TBDice

TBDice ( tbdice.org ) — miner / validator profile (PoW)

TBDice is the name used by an anonymous, CKPool-based “solo” mining pool that provides Stratum endpoints for Bitcoin (BTC) and merged-mined Namecoin (NMC). The site describes itself as an “anonymous solo Bitcoin & Namecoin mm mining pool” built on ckpool (attributing the base to “Technobit”). (tbdice.org)

What it is (in practical terms)

• A pooled Stratum front-end for solo mining: miners connect to TBDice with their own BTC address as the username; if a connected miner finds a valid block, the block subsidy and fees are generated directly to that miner’s payout address (minus the pool’s stated fees). (tbdice.org)
• Merged mining support (BTC + NMC): the pool advertises simultaneous Namecoin merged-mining, with NMC proceeds directed to a provided NMC address (or otherwise treated as a donation to the pool’s NMC address). (tbdice.org)

Why it fits “miner-validator”

On Proof-of-Work networks like Bitcoin, the miner who produces a valid block is also performing the validator role in the consensus sense (they assemble transactions into a block and satisfy PoW). TBDice itself is best understood as infrastructure—a coordination and template/relay layer—rather than a distinct “validator operator” in the Proof-of-Stake meaning of the term. (Its own FAQ frames the offering as a way to avoid running a full node while still solo-mining.) (tbdice.org)

Stated payout model and fees (as published on the site)

• BTC: claims 99.5% of the block reward + fees go to the miner’s address; fees are split into a pool portion and a small contribution to ckpool’s author (as listed). (tbdice.org)
• NMC: claims 95.0% of the block reward + fees go to the miner’s Namecoin address; the remainder goes to a listed pool NMC address as an operating fee. (tbdice.org)

Third-party footprint / tracking

Independent pool-tracking pages exist that treat TBDice as a Bitcoin mining pool entity and track items like blocks mined over time. (newhedge.io)

Notes on identity

The public-facing pages reviewed do not present a named company, operator, or legal entity; the pool is explicitly positioned as anonymous. (tbdice.org)