# \#mining-pools **URL:** https://delvingbitcoin.org/tag/mining-pools/28.md [Latest](https://delvingbitcoin.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://delvingbitcoin.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://delvingbitcoin.org/tags.md) --- ## [SV2 Extensions for Payout Verification and Job Size at Scale](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/sv2-extensions-for-payout-verification-and-job-size-at-scale/2805)
**Author:** [@SweetHash](https://delvingbitcoin.org/u/SweetHash)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/sv2-extensions-for-payout-verification-and-job-size-at-scale/2805 "2026-08-14T23:58:38Z")
Miner-side job declaration, where the miner builds their own block template, is standardized in Stratum V2 and has real mainnet precedent in DATUM. That closes one half of a non-custodial pool’s problem: the miner alread… --- ## [P2share: how to turn any network (or testnet!) into a bitcoin miner](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/p2share-how-to-turn-any-network-or-testnet-into-a-bitcoin-miner/2093)
**Author:** [@VzxPLnHqr](https://delvingbitcoin.org/u/VzxPLnHqr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/p2share-how-to-turn-any-network-or-testnet-into-a-bitcoin-miner/2093 "2026-08-06T08:50:20Z")
Hi everyone, I have been thinking about this topic for a while and wanted to share it here for discussion. TL;DR: I wonder if there is some under-investigated territory where we can have efficient decentralized mining p… --- ## [\[Research\] Vardiff belongs at the frontier](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/research-vardiff-belongs-at-the-frontier/2734)
**Author:** [@gimballock](https://delvingbitcoin.org/u/gimballock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/research-vardiff-belongs-at-the-frontier/2734 "2026-07-26T16:04:41Z")
A note on where this came from. This is the companion to “A clockless vardiff strands a slowing miner.” That post asked whether a single controller is decline-safe; this one asks a prior question — where in a mining top… --- ## [\[Research\] A clockless vardiff strands a slowing miner](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/research-a-clockless-vardiff-strands-a-slowing-miner/2718)
**Author:** [@gimballock](https://delvingbitcoin.org/u/gimballock)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/research-a-clockless-vardiff-strands-a-slowing-miner/2718 "2026-07-25T15:15:17Z")
A clockless vardiff strands a slowing miner A note on where this came from. This began as an attempt to optimize vardiff, not to write about it. We were building a controller to track a miner more tightly, and noticed t… --- ## [Scaling Noncustodial Mining Payouts with CTV](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/scaling-noncustodial-mining-payouts-with-ctv/1753)
**Author:** [@vnprc](https://delvingbitcoin.org/u/vnprc)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/scaling-noncustodial-mining-payouts-with-ctv/1753 "2026-07-08T18:37:31Z")
GM I have been thinking a lot about mining pools lately. It’s fun because the design space of architectures, protocols, and payout mechanisms is wide open. One useful mental framework I have found is to categorize minin… --- ## [Radpool: Decentralised Mining Pool With Futures Contracts For Payouts](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/radpool-decentralised-mining-pool-with-futures-contracts-for-payouts/1262)
**Author:** [@jungly](https://delvingbitcoin.org/u/jungly)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/radpool-decentralised-mining-pool-with-futures-contracts-for-payouts/1262 "2024-12-07T17:22:11Z")
Hi all, I am looking for some feedback on, Radpool, a new design to resist mining centralisation by building a syndicate of nodes acting as mining service providers, or MSPs. The design decentralises template generatio…