GoMining announced that it has mined the first known Bitcoin block using the Stratum V2 mining protocol through the DMND mining pool. The milestone demonstrates that miners can successfully construct and declare their own block templates in a live production environment while still benefiting from pooled mining.
The block was produced using Stratum V2’s Job Declaration functionality, allowing GoMining to independently decide which transactions to include. This represents a shift from the long-standing mining model where pools are typically responsible for selecting transactions that appear in newly mined blocks.
GoMining Demonstrates Miner-Controlled Block Creation
The newly mined block was created using DMND’s implementation of Stratum V2, enabling GoMining to build and submit its own block template. Rather than relying on a mining pool to assemble blocks, the company retained direct control over transaction selection while contributing its computing power to a shared pool.
This approach is considered one of the core improvements introduced by Stratum V2, an open-source mining protocol developed with support from contributors across the Bitcoin ecosystem. Along with improvements in security and operational efficiency, the protocol allows miners to take a more active role in determining the contents of the blocks they mine.
The successful mining of the block demonstrates that miner-controlled block construction can function in a live production environment, potentially encouraging wider adoption of Stratum V2 across the Bitcoin mining industry.
GoBTC Pay Transactions Included in the Block
The block also included transactions associated with GoBTC Pay, an open source protocol developed by GoMining for instant Bitcoin payments.
By including GoBTC Pay transactions in its self-constructed block template, GoMining demonstrated a practical application of miner-controlled block creation. The achievement shows how mining companies can support their own Bitcoin-based services without depending entirely on mining pool operators to determine which transactions are included.
According to the company, GoBTC Pay is a non-custodial instant Bitcoin payments protocol that was introduced during Consensus Miami in May 2026.
GoMining announced that it has mined the first known Bitcoin block using the Stratum V2 mining protocol through the DMND mining pool. The milestone demonstrates that miners can successfully construct and declare their own block templates in a live production environment while still benefiting from pooled mining.
The block was produced using Stratum V2’s Job Declaration functionality, allowing GoMining to independently decide which transactions to include. This represents a shift from the long-standing mining model where pools are typically responsible for selecting transactions that appear in newly mined blocks.
GoMining Demonstrates Miner-Controlled Block Creation
The newly mined block was created using DMND’s implementation of Stratum V2, enabling GoMining to build and submit its own block template. Rather than relying on a mining pool to assemble blocks, the company retained direct control over transaction selection while contributing its computing power to a shared pool.
This approach is considered one of the core improvements introduced by Stratum V2, an open-source mining protocol developed with support from contributors across the Bitcoin ecosystem. Along with improvements in security and operational efficiency, the protocol allows miners to take a more active role in determining the contents of the blocks they mine.
The successful mining of the block demonstrates that miner-controlled block construction can function in a live production environment, potentially encouraging wider adoption of Stratum V2 across the Bitcoin mining industry.
GoBTC Pay Transactions Included in the Block
The block also included transactions associated with GoBTC Pay, an open source protocol developed by GoMining for instant Bitcoin payments.
By including GoBTC Pay transactions in its self-constructed block template, GoMining demonstrated a practical application of miner-controlled block creation. The achievement shows how mining companies can support their own Bitcoin-based services without depending entirely on mining pool operators to determine which transactions are included.
According to the company, GoBTC Pay is a non-custodial instant Bitcoin payments protocol that was introduced during Consensus Miami in May 2026.