Mining Pools

Mining pool coordination. 2 proposals.

BIP 22: getblocktemplate - Fundamentals: Deployed. Defines getblocktemplate, a way for a node to give miners a full block template rather than just a header to hash. Miners can then see and optionally choose which transactions go into a block,…
BIP 23: getblocktemplate - Pooled Mining: Deployed. Extends getblocktemplate (BIP 22) with features for mining pools, such as letting participants propose their own blocks to the pool. It helps pooled miners build blocks themselves while still…