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Many existing cryptocurrency miners and pools use the original Stratum protocol
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Many existing cryptocurrency miners and pools use the original Stratum protocol
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[Slushpool-Stratum]_ [Bitcointalk-Stratum]_ for communication, in situations
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[Slushpool-Stratum]_ [Bitcointalk-Stratum]_ for communication, in situations
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where the miner does not require any control over what they mine (for example, a
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where the miner does not require any control over what they mine (for example, a
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miner connected to a local P2Pool node). However, the protocol is very specific
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miner connected to a local [P2Pool]_ node). However, the protocol is very
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to Bitcoin, in that it makes assumptions about the block header format, and the
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specific to Bitcoin, in that it makes assumptions about the block header format,
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available nonce space. Zcash has made changes that invalidate these assumptions.
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and the available nonce space. Zcash has made changes that invalidate these
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assumptions.
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Having a formal specification for a Zcash-compatible Stratum-style mining
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Having a formal specification for a Zcash-compatible Stratum-style mining
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protocol means that existing pool operators and miner authors can quickly and
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protocol means that existing pool operators and miner authors can quickly and
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(visited on 2016-09-24)
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(visited on 2016-09-24)
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.. [Bitcointalk-Stratum] -ck, ed. *Stratum protocol documentation*. Bitcoin Forum.
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.. [Bitcointalk-Stratum] -ck, ed. *Stratum protocol documentation*. Bitcoin Forum.
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URL: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=557866.0 (visited on 2016-09-24)
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URL: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=557866.0 (visited on 2016-09-24)
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.. [P2Pool] Bitcoin Wiki. *P2Pool*. URL: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/P2Pool
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(visited on 2016-09-24).
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Specification
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Specification
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