Pool comparison
Braiins Pool vs F2Pool
The durable differences: who carries payout variance, whether you can verify what the pool does, and how long it has honored payouts. Hashrate share moves weekly — check a mempool explorer for today’s picture.
Braiins PoolF2Pool
Payout scheme●FPPSPPS+
Running since●20102013
Origin●Czech RepublicChina
Transparent / verifiable●YesNo
Lightning payouts●YesNo
● = where they differ
Braiins Pool
The first mining pool ever (as Slush Pool), now Braiins — open-source firmware and Stratum V2 leadership, with Lightning payouts for small miners.
F2Pool
One of the oldest pools still operating ("Discus Fish") — long track record, large scale, standard custodial payouts.