HashrateUp - A Bitcoin Mining Podcast

065 Stratum V2 Explained: More Profit, More Security, Less Waste w/ Pavlenex & Gabriele

Published: January 19, 2026

Duration: 52:13

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πŸš€ Why Stratum V2 Matters for Bitcoin Mining

In this episode of HashrateUp, Jesse speaks with Pavel Moravec, co-creator of Stratum and long-time Stratum V2 contributor, and Gabriele, lead maintainer of the Stratum V2 Reference Implementation (SRI), about why Stratum V2 is one of the most important infrastructure upgrades in Bitcoin mining.

Stratum V2 is the upgrade to the original Stratum (SV1) mining protocol from 2011. It is designed for modern mining operations and improves efficiency, security, privacy, and miner autonomy β€” without changing Bitcoin’s consensus or the pooled mining model.

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