Shixing Mao (DiscusFish)

https://twitter.com/bitfish1

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Shixing Mao (DiscusFish)

Shixing Mao (also rendered as Mao Shihang; Chinese nickname 神鱼) is a Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur and early Bitcoin miner, best known as a co-founder of f2pool (a major, long-running cryptocurrency mining pool; historically branded “Discus Fish”) and a co-founder/CEO of Cobo, a digital-asset wallet and custody company. (f2pool.io)

Career overview

• Early Bitcoin involvement (2011–): f2pool’s own historical retrospective describes Mao as beginning his Bitcoin mining activity in 2011 (initially in the GPU-mining era) and later becoming a prominent figure in China’s mining community. (f2pool.io)
• Mining infrastructure (2013–): Reporting on the rise of the “Discus Fish” pool (later widely associated with the f2pool brand) describes it as a China-based mining-pool venture created by early Chinese Bitcoin participants, including Mao. (coindesk.com)
• Cobo (custody/wallet): Multiple directories and business profiles identify Mao as CEO & co-founder of Cobo. (craft.co)

Public presence and commentary

Mao is frequently cited in the press as an industry commentator on mining economics and risk management, including during downturns affecting miners. (decrypt.co)

Twitter / X account

The X profile page at the URL you provided could not be directly read in the browsing session; however, third-party mirrors of X profile metadata list “DiscusFish” as using the handle below and describe the account as “Co-founder of F2Pool & Cobo…”. (twicopy.com)

X (Twitter) handle: @bitfish1 Provided profile URL: https://twitter.com/bitfish1

Note: There are similarly named accounts (e.g., “Bitfish”) on X, so the most reliable verification is whether the account itself links to official f2pool/Cobo properties or is cross-referenced by those organizations. (twitter.com)