Pool directory · since 2013
F2Pool
One of the oldest pools still operating ("Discus Fish") — long track record, large scale, standard custodial payouts.
Payout schemePPS+
Running since2013
OriginChina
Transparent / verifiableConventional-custodial
Lightning payoutsOn-chain only
The longer story
F2Pool (“Discus Fish”) is one of mining’s living fossils — pooling hashrate since 2013 and still top-tier a decade later, a longevity almost nothing in this industry matches. Its founders are fixtures of mining discourse, and its PPS+ payouts and stats tooling are industry-standard.
It suits miners who weight track record above all: a pool that has paid out through every boom, bust and ban since the Antminer S1 era. Like its large peers, it is custodial-conventional on transparency.
Quick answers
- How does F2Pool pay miners?
- F2Pool uses PPS+ — expected value per share plus a fee share; the pool carries most variance.
- How long has F2Pool been operating?
- F2Pool has operated since 2013 (China) — in mining, payout track record is the trust signal that matters most.
- Is F2Pool transparent, and does it support Lightning payouts?
- Its accounting is conventional-custodial: you trust the operator’s numbers, as with most large pools. Payouts are on-chain only.
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