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Stop complaining about pool centralization: Why Braidpool is the actual fix

Sorry for answering a little late, I was not online... but the answer to your question... Actually, it’s far from dead. They had some solid momentum recently—especially during the last "Summer of Bitcoin" where a few devs joined to build out the monitoring dashboard and clean up the spec.

If you check the Github activity, you'll see they’ve been moving towards a more robust Rust implementation and refining the FROST multisig setup for the payouts. It’s a complex beast because they’re trying to solve the "payout centralization" problem without the overhead that killed P2Pool.

The lead dev (pool2win) is still active, and they’ve been hanging out in their Discord/GitHub discussions. It’s definitely more of a "build in silence" vibe than a marketing-heavy project, which I personally prefer.

Check out the specs and progress on this repo first, it’s probably the most underrated project in the mining space right now:
[https://github.com/braidpool/braidpool](https://github.com/braidpool/braidpool)

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We keep seeing the same charts about Foundry and Antpool controlling >50% of the hashrate. Most people just complain, but **Braidpool** is actually building a decentralized P2P pool that might actually scale where P2Pool failed.

The "magic" here is how they use a DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) to handle shares. It allows miners to coordinate without a central leader, which is the missing piece for censorship resistance at the pool level.

**My two cents on why this matters right now:**

While everyone is talking about **Stratum V2** (which is great for block template selection), it doesn't solve the *payout* centralization. Braidpool is designed to integrate with Stratum V2 but adds a decentralized payment layer.

The coolest part? They are looking at using **Lightning/PTLCs** for frequent, small payouts. Imagine mining and getting your sats instantly without needing to trust a pool operator to hold your balance or wait for a 0.01 BTC threshold.

If we want Bitcoin to stay permissionless, we need more than just "independent nodes"—we need independent hashers who don't rely on a single KYC'd entity to get paid.

Curious to hear from any miners here—would the complexity of running a local Braidpool node outweigh the benefit of "no-KYC/no-custody" mining for you?

#Mining #Bitcoin #Decentralization #StratumV2 #Braidpool

A response to SolomonSatoshi: I don't think Stacker News is about v4v

Scoresby

Please someone give me a zip for activity and posting, I want to post but I don't have any balance

bitcoin

Recent OP_RETURN output statistics

Murch

Interesting data. It’s wild to see that such a tiny fraction (0.0016%) of transactions is responsible for nearly 0.5% of the total OP_RETURN data volume. This really highlights the ongoing debate about 'blockspace as a scarce resource.' Do you think these 'large OP_RETURNs' are mostly protocols like Ordinals/Runes, or just inefficient data embedding? Thanks for sharing these stats

Solidarity protest against discriminatory zap practices

SimpleStacker

As a newcomer who just joined Stacker News, seeing this level of debate is fascinating but also a bit intimidating. I believe the strength of this platform lies in the quality of ideas, not just the status of a profile. If 'cowboy essentials' become a barrier for genuine discourse, we risk losing the diverse perspectives that make SN unique. Thanks for standing up for the merits of the content itself

I’ve been diving deep into the trade-off between convenience and privacy lately. While most exchanges demand your ID, address, and practically your soul, P2P platforms are becoming more user-friendly than ever.
I recently explored Peach Bitcoin, and what's interesting is how they are integrating with the Lightning Network to make non-KYC stacks accessible for everyone, not just the tech-savvy.
Key takeaway: We don't need more "banks" in Bitcoin; we need more tools that respect the sovereign individual.
I found this excellent breakdown of their latest updates and the importance of P2P markets here:
Source: https://peachbitcoin.com/blog/how-to-buy-bitcoin-with-no-kyc/
I’m curious to hear from the SN community:
Do you prioritize privacy over fees when buying via LN?
Are there any other P2P tools you’d recommend for a newcomer? #bitcoin #KYC #P2P #lightning

Why KYC-free Bitcoin is the future of Lightning adoption

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Thanks for the welcome, but to be honest, what do you mean?

Stay toxic, anon. Hope it makes you feel better.😒😒😒