Comparison of mining pools
| Name | Location | Hashrate[1][2] | Reward Type | Transaction fees | Fee PPS | Fee Prop / Score | Audits[3] | Protocol | Launched | Forum Thread | Homepage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BitClockers | Unknown | 15 | Prop. | kept by pool | - | 2% | ? | RPC (+LP) | 2011-05-27 | Link | Link |
| Bitcoin Mining Pool | USA | 118 | Prop. | kept by pool | - | 0%[4] | ? | RPC (+LP) | Unknown | Link | Link |
| Bitcoin Pooled Mining (Slush) | Unknown | 808 | Score | kept by pool | - | 2% | ? | RPC (+LP) | 2010-11-27 | Link | Link |
| Bitcoins.lc | Unknown | 28 | Prop. | kept by pool | - | 0% | ? | RPC (+LP) | 2011-05-27 | Link | Link |
| BTC Guild | Unknown | 650 | Prop. | kept by pool | - | 0%[5] | ? | RPC (+LP) | 2011-05-09 | Link | Link |
| Continuum | Unknown | 7 | PPS / Score | kept by pool | 5% | 0% | ? | RPC (+LP) | 2011-05-17 | Link | Link |
| DeepBit | Unknown | 2000 | PPS / Prop. | kept by pool | 10% | 3% | ? | RPC (+LP) | 2011-02-26 | Link | Link |
| Eligius | USA / Europe | 112 / 19 | Prop. | kept by pool | - | ~0.0003% | Yes[6] | RPC (+LP) | 2011-04-27 | Link | Link |
| Swepool.net | Sweden | 56 | PPS | kept by pool | 8% | - | ? | RPC (+LP) | 2011-05-14 | Link | Link |
| Simplecoin.us | Unknown | 19 | Prop | kept by pool | - | 0% | ? | RPC (+LP) | 2011-06-02 | Link | Link |
- ↑ Hashrate is given in gigahash/second.
- ↑ Note that pool hashrate is largely irrelevant but can be seen as a popularity measurement. Note however that it is a theoretical security issue if one pool gains above 50% of the total computational power of the network, thus consider joining a pool based on other metrics.
- ↑ Auditing can be accomplished by third-parties if the pool publishes proofs-of-work for every share.
- ↑ Donations are possible
- ↑ Donations are possible to unlock features
- ↑ Access to Eligius proofs-of-work is available on request.