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CleanSpark vs Foundry

How CleanSpark vs Foundry compare on our ratings, mining company specs, funding, pros and cons.

CleanSpark4.2/5
VS
Foundry4.3/5
Feature
CleanSparkVisit
FoundryVisit
Ratings
Our score4.2/54.3/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Track record4.54.5
Costs & fees4.04.5
Transparency4.53.5
Scale & reliability5.05.0
Support3.03.5
Specs
TypePublic minerMining pool, Firmware & software
CoinsBTCBTC, ZEC
Pool feeNot disclosed0%
Payout schemesNot disclosedFPPS
Minimum payoutNot disclosed0.001 BTC
Hashrate50 EH/sNot disclosed
Stock tickerCLSKNot disclosed
LocationsGeorgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, WyomingUnited States
Company
Founded20142019
HeadquartersUnited StatesUnited States
InvestorsNot disclosedDigital Currency Group
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • Operates 50 EH/s of dedicated mining hashrate
  • Fleet operates at an efficient peak of 16.07 J/TH
  • Holds 1.8 GW of power under contract across four states
  • Maintains 13,530 BTC in corporate treasury reserves
  • Controls 24% to 30% of global Bitcoin network hashrate
  • Operates under a 0% headline pool fee structure
  • Uses Full Pay-Per-Share accounting for predictable revenue settlement
  • Low minimum payout threshold set at 0.001 BTC
Cons
  • Offers no retail hosting services, pool mining, or cloud mining contracts
  • Operations remain concentrated in the United States
  • Revenues remain exposed to Bitcoin network difficulty and halving cycles
  • Carries $2.28B in senior secured debt maturing in 2031
  • Strict corporate KYC onboarding excludes retail and home ASIC miners
  • High market share creates Bitcoin network hashrate centralization concerns
  • Limited to Bitcoin and Zcash with no merged mining options
  • Stratum V2 end-user access is not yet publicly deployed
Best forPublic equity investors seeking Bitcoin mining exposure, Institutional research on industrial Bitcoin data centers, Enterprise clients seeking HPC data center infrastructureNorth American institutional Bitcoin miners, Commercial hosting facility operators, Enterprise entities seeking FPPS payouts

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