Foundry Digital plans to launch a domestic institutional Zcash (ZEC) mining pool in the United States

Mars Finance reports that on March 11, Bitcoin mining pool operator Foundry Digital plans to launch a U.S.-based Zcash (ZEC) mining pool next month, providing a mining platform built around compliance review, reporting standards, and operational control for institutional and publicly listed miners. Foundry CEO Mike Colyer stated that Zcash has evolved into an institutional-grade asset, but its mining infrastructure has not kept pace. He hopes to attract institutions and publicly listed miners with exposure to Zcash, who previously lacked dedicated compliant infrastructure in the U.S. The new mining pool will implement KYC and anti-money laundering compliance checks for participants. Mining rewards will be distributed via transparent Zcash addresses rather than stealth addresses, using a PPLNS payout model, with no minimum hash rate requirement.