Operator of the #1 Bitcoin Mining Pool in the World Expands into Zcash (ZEC)
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The Foundry announcement is a net positive for network security. More institutional hashrate strengthens the chain.
It also raises a question worth discussing. If the majority of ZEC hashrate concentrates in US-based, compliance-first infrastructure, what does that mean for miners who value the privacy properties of the network itself? Geographic and jurisdictional diversity of hashrate is a resilience question, not just an efficiency question.
Crosslink adds another dimension. If PoW rewards drop from 80% to 40% under hybrid consensus, the economics of independent mining change significantly. Miners who are operational today need to be thinking about that timeline.
Foundry mining pool launches and immediately gains 30% of Zcash network hashpower:
Also launched new Zcash dashboard with transaction and mining information:
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