what's Parasite Pool?

Parasite Pool is a decentralized Bitcoin mining pool launched in 2025, designed specifically for small-scale and home miners to promote greater network participation and resist centralization by large institutional pools. It operates on a zero-fee model, eliminating traditional mining fees to maximize miner earnings, and uses the Lightning Network for instant, low-cost payouts without minimum thresholds, making it accessible for low-hashrate participants using SHA-256 ASIC hardware like Bitaxe devices. The pool's unique payout structure combines elements of solo and pooled mining: if a block is found, the discovering miner receives 1 BTC outright, while the remaining block reward (approximately 2.125 BTC plus fees) is proportionally distributed among all active participants based on contributed hashrate. This "plebs-first" approach prioritizes individual miners over profit-driven operations, supporting Bitcoin's ethos of decentralization. Setup involves configuring miners with a Bitcoin wallet address via tools like Xverse, and it has rapidly grown to significant hashrate (e.g., 19 PH/s shortly after launch) through community adoption on platforms like Umbrel and custom rigs.

OMB project has launched a zero-fee mining pool with Lightning Network integration and is actively distributing $600 worth of mining hardware to token holders, demonstrating operational progress and community incentivization.