For the first time since 2012, the Stratum Bitcoin mining program has received a major update. As CNBC reported, the software was named Stratum V2 because of the number of updates and improvements.

It is stated that the update, released 10 years later, includes support for working with an unstable Internet connection and has improved security algorithms that guarantee more accurate mining.

According to the TV channel, currently, instead of direct access to the Bitcoin protocol, the vast majority of miners operate on the blockchain, which combines the computing power of all equipment in different parts, simplifies communication between miners and mining pools. of the world.

Spiral, the “daughter” of Jack Dorsey’s payment startup Block, began testing and tweaking the new open-source software with cryptocurrency firm Brains to persuade miners to upgrade to Stratum as soon as possible.