What Is the Concept of ‘Negative Pool Fee’ and Why Might an Operator Use It?
A negative pool fee means the pool operator is effectively paying the miner a bonus, resulting in a payout slightly higher than the miner's proportional share. An operator might use this as a short-term marketing strategy to quickly attract a massive amount of hash rate, aiming to capture a large market share or to find a specific block more quickly.
Glossar
Pool Operator
Function ⎊ The pool operator is the centralized entity responsible for coordinating the collective computational power of individual miners within a mining pool to increase the probability of discovering a block.
Negative Fee
Incentive ⎊ A negative fee structure provides an incentive for market participants to act as liquidity providers, or "makers," by placing limit orders that add depth to the order book.