Mining Pool Share Fragments as Independent Miners Join Smaller Pools
Bitcoin mining pool concentration eased slightly on September 18 according to public dashboard prints. Independent miners increased connections to smaller pools after several operators published clearer payout and template policies. Large pools still processed a majority of blocks, but the margin narrowed versus midsummer. Analysts framed the shift as governance preference rather than a sudden hashrate migration. Pool operators cautioned that dashboard snapshots can overstate day-to-day swings.
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