Decentralized Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN raises $6.2m in seed round led by Jack Dorsey
Crypto mining startup OCEAN raised over $6 million from Jack Dorsey and other backers to enhance decentralization of the Bitcoin ecosystem. Decentralized Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool OCEAN, a subsidiary of Mummolin Inc., has raised $6.2 million in a seed funding round led by Jack Dorsey. According to a press release on Nov. 28, 2023 the round was also led by other investors such as Accomplice, Barefoot Bitcoin Fund, MoonKite, NewLayer Capital and the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund. As per Mummolin Co-Founder Luke Dashjr, Ocean represents a new type of pool that enables miners “to be truly miners again.” “We are launching as the most transparent pool and also the only non-custodial pool where miners are the recipients of new block rewards directly from Bitcoin.” Luke Dashjr You might also like: Canaan’s Q3 Bitcoin mining revenue declines by nearly 80% According to Jack Dorsey, the startup is aimed at solving a problem of Bitcoin mining pools’ centr...