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Foundry USA Pool
The institutional US pool (a DCG company) — consistently among the largest by hashrate, aimed at industrial miners rather than hobbyists.
The longer story
Foundry USA grew from nothing in 2019 to a perennial spot at the top of the hashrate charts by serving institutional North American miners: financing, hardware procurement and an FPPS pool under one (DCG-owned) roof. Its rise mirrors mining’s post-China migration to the US.
It suits industrial-scale operations wanting a US counterparty and steady FPPS payouts. Hobbyists are not the audience, and its very success is the network’s most-watched concentration concern — a reason some miners deliberately point hashrate elsewhere.
Quick answers
- How does Foundry USA Pool pay miners?
- Foundry USA Pool uses FPPS — the pool pays expected value per share including fees, so the pool carries block-finding variance, not you.
- How long has Foundry USA Pool been operating?
- Foundry USA Pool has operated since 2019 (United States) — in mining, payout track record is the trust signal that matters most.
- Is Foundry USA Pool 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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