Official account for the braidpool decentralized Bitcoin mining software. Decentralize share accounting, payout, and tx selection. discord.gg/pZYUDwkpPv
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Braidpool is:
1. A DAG-based chain with PoW-based conflict resolution
2. A mining pool with 1000x faster blocks
3. An "instant payout" mechanism for miners
4. A decentralized hashrate derivatives market
5. Making bitcoin more decentralized!
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Sharon (@nkatha_kk) is a developer based in Nairobi 🇰🇪, and an alumna of @DadaDevs and @btrust_builders.
She completed the 2026 BOSS Challenge, where she made her first major Bitcoin open-source contribution.
Her grant-funded work focuses on @braidpool's mining infrastructure: strengthening Stratum V1 reliability, addressing gaps in protocol implementation, and improving scalability.
This work helps connect existing mining ⛏️ equipment with decentralized pool software.
Nkatha also helps lead discussions at @BitDevsNBO meetups, supporting learning and knowledge-sharing within the local developer community.
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Ansh (@AnshSharma54105) is a developer based in India 🇮🇳 and one of the first developers to receive direct Btrust grant funding outside Africa.
His work focuses on @braidpool, a project developing decentralized Bitcoin mining ⛏️ pool infrastructure.
With the long-term grant, Ansh will focus on performance, scalability, and network resilience, helping Braidpool remain responsive and reliable as participation grows and network conditions change.
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Our 2024 alumnus, @braidpool contributor & current @OpenSats/@HRF grantee @zaidmstrr dropping some serious alpha for this year’s cohort on going from a summer internship → long-term contributor → full-time Bitcoin open-source dev.
Alumni pulling the next cohort forward!
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This is what a healthy Bitcoin developer ecosystem looks like.
We’re proud to have supported @AnshSharma54105 along his journey, from Bitshala Fellowship and Starter Grant support to now working full-time on @braidpool with @btrustteam’s long-term support.
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What happens when you try to make Bitcoin mining software work with every kind of ASIC?
It gets messy. @priyaashuu takes us through 1.5+ years of building @braidpool's miner dashboard, from failed approaches and stubborn Antminer S9 firmware to automatic ASIC discovery with asic-rs.
A real open-source engineering story about hardware, software, and everything that breaks in between.
Read the full article ↓
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🟠New article by @AnshSharma54105 on @braidpool is out now! 🚀
We dive into mining decentralization, the mining monopoly problem, and how Braidpool addresses it. We also explores the core mechanics behind the Braid Consensus engine and Braidpool.
Check it out below.⤵️
#Bitcoin #Mining #Braidpool
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From Bitshala Fellow to Starter Grant recipient.
@AnshSharma54105 began contributing to @braidpool through the Bitshala Fellowship, and his work quickly stood out.
Later he got upgraded to a Starter Grant to continue building critical infrastructure for decentralised Bitcoin mining.
His current focus includes:
• Implementing decentralized mining pool architecture
• Integrating Stratum V2
• Optimizing consensus and P2P networking
• Building robust testing and validation workflows
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This summer we've accepted 2 @summerofbitcoin students, @priyaashuu and @KKinra80406! Priya was a SoB student last summer and has been a steady contributor wrangling our front-end and we look forward to working with @KKinra80406! Look for our launch this year!
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We have a side project on AI for this @summerofbitcoin with @Aru__09, @ParthDudhe07, @AnshSharma54105, and @rasesh_shetty. AI-based, automatic transcription of conference talks! Tons of ideas!
Check out the beta: genesis-kb.github.io/
Join the Discord: discord.gg/4fK7aRPTYQ
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We're super excited about Binohash and have a proposal to use it to enable Braidpool payouts. What do you think? (CCV/MATT is the correct covenant opcode for Braidpool, not CTV)
discord.com/channels/1270418…
Binohash: Transaction Introspection Without Softforks
A first transaction has been mined demonstrating a limited form of covenants using only existing Bitcoin script functions. This development potentially eliminates the need for a Bitcoin light client in BitVM bridges, simplifying the construction and improving security.
We hope this development furthers research on the possibility of creating introspection and covenants-style functionality on Bitcoin without the need for softforks, and advances discussions on the usability of covenants in Bitcoin and the use-cases they enable.
Many thanks to everyone at @idealgroup, as well as @PortlandHODL and the Slipstream team at @MARA for patching their nodes to mine these wacky transactions.
Full paper in the comments 👇
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Braidpool needs more stars so I can get the Claude 20x Max plan!
github.com/braidpool/braidpo…
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BitVM may be a very, very good solution to ensuring payouts are correct in Braidpool. Join our discord if you want to work on this, HELP WANTED!
BitVM2 made Bitcoin bridges possible. BitVM3 cut on-chain costs by 1,000x with garbled circuits. Now @liameagen's breakthrough scheme, Argo, cuts off-chain costs by another 1,000x—making off-chain computation on Bitcoin truly efficient and practical.
👷🏻♂️👷🏻♂️👷🏻♂️
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⛏️ Traditional mining pools rely on a central authority, making co-option possible
@braidpool is a P2P pool where miners collaboratively build blocks without a central operator
HRF supports dev @zaidmstrr to contribute to a more decentralized & transparent mining model
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Congratulations to @zaidmstrr for receiving a grant to work on Braidpool! The Audit Mode he's been working on supports the creation of a hashrate derivatives market, a key piece of infrastructure in bitcoin that most mature commodities markets have.
opensats.org/blog/fifteenth-…
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@braidpool just got our "Audit Mode" PR. You'll be able to use Braidpool with an upstream pool like DMND or OCEAN (there are good business reasons for that) and prove to creditors your hashrate.
We can all get along.
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Congratulations to DMND! Everyone should be using either DMND or OCEAN until Braidpool is online.
But, you shouldn't 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 to build your own blocks. Because someone else on the same pool is building a less profitable block than yours.
Braidpool will fix this.
DMND Pool Now Open To All Miners, With SOC 2 Compliance and Stratum V2 Support bitcoinmagazine.com/bitcoin-… via @bitcoinmagazine
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