The Stratum v2 Working Group today announced that ANTPOOL, Block Inc, F2Pool, Foundry, Spiderpool, MARA Foundation, and DMND have joined the working group to advance the adoption of the Stratum v2 protocol. These seven entities are substantial players in the mining ecosystem, marking a major leap forward for the group's progress in ensuring proper functioning and compatibility across real-world mining operations at scale.
New Members of the Stratum v2 Working Group
The working group was founded in 2022 by Braiins and Spiral to develop and maintain the Stratum v2 protocol as an open, vendor-neutral specification usable by the Bitcoin mining ecosystem. Stratum v2 is an upgrade to the original Stratum mining protocol, bringing massive efficiency gains, privacy, security, and functionality that can improve overall mining decentralization.
The onboarding of ANTPOOL, Block Inc, F2Pool, Foundry, Spiderpool, MARA Foundation, and DMND — covering pools, hardware manufacturers, funds, and infrastructure providers — demonstrates growing consensus in the mining ecosystem that Stratum v2 is the direction to take. It also ensures the protocol's compatibility with large-scale operations.
Key Advantages of the Stratum v2 Protocol
Stratum v2 supports mechanisms for more efficient management of large fleets of miners, end-to-end encryption, and allows individual miners to produce their own block templates with supporting pools. These features enhance operational efficiency, security, and decentralization, particularly benefiting miners in bandwidth-constrained environments.
Compared to the original Stratum, Stratum v2 provides significant improvements in data transmission, security, and network neutrality. For example, end-to-end encryption prevents man-in-the-middle attacks, and miner-constructed templates reduce pool control over block content.
Industry Voices
“We’re proud to support the broader adoption of Stratum V2. Aligning around an open, interoperable standard enables the industry to collaborate more effectively and drive improvements in efficiency, security and decentralization,” said Andy Zhou, CEO of ANTPOOL. Kenway Wang, CTO of Spiderpool, added: “Decentralization is core to our mission. Stratum V2 supports this by enabling miner-constructed templates, while also improving efficiency, especially for miners in bandwidth-constrained environments.” These remarks highlight the protocol's value across different sectors.
About the Stratum v2 Working Group
The Stratum v2 Working Group is an open collaboration initiative dedicated to advancing the development, adoption, and interoperability of the Stratum v2 mining protocol. It maintains a public specification and provides a coordination layer between developers and industry stakeholders. The group continues to welcome new participants to ensure the protocol evolves to meet industry needs.