This one is tricky. This is the first pool I reached out to talk to, and they have not replied to me at all. That makes it a little bit more difficult and this is going to be a bit shorter than the rest, but I would like to say a few things about my…
Tag: hpool
Are possible fake plots inflating network space and stealing rewards?
** Updated below with HPool official statement ** No. It is very possible that Hpool’s custom client is vulnerable to manipulation and to improve one’s personal payouts at the expense of the network, but it is highly implausible that those fake plots are somehow creating proofs to farm actual blocks with. This is quite literally…
Hpool joins SlowMist Zone for Blockchain Security and a bug bounty
Hpool has announced via their medium page that they will be joining the SlowMist Zone Blockchain security program. This will get them some next generation security capabilities, such as full security review of their software, threat intelligence for their network and the administration of a security bug bounty for their web site and application. This…
Hpool and other 3rd party pools
This article will be the beginning on a series about Hpool and the other 3rd party Chia pools that are starting to pop up because of the delays to the official pooling protocol. Due to the rapid expansion of netspace over the last month, individual farmers are beginning to grow nervous that they will both…
Looking for volunteers for investigation into unofficial pools
The Chia Plot is planning an investigation into Hpool and the other unofficial pools that are starting to pop up due to the news of official pools being delayed. I am looking for volunteers who are going to be joining their farms to either Hpool or one of the other unofficial pools popping up in…
