ViaBTC Group is kicking off a monthlong celebration of its 10th anniversary with a campaign it's calling 'Proof of Decade' — a nod to the proof-of-work ethos that built the company. The centerpiece: a $100,000 prize pool that opens for entries on June 2, 2026. The campaign runs across ViaBTC's ecosystem, which now spans mining, exchange, wallet, and venture capital arms.
A decade of uptime
ViaBTC was founded in May 2016, and its mining pool went live on June 5 of that year. Since then, the pool has never experienced a service outage — a track record the company is leaning into heavily for this anniversary. It also boasts one of the industry's lowest orphan rates. Those stats matter in a business where seconds of downtime can cost miners real money.
Today, ViaBTC says it serves roughly 2 million users spread across more than 150 countries and regions. Founder and CEO Haipo Yang has kept the group private, but the numbers speak to an operation that has quietly grown alongside the crypto market's boom-and-bust cycles.
Dominance in merged mining
ViaBTC Pool holds the No. 1 global ranking in three categories: LTC/DOGE merged mining, ZEC mining, and BCH mining. That's a diverse mix — Litecoin and Dogecoin share a merged-mining relationship, Zcash is privacy-focused, and Bitcoin Cash split from Bitcoin a decade ago. ViaBTC also supports over ten major proof-of-work cryptocurrencies in total, giving it a broader footprint than many pools that focus only on Bitcoin.
The Bitcoin mining pool itself remains a core business, but the company's strength in alternative coins has helped it weather shifts in hash rate and miner preferences.
Beyond the mining pool
ViaBTC Group isn't just a pool operator anymore. The ecosystem includes the CoinEx exchange, CoinEx Wallet, and ViaBTC Capital, a venture arm. That vertical integration means the company can capture value from block rewards all the way to trading fees and wallet services. For the anniversary campaign, users across all these products can participate.
The timing isn't accidental — June 5 marks exactly ten years since the pool's first block was mined. The campaign's name, 'Proof of Decade,' plays on both the proof-of-work mechanism and the longevity claim.
The $100,000 anniversary giveaway
The prize pool opens on June 2 and will be distributed through a series of tasks and challenges across ViaBTC's platforms. Specific mechanics haven't been detailed yet, but the company says the campaign is designed to reward both long-time users and new participants. Given ViaBTC's global reach, expect a mix of crypto prizes and maybe some physical swag.
Yang hasn't made public statements about the campaign beyond the launch announcement. But the subtext is clear: after ten years of uptime and a No. 1 ranking in several mining categories, ViaBTC wants the industry to remember it's still here — and still running.
