<p>All miners in P2Pool mine "solo" but distributing the reward between all its peers, hence having both advantages of solo mining and pooled mining. The reward distribution is build into the block itself, you can't mine such a block to change it later to give yourself all the reward, nor will the P2Pool accept shares that don't contain reward redistribution.</p>

<p>If it doesn't show as a pool it's encased into "other known".</p>

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2012-01-31T10:47:14.760Z
This doesn't really answer my question. Sorry if it was a bit confusing. So p2pool should be falling under the "other known" category?
Sean Chapman
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DiThi
<p>Yes, "other known" is for sources too small to show on the graph.</p>

<p>The graph on bitcoinwatch.com is entitled "Hashrate Distribution". If you click through to the blockchain.info site it does include the word "pool". But I think the point is just to show the major hash powers, regardless of whether they are pools. If there was a single person with enough hash power to show on the graph, I bet they'd show it, even though a single person is not a pool.</p>

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Dr.Haribo
<p>I was wondering if P2Pool is decentralized why does it show up on the BitcoinWatch pool distribution graph?</p>

<p>I thought it would show up under "Unknown" but I guess this is only solo miners? Or some dark pool?</p>

<p>And "Other Known" I assume is a selection of small pools whose hash rate is too small to have a visible slice on the graph?</p>

<p>EDIT: It's currently not visible on the graph on BitcoinWatch but I'm certain I saw it on there not long ago so I will upload an image when I see it again.</p>

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The simple answer is it shows up on the pool graph because it's a pool.  It doesn't matter whether it's centralised or not, it's still a group of miners pooling their mining resources and so it qualifies.  Perhaps you meant to ask *how* it is detected, not *why*?
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Why does P2Pool show up on BitcoinWatch.com if it's P2P?
Sean Chapman
# Why does P2Pool show up on BitcoinWatch.com if it's P2P?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-01-30)

I was wondering if P2Pool is decentralized why does it show up on the BitcoinWatch pool distribution graph?

I thought it would show up under "Unknown" but I guess this is only solo miners? Or some dark pool?

And "Other Known" I assume is a selection of small pools whose hash rate is too small to have a visible slice on the graph?

EDIT: It's currently not visible on the graph on BitcoinWatch but I'm certain I saw it on there not long ago so I will upload an image when I see it again.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The simple answer is it shows up on the pool graph because it's a pool.  It doesn't matter whether it's centralised or not, it's still a group of miners pooling their mining resources and so it qualifies.  Perhaps you meant to ask *how* it is detected, not *why*?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2012-01-30. Score: 1

All miners in P2Pool mine "solo" but distributing the reward between all its peers, hence having both advantages of solo mining and pooled mining. The reward distribution is build into the block itself, you can't mine such a block to change it later to give yourself all the reward, nor will the P2Pool accept shares that don't contain reward redistribution.

If it doesn't show as a pool it's encased into "other known".

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: This doesn't really answer my question. Sorry if it was a bit confusing. So p2pool should be falling under the "other known" category?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2012-01-31. Score: 1

Yes, "other known" is for sources too small to show on the graph.

The graph on bitcoinwatch.com is entitled "Hashrate Distribution". If you click through to the blockchain.info site it does include the word "pool". But I think the point is just to show the major hash powers, regardless of whether they are pools. If there was a single person with enough hash power to show on the graph, I bet they'd show it, even though a single person is not a pool.


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