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oh and btw, we intend to add all major merge-mining coins!

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Way to embrace your shit coining!

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that's the answer i was expecting, let it flow, baby.

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Bitcoin is a big tent. You have to make a living. I don't want you to think I'm just trying to heap maxi toxicity on you. I do have an aversion to altcoins, but regarding merged mining, I understand the economics, but I do think it sort of runs counter to your entire thesis that allowing the construction of blocks will help mining decentralization. It seems the main focus of your custom templates may serve to actually make it easier for big miners to further centralize with these additional altcoin fees. I know we probably come from very different perspectives. I'm open to listening. How do you see it as increasing decentralization?

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80% of the bitcoin mining network merge-mines it now (i believe it's the top merge-mined coin) and the team behind RSK are highly technical and understood what Sv2 is... so it was only a natural fit!

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343 sats \ 6 replies \ @Murch 13 Aug

I didn’t get the question. What’s the connection with Rootstock?

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Maybe I should have elaborated. Rootstock (and merged mining generally) can tend toward further centralization, as smaller miners find it even harder to compete with miners earning rBTC. There is of course the additional "shitcoin" stigma too.

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all pools provide merge-mining. miners are used to it and expect it.

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all pools provide merge-mining. miners are used to it and expect it.

Check out one of my projects, the Merge Mining Monitor, where I reveal the merge mining attribution of each Bitcoin block (and also track other data of interest, most importantly, stale blocks "embedded" in the history of merge-mined chains).

https://mmm.deadmanoz.xyz/

P.S. the data seems to indicate that Foundry are no longer merge-mining: https://mmm.deadmanoz.xyz/?view=findings&finding=foundry-exits-rsk-fractal-2026-06

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yes, i love your project. spent hours looking at juicy stuff

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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 13 Aug

All the big players, anyway, right? I don't think Braiins, Ocean, or P2Pool do, but maybe I'm wrong. Your focus is industrial, so I see your point.

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almost certain that Braiins does merge-mining. p2pool... no one uses. If ocean doesn't, then their miners are earning less for their hashrate. shrug

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