind the "unknown" mining pool? (Read 326 times)

legendary
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'The right to privacy matters'
May 27, 2019, 10:16:45 PM
#6
Kano has a good point. These days. Hitting a block needs a lot of hashpower.

So even though 5 to 7% reads unknown there will be repetition of the larger hidden pools.

Bitfury used to be in that section for years as they ran a big very private pool.

I have 700 th. It would take me years to hit a block maybe never. So I won’t be one of the unknowns.

Also some times on listing may show an unknown pool for what it really is.

And another  listing will miss that pool.

So,you could see 7% on one chart for unknown

And 4% on another chart for unknown.
legendary
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Linux since 1997 RedHat 4
I was looking for the mining pool pie chart for the last 24 hrs from btc.com and blockchain.info
https://btc.com/stats/pool?pool_mode=day
https://www.blockchain.com/pools?timespan=24hours
Both sites report about 5.5 - 7.1% of "unknown" pool. Anyone know (preferably with concrete data) who is behind this "unknown" pool? Is it maybe a large mining farm that mines solo?
Most of them can be traced easily if you follow the payout addresses ...
It's rare for a 'true' unknown to ever find a block.
legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
So for example this 6% could consist of 3% solo miners and 3% of a pool that doesn't disclose its name?

Yes you got it.
hero member
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Merit: 528
So for example this 6% could consist of 3% solo miners and 3% of a pool that doesn't disclose its name?
legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
I was looking for the mining pool pie chart for the last 24 hrs from btc.com and blockchain.info
https://btc.com/stats/pool?pool_mode=day
https://www.blockchain.com/pools?timespan=24hours
Both sites report about 5.5 - 7.1% of "unknown" pool. Anyone know (preferably with concrete data) who is behind this "unknown" pool? Is it maybe a large mining farm that mines solo?

It is not an unknown pool as in one pool.

It is all the miners that hide their pool whether it is solo or a group.

So it can vary.  Years ago when difficulty was small it was a much as 65% of the network as group pools were the exception not the rule.
hero member
Activity: 773
Merit: 528
I was looking for the mining pool pie chart for the last 24 hrs from btc.com and blockchain.info
https://btc.com/stats/pool?pool_mode=day
https://www.blockchain.com/pools?timespan=24hours
Both sites report about 5.5 - 7.1% of "unknown" pool. Anyone know (preferably with concrete data) who is behind this "unknown" pool? Is it maybe a large mining farm that mines solo?
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