From 2393c5c15c35e9d0ddbd153fe646a0b702ba8c8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Groot Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:03:21 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Started page for mining pools. --- home.md | 2 +- mining/mining-pools.md | 4 ++++ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 mining/mining-pools.md diff --git a/home.md b/home.md index 679f482..3c88bfc 100644 --- a/home.md +++ b/home.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ [Block-Level Validation Rules](/protocol/blockchain/transaction-validation/block-level-validation-rules) — [Network-Level Validation Rules](/protocol/blockchain/transaction-validation/network-level-validation-rules) ### Proof of Work (PoW) -[Proof of Work](/protocol/blockchain/proof-of-work) — [Difficulty Adjustment Algorithm](/protocol/blockchain/proof-of-work/difficulty-adjustment-algorithm) — [Mining](/protocol/blockchain/proof-of-work/mining) — [Stratum Protocol](/mining/stratum-protocol) — Mining Pools +[Proof of Work](/protocol/blockchain/proof-of-work) — [Difficulty Adjustment Algorithm](/protocol/blockchain/proof-of-work/difficulty-adjustment-algorithm) — [Mining](/protocol/blockchain/proof-of-work/mining) — [Stratum Protocol](/mining/stratum-protocol) — [Mining Pools](/mining/mining-pools) ### Addresses Pay To Public Key (P2PK) — Pay To Public Key Hash (P2PKH) — Pay To Script Hash (P2SH) — [Base58Check encoding (legacy)](/protocol/blockchain/encoding/base58check) — [Cashaddr Encoding](/protocol/blockchain/encoding/cashaddr) diff --git a/mining/mining-pools.md b/mining/mining-pools.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..825798c --- /dev/null +++ b/mining/mining-pools.md @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +# Mining Pools + +Mining pools coordinate the efforts of a (typically large) group of miners. +When a block is mined, the [block reward](/protocol/blockchain/block#coinbase-transaction) is distributed amongst the contributing members of the pool. \ No newline at end of file