what's Antpool?
Antpool is a prominent cryptocurrency mining pool established in 2014 by Bitmain Technologies, one of the world's largest providers of mining hardware. It enables miners to combine their computational resources, or hash power, to increase the probability of successfully mining blocks and earning rewards. The pool supports proof-of-work mining for various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Zcash (ZEC), and others, using algorithms like SHA-256 and Scrypt. Antpool operates on a pay-per-last-N-shares (PPLNS) or full pay-per-share (FPPS) model, where miners receive proportional shares of block rewards minus a small fee, typically 1-2%. It provides tools like real-time monitoring dashboards, stratum servers for connecting mining rigs, and optional services such as smart mining that automatically switches between coins for optimal profitability. The platform emphasizes reliability and has a global user base, though it complies with regional regulations, including KYC requirements in certain jurisdictions.
Antminer S19 XP+ Hydro, S21 series, and other mining hardware shutdown prices at $0.08/kWh.
Published data showing shutdown price levels for various mining hardware at $0.08/kWh electricity cost, with Antminer S19 XP+ Hydro, WhatsMiner M60S, and Avalon A1466I near shutdown prices, Antminer S21 series shutdown prices at $69,000–$74,000 per BTC, and high-hashrate models U3S23H and S23 Hydro remaining profitable above $44,000 per BTC at current Bitcoin mining difficulty.
Antpool conducts two stale block races within 16 hours to test a new feature in collaboration with Foundry mining pool.
Adopted $NAT token and generates additional revenue from this integration.
Antpool & Friends reliably mines non-standard transactions that exploit insecure BRC-20 transfer inscriptions to sub-dust outputs, transactions that should normally be rejected by the network.
Mining pool moves 1,207 BTC worth $135.3M to unknown wallet in significant outbound whale transaction, the largest recent transfer in documented activity.
Mining pool transfers 657 BTC worth $81.5M to unknown wallet in latest whale activity.
490 BTC ($60.8M) transfers from Binance to mining pool, indicating inbound whale activity.
Mining pool experiences significant whale activity with 799 BTC ($89.3M) flowing in from unknown wallet and 796 BTC ($89.1M) flowing out to unknown wallet.
1,000 BTC ($116M) moves from mining pool to unknown wallet
983 BTC ($114.1M) flows into mining pool from unknown wallet.
Large-scale BTC movement: Mining pool transfers 1,848 BTC ($224M) to Binance while receiving 1,820 BTC ($221M).
Mining pool transfers 1,005 BTC ($118M) to unknown wallet.
1100 BTC ($129.5M) transferred from Binance to mining pool in two transactions.
Large BTC transfers of ~717-718 BTC ($75.5M each) flowing both in and out of mining pool within minutes.