{"id":53104,"date":"2021-11-18T12:56:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=53104"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:21:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:21:43","slug":"foundry-mining-pool-leads-hash-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/foundry-mining-pool-leads-hash-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundry mining pool leads hash rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 18, the Foundry mining pool, operated by the American company Foundry, topped the hash rate. At one point its share of the Bitcoin network&#8217;s total computing power exceeded 21%. This was announced by Foundry&#8217;s chief executive Mike Colyer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Big day for the Foundry USA Pool. Super proud of the team <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoundryServices?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoundryServices<\/a> . #1 BTC pool in the world. We set out to be a world-class pool for the publically traded miners. So glad to support their efforts and excited to see them grow their businesses. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CfKMETNnJA\">pic.twitter.com\/CfKMETNnJA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Colyer (@colyermike) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colyermike\/status\/1461083158963761157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Colyer shared a screenshot showing that Foundry accounts for 21.4% of the Bitcoin network&#8217;s total hash rate. In the ranking of the largest pools, the Chinese Poolin is absent, which had paused some operations amid authorities&#8217; crackdowns, but has since resumed operations, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/poolin-mining-pool-partially-resumes-payouts-on-hashrate-tokens\">having placed equipment abroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was probably categorized as unknown. According to Poolin&#8217;s site, the hash rate of its Bitcoin pool <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poolin.com\/\">stands at<\/a> 21.17 EH\/s.<\/p>\n<p>According to BTC.com, at the time of writing Foundry&#8217;s share of the total hash rate had fallen to 18.79% \u2014 the pool&#8217;s computing power is estimated at 31.23 EH\/s. In second place is AntPool (17.75%, 29 EH\/s), and third is an unidentified miner (15.44%, 25.65 EH\/s).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pools-1-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\u041c\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043d\u0433-\u043f\u0443\u043b Foundry \u0432\u044b\u0448\u0435\u043b \u0432 \u043b\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0445\u0435\u0448\u0440\u0435\u0439\u0442\u0443\" class=\"wp-image-156303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pools-1-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pools-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pools-1-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pools-1.jpg 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/btc.com\/btc\/insights-pools\">BTC.com<\/a>.<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In November, Foundry launched a service aimed at institutional clients for staking cryptocurrencies based on the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) algorithm. The company works with institutions such as exchanges, digital-wallet operators, hedge funds and custodians. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(5\/5) The opportunities that come with staking go on and on. We\u2019re so excited to deep dive into any and all of these with you. Reach out to get the conversation started: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7ojskFt6L\">https:\/\/t.co\/U7ojskFt6L<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/foundrystaking?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#foundrystaking<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Foundry (@FoundryServices) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoundryServices\/status\/1460352023866580996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Foundry Staking&#8217;s site, the service <a href=\"https:\/\/foundrystaking.com\/\">supports<\/a> 20 protocols, including Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, Poligon and Polkadot. <\/p>\n<p>Foundry is part of the Digital Currency Group Barry Silbert&#8217;s group, which, after a recent private sale of securities, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/digital-currency-group-valued-at-10-billion-after-private-sale-of-existing-shareholders-stock-worth-700-million\">valued at $10 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/forklogcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VK<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 18, the Foundry mining pool, run by the American company Foundry, led the hash rate. 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