Fund the open-source mining stack
The 256 Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funding the core contributors building open-source Bitcoin mining infrastructure. Every donation goes straight to the stack.
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Point your miner at our Hydrapool instance. If we find a block, all proceeds go to the foundation: it costs you only electricity. During Telehash events the whole community points hashrate together for a chance to find a block live on stream.
Set your Pool URL
stratum+tcp://pool.256foundation.org:3333Set your Stratum Username
username.workernameUsername and workername can be anything. Use a website URL, X handle, or Nostr npub: your profile pic or favicon will show up on the leaderboard.
Save and restart your miner
Apply your settings and allow your miner to connect to the pool.
Monitor your contribution
Your miner appears on the live leaderboard at dash.256f.org within a few minutes.
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