KanoPool

KanoPool (kano.is) — miner-validator profile

KanoPool (website: https://kano.is) is a Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool—i.e., a coordinated mining service where many miners contribute hashpower and the pool constructs candidate blocks and broadcasts valid blocks to the Bitcoin network when found (what your category calls a “miner-validator” in Proof-of-Work terms). (kano.is)

What it is / what it does

• Operates as a Stratum-based Bitcoin mining pool, providing pool endpoints (e.g., stratum.kano.is:3333) for miners to connect and submit shares. (kano.is)
• Offers two payout modes:
  • PPLNS (Pay Per Last N Shares) as its pool payout method.
  • Solo mining mode (your payout depends solely on whether you find a block). (kano.is)

Payout policy (pool side)

• Uses PPLNS with an “N value” of 3 days (rewards are allocated across the last N shares leading up to a found block). (kano.is)
• States a pool fee of 0.5%, with transaction fees included in miner rewards. (kano.is)
• Describes payouts as occurring after a block reaches maturity (shown as “+101 Confirms” / “Matured” on the site). (kano.is)

Infrastructure / network claims (operator side)

• Claims a worldwide distribution of mining nodes intended to reduce latency and propagate blocks quickly (locations listed include multiple US cities and several countries). (kano.is)
• States it does not “cut corners” such as skipping transaction verification or producing empty blocks (as a stated design goal). (kano.is)

Who runs it

• The site identifies the operator as “Kano”, stating that they started and have run KanoPool since 2014, have been involved with Bitcoin since 2011, and were a developer of cgminer (a widely used mining software). (kano.is)