CoinDesk reported that a decentralized shift is occurring in the mining industry as seven major global BTC mining pools announced their participation in Stratum V2, a new standard that decentralizes mining authority. Recently, Foundry, AntPool, F2Pool, SpiderPool, MARA Pool, Block Inc, and DMND all announced their participation in Stratum V2. The combined hashrate share of these mining pools reaches approximately 75%. Stratum is an industry standard that connects miners and mining pools, and Stratum V2 is a protocol that not only significantly changes the way mining pools operate but also provides security and efficiency to mining pools. Previously, mining pools decided which transactions to include in a block, but with the introduction of Stratum V2, individual miners gain the right to select transactions directly. Therefore, according to the media, the industry views the participation of these seven mining pools in Stratum V2 as a significant change that can alleviate concerns about centralization in the mining ecosystem.
