Best Bitcoin Mining Pools and Companies
1. DiscusFish/F2Pool
DiscusFish, also known as F2Pool, is based in China. DiscusFish has mined about 19.5% of all blocks over the past six months.
2. AntPool
Antpool is another Chinese based mining pool, maintained by BitMain. Antpool mines about 18.5% of all blocks.
3. BitFury Pool
BitFury is one of the largest producers of Bitcoin mining hardware and chips. BitFury currently mines about 13% of all bitcoins in three data centers across Georgia. It is a private mining pool and can’t be joined by hobby miners. BitFury is the world’s biggest bitcoin miner.
4. BTCC
BTCC is China’s third largest Bitcoin exchange. Its mining pool currently mines about 11.5% of all blocks.
5. BW Pool
BW, established in 2014, is another mining company based in China. It currently mines about 8% of all blocks.
6. KnCMiner
Sweden is home to KnCMiner, a Bitcoin mining manufacturer based in Stockholm. KnCMiner currently mines about 6% of all blocks. KnCMiner is not a pool and mines bitcoins in their own warehouses.
7. Slush
Slush was the first mining pool and currently mines about 5% of all blocks.
8. 21 Inc.
21 Inc. is a Bitcoin mining company based in California. 21 runs a large amount of miners, but also sells low powered bitcoin miners as part of their 21 Bitcoin computer. Most of the hash power from the 21 Bitcoin computers is pointed towards 21’s mining pool. 21 Inc. mines about 4% of all bitcoins.
9. Eligius
Eligius was one of the first mining pools created. It currently mines about 3% of all blocks.
10. GHASH.IO
GHASH.IO used to be the largest mining pool, with over 50% of the network. However, concerns over a 51% attack caused many miners to transfer their hash power to other pools.
