F2Pool2026-09-08 05:51:13Wang Chun: Banning Zcash Team Over Time Zone Confusion Was Best DecisionF2Pool co-founder Wang Chun recalled that six years ago, he banned the entire Zcash team due to their persistent confusion between EST and EDT time zones, calling it one of his best decisions. He drew a parallel to BlockFi's mistaken transfer of 701.4 BTC instead of 701.4 USD, suggesting that those who cannot distinguish EDT from EST are likely to confuse BTC with USD.820
Zcash2026-09-08 05:51:25Wang Chun: Zcash Rally Is Narrative-Driven, Not on Par with Solana or HyperliquidWang Chun, co-founder of F2Pool, criticized Zcash's recent price rally as narrative-driven, arguing that its market cap approaching Solana and Hyperliquid does not imply parity. He pointed to unfair initial distribution: a 20% founder reward for the first four years, totaling 2.1 million ZEC (10% of supply), followed by a similar "development fund" fee. Privacy is optional, with most coins in transparent addresses. Governance conflicts have long plagued Zcash, leading to ECC's mass resignation in January 2026. A severe vulnerability in the Orchard pool, disclosed in May 2026, could have allowed undetectable inflation. The July 2026 Ironwood upgrade closed the old pool but was merely a cleanup, not a justification for Zcash's top-ten ambitions.900
F2Pool2026-09-08 05:18:29F2Pool Co-Founder Wang Chun: 'Best Decision' to Blacklist Zcash Team Over Time Zone Confusion, Cleared ZEC Last WeekWang Chun, co-founder of mining pool F2Pool, recalled blacklisting the entire Zcash team six years ago after a member repeatedly confused EST and EDT. He called it one of his "best decisions," and sarcastically linked the error to a BlockFi incident where $701.4 was mistakenly sent as 701.4 BTC. Wang also revealed he cleared his ZEC position last week and switched to DOGE. The critique echoes his 2020 comments questioning the team's understanding of zkSNARKs.850
WBTC2026-08-23 14:25:25About 1,000 WBTC moved from an unknown wallet to F2PoolWhale Alert tracked a transfer of about 1,000 Wrapped Bitcoin, or WBTC, from an unknown wallet to mining pool platform F2Pool, according to a newsflash published by ChainCatcher. The transaction was valued at roughly $77.408 million based on the figures provided in the source. The item was categorized under whale activity. No additional transaction details, wallet attribution, or purpose of the transfer were disclosed in the source text.1170
F2Pool2026-08-23 02:13:46F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun sends 12,800 ETH to Binance in apparent deleveraging moveOn-chain analyst Ember said an address linked to F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun transferred 12,800 ETH to Binance, a position valued at $28.73 million based on the figures cited in the report. The address then withdrew $87.68 million in USDC and used the funds to repay debt on Spark. The activity came during a rise in ETH, and the reported sequence points to a reduction in leverage rather than a fresh buildup in exposure. After the transactions, the address still held 65,000 ETH worth $159 million and 1,000 WBTC worth $77.18 million, according to the same monitoring data. The update was published by Odaily, citing on-chain tracking from Ember.1200
F2Pool2026-08-23 02:14:30On-chain analyst says F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun may have cut 12,765 ETH to reduce leverageAn address linked to F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun may have sold part of its Ether holdings during the past three days of price gains to reduce leverage, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin. The address first transferred 12,765 ETH, worth about $28.73 million, to Binance. It then withdrew 87.68 million USDC and used the funds to repay debt on Spark. After the transactions, the address still held about 65,000 ETH, valued at roughly $159 million, and 1,000 WBTC, worth about $77.18 million, on-chain. The activity was reported by BlockBeats on Aug. 23.1210
ChainCatcher2026-08-20 03:57:17F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun says the bear market is over after June ETH and WBTC buysChainCatcher reported that F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun wrote that the bear market is over. The same outlet previously said he bought about 70,600 ETH worth roughly $117 million and 966 WBTC worth about $60.29 million in June. During the July rebound, he also transferred 36,600 ETH and 160 WBTC to Binance, with an estimated profit of about $3.4 million. The report does not add any further details beyond those figures and transactions.1100
Bitcoin2026-08-13 01:59:28Bitcoin soft fork proposal BIP-54 faces a tougher path as F2Pool co-founder withholds early supportBitcoin soft fork proposal BIP-54, formally titled "Consensus Cleanup," is meant to make four limited changes to Bitcoin’s core rules. The proposal is framed by supporters as preventive maintenance: a way to fix old bugs and unusual edge cases rather than introduce new functionality to the network. That distinction sits at the center of the current debate. On Aug. 13, BlockBeats reported that F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun does not support the proposal. He said that if BIP-54 secures the required majority through the standard BIP-9 activation process, F2Pool will update its mining nodes, but the pool will not signal support in advance. His objections focus on process and priority. In his view, packaging four changes together is similar to bundling unrelated measures into a single bill, while some of the risks being addressed are too remote to justify the coordination, software upgrades, and community attention required for a soft fork. Supporters argue the opposite. They say every consensus change carries a high social cost, so combining several defensive fixes into one effort can reduce the number of difficult, network-wide activations. They also argue that Bitcoin’s rising value gives attackers more incentive to probe weaknesses that once looked merely theoretical.1580
