Concentration of block-template or payout coordination among a few pools, distinct from ownership of the underlying ASICs.
Mining-pool centralization is best understood as part of a system rather than as an isolated definition. Its related coordinates show the mechanisms, incentives and historical records that give the term practical meaning.
Mining-pool centralization sits between protocol rules, economic incentives and software operated by independent participants. In Bitcoin, no component is authoritative by itself: miners propose history, fully validating nodes enforce validity, and users decide which rules and software they accept.
Understanding Mining-pool centralization helps distinguish a verifiable Bitcoin mechanism or historical record from slogans, products and market narratives.
For the clearest picture, read this entry together with Mining pool, Job negotiation, Stratum V2, Block template. The reverse links also lead from Selfish mining, Job negotiation, Jihan Wu.
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