Foundry vs Phoenix Group

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

Foundry4.3/5
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Feature
Ratings
Our score4.3/54.0/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Track record4.54.5
Costs & fees4.53.5
Transparency3.54.5
Scale & reliability5.04.5
Support3.53.0
Specs
TypeMining pool, Firmware & softwarePublic miner, Hosting
CoinsBTC, ZECBTC
Pool fee0%Not disclosed
Payout schemesFPPSNot disclosed
Minimum payout0.001 BTCNot disclosed
HashrateNot disclosed15.9 EH/s
Stock tickerNot disclosedADX: PHX
LocationsUnited StatesUnited Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, United States, Oman, Canada, France
Energy sourcesNot disclosedHydroelectric
Company
Founded20192017
HeadquartersUnited StatesUnited Arab Emirates
InvestorsDigital Currency GroupNot disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • 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
  • Operates over 550 MW across six sovereign-aligned global markets
  • Reported an efficient mining fleet performance of 18.81 J/TH in Q2 2026
  • Generated 15.9 EH/s in Q4 2025, representing 1.5% of global Bitcoin hashrate
  • Regulated as a publicly traded company on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Cons
  • 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
  • Revenue remains vulnerable to Bitcoin block reward halvings and difficulty increases
  • Energy prices and supply stability depend on six distinct regulatory regimes
  • No retail hosting or individual consumer mining plans
Best forNorth American institutional Bitcoin miners, Commercial hosting facility operators, Enterprise entities seeking FPPS payoutsInstitutional investors seeking ADX-listed equity, Enterprises needing AI and HPC colocation, Institutions tracking diversified Bitcoin hashrate

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