ME News reports that on April 21 (UTC+8), the Bitcoin "retailer-first" mining pool Parasite Pool successfully mined its second block, at height 945,601, approximately 48 days after its first block. Founded by ZK Shark, creator of Ordinal Maxi Biz, the pool targets home miners and employs a hybrid distribution model: the miner who finds the block receives a direct 1 BTC reward, while the remaining 2.125 BTC and transaction fees are proportionally distributed to all participants via the Lightning Network. Currently, the pool charges no fees and has a total hash rate of approximately 52 PH/s, representing about 0.005% of Bitcoin’s total network hash rate. (Source: MLion)
Parasite Pool Mines Second Bitcoin Block, 48 Days After the First
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Bitcoin breaking news: On April 21 (UTC+8), the Bitcoin mining pool Parasite Pool mined its second block at height 945,601, 48 days after its first. Founded by ZK Shark, the pool targets home miners and employs a hybrid distribution model. The block miner receives 1 BTC directly, while the remaining 2.125 BTC and transaction fees are distributed via the Lightning Network. The pool currently charges no fees and has a total hash rate of approximately 52 PH/s, or 0.005% of Bitcoin’s network hash rate.
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