GoMining Mints First Stratum V2 Block with Miner-Controlled Template

GoMining has achieved a milestone in Bitcoin mining by successfully creating and mining its first block using Stratum V2's Job Declaration feature. This feat was accomplished through the company's DMND bitcoin mining pool, where GoMining created its own block template instead of relying on the pool to determine which transactions were included.

This approach represents one of the core features of Stratum V2, an open-source mining protocol designed to improve security, efficiency, and decentralization within Bitcoin mining. By allowing miners to build their own templates while still benefiting from pooled mining rewards, Stratum V2 aims to reduce centralization among mining pools by distributing block construction decisions across participating miners.

According to Mark Zalan, CEO of GoMining, 'For years, mining pools have largely determined which transactions are included in Bitcoin blocks. By creating our own block template and including GoBTC Pay transactions, we're demonstrating one of the practical capabilities that Stratum V2 makes possible.'