F2Pool vs HIVE Digital Technologies

How F2Pool vs HIVE Digital Technologies compare on our ratings, mining company specs, funding, pros and cons.

Feature
Ratings
Our score3.9/54.1/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Track record4.54.5
Costs & fees3.04.0
Transparency4.04.5
Scale & reliability4.54.5
Support3.53.0
Specs
TypeMining poolPublic miner, Hosting
CoinsBTC, BCH, LTC, DOGE, ETC, ETHW, ZEC, SC, DASH, PRL, QTCBTC
Pool fee1% - 4%Not disclosed
Payout schemesFPPS, PPS, PPS+, PPLNSNot disclosed
Minimum payout0.005 BTC, 0.02 LTC, 0.01 BCHNot disclosed
Hashrate170.15 EH/s (BTC)25.1 EH/s
Stock tickerNot disclosedNASDAQ: HIVE, TSX: HIVE
LocationsAsia, North America, Europe, Africa, Latin AmericaCanada, Sweden, Paraguay
Energy sourcesNot disclosedHydroelectric
Hardware modelsASIC, GPUASIC, NVIDIA GPUs
Company
Founded20132017
Headquarters——
InvestorsNot disclosedNot disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • Continuous operational track record dating back to 2013
  • Commanding over 170 EH/s of Bitcoin hashrate as of October 2026
  • Merged mining distributions across Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Pearl pools
  • Regional Stratum endpoints across five continents
  • Operates 440 MW of renewable data center capacity across three continents
  • Generated 25.1 EH/s in installed Bitcoin mining hashrate as of March 2026
  • Diversified revenue across Bitcoin mining and enterprise BUZZ HPC GPU hosting
  • Publicly listed on Nasdaq and TSX with audited financial reporting
Cons
  • Higher 4.0% FPPS fee on Bitcoin compared to PPLNS alternatives
  • Balances without a set payout address for 90 days risk forfeiture
  • Counterparty custody exposure until daily minimum payout thresholds are reached
  • Does not offer retail mining pool services or private hosting contracts
  • Bitcoin mining revenues are exposed to network difficulty increases and halvings
  • Brand is frequently targeted by unauthorized third-party phishing schemes
Best forASIC operators seeking merged rewards, Large-scale mining farm managers, Multi-coin GPU and Scrypt minersEquity investors seeking Bitcoin mining exposure, Enterprises requiring GPU cloud compute, Institutions tracking green data center infrastructure

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