mining pool

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: Bitcoin ecosystem design — Lightning Network, sidechains, and L1 extensions

6 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event July 27, 2026 Added July 27, 2026 Updated August 29, 2026 Currency

XRP: no mining, a curated validator list, and 100 billion units at genesis

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Jed McCaleb

A hundred billion units generated in a single stroke in June 2012, a validator list two organizations curate, and a five-year SEC lawsuit over who was allowed to sell them.

Event August 1, 2017 Added May 6, 2026 Updated July 27, 2026 Article

Bitcoin Cash splits at block 478558 — the block-size war's first surviving fork (August 2017)

Bitcoin ABC project ↔ Roger Ver, Jihan Wu, Amaury Séchet

Bitcoin Cash forked from Bitcoin at block 478558, mined by ViaBTC around 12:37 UTC. The 8 MB, no-SegWit chain became the first protocol fork to leave a lasting separate network.

Event August 15, 2015 Added June 2, 2026 Updated September 5, 2026 Analysis

The block-size war (2015–2017) — Bitcoin XT, BIP148, the New York Agreement, and the Bitcoin Cash fork

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Mike Hearn, Gavin Andresen, Roger Ver, Jihan Wu, Amaury Séchet, Mike Belshe

Cross-cutting reading of Bitcoin's 2015–2017 block-size war by phase, faction, and turning point: Bitcoin XT, BIP148 UASF, the New York Agreement, Bitcoin Cash, SegWit2x cancellation.

Event September 1, 2012 Added July 27, 2026 Updated August 24, 2026 Biography

Chris Larsen — Ripple's co-founder calls Bitcoin's proof-of-work "brilliantly designed" and "becoming outdated"

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Chris Larsen

Twice-over fintech founder (E-Loan, Prosper) who co-founded the company that built the XRP Ledger in 2012. In 2021 he called Bitcoin's proof-of-work a technology the industry should retire.

Event July 22, 2012 Added April 17, 2026 Updated August 25, 2026 Biography

Luke Dashjr — Long-tenured Bitcoin Core contributor, Bitcoin Knots maintainer

Luke Dashjr

American developer (luke-jr), long-tenured Bitcoin Core contributor. Maintains Bitcoin Knots; co-founded Ocean mining pool (2023). Suffered a $3.5M+ wallet theft in late 2022 (compromised PGP key).

Event August 1, 2011 Added May 6, 2026 Updated August 23, 2026 Biography

Jihan Wu (1986–) — Bitcoin whitepaper Chinese translator, Bitmain co-founder, Bitcoin Cash hashpower backer

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Jihan Wu

Chinese entrepreneur (1986–). Translated Bitcoin whitepaper into Chinese (2011), co-founded Bitmain (2013), backed Bitcoin Cash with hashpower (2017), later founded Matrixport and Bitdeer.