<p>In concept, P2Pool is much stronger than centralized pools. Unfortunately, most centralized pools still hold a high hash-rate.</p>

<p>You can see the global hash rate, and its distribution at <a href="http://bitcoinwatch.com/" rel="nofollow">http://bitcoinwatch.com/</a> </p>

<p>My opinion is that miners are used to using slush, deep bit, and btcguild - and are either unaware of the incentives of P2Pool, or don't care.</p>

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2011-10-13T17:48:38.740Z
The largest reason miners use the "big 3" is reduced volatility.  Now medium sized pools w/ various "pay per share" methods have reduced that demand somewhat but p2pool is proportional and in proportional pools size matters.
DeathAndTaxes
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2012-02-13T06:07:14.493Z
@ripper234 P2Pool charges a voluntary 0.5% fee, so it's much cheaper than some other pools.  Deepbit charges 10% for example.
Chris Moore
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2011-08-31T16:05:56.137Z
Is P2Pool cheaper than other pools? Can it be?
ripper234
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2011-08-31T15:53:44.667Z
2011-08-31T15:53:44.667Z
Alex Waters
<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/P2Pool" rel="nofollow noreferrer">P2Pool</a> is a peer to peer mining pool, offering some advantages over centralized pools:</p>

<ul>
<li>There is no central node to take down (assuming the pool is indeed fully decentralized). Pools have suffered from DDOS attacks in the past.</li>
<li>An open source P2P pool should <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/253/how-can-p2pool-charge-a-fee">theoretically be able to operate with zero fees</a>.</li>
</ul>

<p>How can I find out how many people are using P2Pool?</p>

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2011-09-08T18:28:00.373Z
As currently phrased, this is fairly localised in time.  What's the enduring question here?
eMansipater
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2011-09-08T18:45:17.660Z
@eMansipater - "How should I talk to a database in Java" is also time-dependent, but that doesn't mean it's not a good question. I'd like to know the answer now - and if it change, let's change the accepted answer.
ripper234
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2011-09-08T18:50:20.133Z
"Is X being adopted?" changes monthly if not daily.  Talking to a database in Java, not so much (but that's still not an amazing question for SO.  Much better would be "How should I talk to a database in Java in the following situation?" or "Which ways of talking to a database in Java meet the following criteria?" etc.)
eMansipater
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2011-09-08T18:53:01.767Z
@eMansipater - perhaps "How do I find the hash 'market share' of P2Pool?"
ripper234
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2011-09-08T18:55:10.983Z
Much better imo.
eMansipater
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2012-02-13T06:05:40.380Z
You can find a graph showing the hash rate of the pool over time here: http://forre.st:9332/graphs/ (or at http://localhost:9332/graphs/ if you're running p2pool on your own machine).
Chris Moore
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How do I find the hash "market share" of P2Pool?
ripper234
# How do I find the hash "market share" of P2Pool?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-08-31)

[P2Pool](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/P2Pool) is a peer to peer mining pool, offering some advantages over centralized pools:

* There is no central node to take down (assuming the pool is indeed fully decentralized). Pools have suffered from DDOS attacks in the past.
* An open source P2P pool should [theoretically be able to operate with zero fees](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/253/how-can-p2pool-charge-a-fee).

How can I find out how many people are using P2Pool?

**Tags:** mining-pools, p2pool

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: As currently phrased, this is fairly localised in time.  What's the enduring question here?  
> **username_0**: @username_1 - "How should I talk to a database in Java" is also time-dependent, but that doesn't mean it's not a good question. I'd like to know the answer now - and if it change, let's change the accepted answer.  
> **username_1**: "Is X being adopted?" changes monthly if not daily.  Talking to a database in Java, not so much (but that's still not an amazing question for SO.  Much better would be "How should I talk to a database in Java in the following situation?" or "Which ways of talking to a database in Java meet the following criteria?" etc.)  
> **username_0**: @username_1 - perhaps "How do I find the hash 'market share' of P2Pool?"  
> **username_1**: Much better imo.  
> **username_2**: You can find a graph showing the hash rate of the pool over time here: http://forre.st:9332/graphs/ (or at http://localhost:9332/graphs/ if you're running p2pool on your own machine).  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2011-08-31. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

In concept, P2Pool is much stronger than centralized pools. Unfortunately, most centralized pools still hold a high hash-rate.

You can see the global hash rate, and its distribution at <http://bitcoinwatch.com/>

My opinion is that miners are used to using slush, deep bit, and btcguild - and are either unaware of the incentives of P2Pool, or don't care.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Is P2Pool cheaper than other pools? Can it be?  
> **username_4**: The largest reason miners use the "big 3" is reduced volatility.  Now medium sized pools w/ various "pay per share" methods have reduced that demand somewhat but p2pool is proportional and in proportional pools size matters.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 P2Pool charges a voluntary 0.5% fee, so it's much cheaper than some other pools.  Deepbit charges 10% for example.  

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