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Formation date       May 9th, 2011       July 7th, 2011           June 30th, 2011         June 15th, 2011        
Location USA USA UK USA/Europe USA Europe Location Australia Sweden USA/Europe Europe Europe Location Netherlands Europe (US server is down) USA UK USA USA Location USA, UK, Asia/Australia USA (registration currently closed) Europe Location
Type proportional (share-based) proportional (share-based),   pay-per-share proportional (share-based) proportional (share-based) proportional (share based) proportional (share-based) Type proportional (share-based) proportional (share based) proportional (share-based) ? proportional (share-based), pay-per-share Type PPLNS                       pay-per-share Shared maximum pay-per-share pay-per-share PPLNS                pay-per-share SMPPS, PPLNS, proportional Shared maximum pay-per-share Type score-based score-based score-based Type
Required fee 0% proportional 0% proportional,  ?% PPS 0% proportional 0% proportional 0% proportional 0% proportional Required fee 0% proportional 0% proportional 1% proportional 1% proportional? 3% proportional, 10% PPS Required fee 0.5% PPS ~0% PPS 0% PPS 0% PPS 0% 0% PPS Required fee 0% score 0% score 2% score Required fee
Transaction fee kept by pool kept by pool shared kept by pool kept by pool shared Transaction fee shared kept by pool kept by pool kept by pool kept by pool Transaction fee kept by pool kept by pool shared shared kept by pool kept by pool Transaction fee kept by pool kept by pool kept by pool Transaction fee
Transaction fee on withdrawal none ? none none none none Transaction fee on withdrawal none ? none none none Transaction fee on withdrawal .005 BTC (instant payment) .0005 BTC (auto pay) ? none none none none Transaction fee on withdrawal 0% for BTC, 10% for direct Paypal payout ? none Transaction fee on withdrawal
Decimal places paid out 8 ? ? 8 ? ? Decimal places paid out 8 ? ? ? 8 on instant payout Decimal places paid out 8 8 ? 8 on instant payout 8 ? Decimal places paid out 8 ? 2 Decimal places paid out
webpage UI yes yes yes yes yes yes webpage UI yes ? yes yes yes webpage UI yes minimalist yes yes yes yes webpage UI yes yes yes webpage UI
long polling yes yes yes yes yes yes long polling yes yes yes yes yes long polling yes yes yes yes yes yes long polling yes yes yes long polling
automatic payout threshold yes, configurable yes, configurable? yes, configurable no (TBA at 1.5% fee) no no automatic payout threshold yes, configurable ? no yes, configurable? yes, configurable automatic payout threshold yes, configurable yes, fixed at 1 BTC yes, configurable yes, configurable yes, configurable above 1 yes, configurable automatic payout threshold yes, configurable ? yes, configurable automatic payout threshold
instant payout button no yes for confirmed shares only? no yes for confirmed shares, at 2.5% fee level for unconfirmed shares yes, for comfirmed shares only yes instant payout button yes at 2% fee ? yes yes, for confirmed shares only yes instant payout button yes, for confirmed shares only? no yes, for confirmed shares only yes, for confirmed shares only yes for confirmed shares only yes for confirmed shares only? instant payout button yes for confirmed shares only ? no instant payout button
share validation waiting period yes yes yes yes for under 2.5% fee level, no for 2.5% fee level yes no share validation waiting period yes, after 100 blocks ? no yes no share validation waiting period yes, after 120 blocks no yes, after up to 50 blocks yes, after 120 blocks yes, after 120 blocks yes, after 120 blocks share validation waiting period yes ? yes share validation waiting period
pool hopping countermeasures yes ? ? ? ? ? pool hopping countermeasures ? ? ? ? ? pool hopping countermeasures yes no yes ? yes ? pool hopping countermeasures ? ? ? pool hopping countermeasures
multiple workers per user account/address no (but you can point multiple machines at the same account) yes yes yes yes yes multiple workers per user account/address yes ? yes yes yes multiple workers per user account/address yes yes yes yes yes yes multiple workers per user account/address yes yes yes multiple workers per user account/address
e-mail isn't username yes yes yes yes yes no e-mail isn't username yes ? yes yes no e-mail isn't username yes yes no yes yes yes e-mail isn't username yes yes yes e-mail isn't username
e-mail notification on idle no ? no at 2% fee level no no e-mail notification on idle at 1% fee level yes yes yes no e-mail notification on idle no no yes yes no no e-mail notification on idle yes no no e-mail notification on idle
JSON API yes yes yes yes yes yes JSON API yes yes yes no yes JSON API yes yes no yes yes yes JSON API yes yes yes JSON API
HTTPS (SSL) yes yes yes yes yes yes HTTPS (SSL) yes yes yes yes yes HTTPS (SSL) yes no yes yes yes yes HTTPS (SSL) yes yes no HTTPS (SSL)
IPv6 no no no no no yes IPv6 no no yes on selected servers yes no IPv6 no no no no no no IPv6 no no no IPv6
wallet address change security features yes (e-mail alerts on account changes) yes (e-mail alerts on account changes, wallet change logs) no yes (24 hour payout lock on wallet address change) no ? wallet address change security features yes (pin number required to make changes) ? yes yes (e-mail confirmation on wallet address change, cool down period) yes (e-mail confirmation on wallet address change, optional permanent address lock) wallet address change security features yes n/a yes (e-mail alerts on account changes, payout lock on wallet address change) yes (24 hour payout lock on address change) yes (account changes require PIN), account locking yes (e-mail alert on address change, account changes require PIN) wallet address change security features yes (e-mail alerts on account changes, 24 hour payout lock on wallet address change) ? no wallet address change security features
GUI preset support  GUIMiner, BitMiner GUIMiner no GUIMiner, BitMiner no GUIMiner GUI preset support no no GUIMiner, BitMiner GUIMiner GUIMiner, BitMiner GUI preset support no BitMiner no GUIMiner GUIMiner GUIMiner GUI preset support GUIMiner, BitMiner GUIMiner, BitMiner GUIMiner, BitMiner GUI preset support
NMC merged mining no yes no no no no NMC merged mining no no no no no NMC merged mining no yes no no yes no NMC merged mining yes no yes NMC merged mining
additional features         custom backend w/ lower stale rate than pushpool   additional features       Jackpot, mini pool system   additional features graphs and stats   graphs and stats   multi-coin, multi-pool, Android phone support, Chrome browser extension, Ntime   additional features SMS alerts, mobile pages   IP whitelist, Ntime additional features
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