Top Crypto Mining Pools

Foundry USA, AntPool, and F2Pool consistently rank among the largest Bitcoin mining pools by hashrate, dominating a significant portion of the network's processing power.

The top 3

  1. Bitcoin Hashrate Leaders: As of May 2026, Foundry USA leads Bitcoin mining pools with around 30% of the network hashrate, followed by AntPool and F2Pool.
  2. Altcoin PoW Mining Pools: For Ethash algorithm coins like Ethereum Classic (ETC), pools such as F2Pool and Ethermine (in its PoW era) have been prominent, with Innosilicon A11 Pro ETH miners offering 1.5-2 Gh/s.
  3. Mining Pool Payout Methods: Mining pools like F2Pool and AntPool offer various payout methods, including FPPS (Full Pay Per Share), PPS (Pay Per Share), and PPLNS (Pay Per Last N Shares), which affect how miners receive rewards and manage risk.

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