F2Pool launches NAT dual-layer rewards within blocks, marking the start of the "block companion token" era for BTC mining

BlockBeats reported that on April 25, the world's second-largest mining pool, F2Pool, announced it will launch the NAT block distribution mechanism on April 27. Miners will be able to receive NAT rewards while mining BTC at the same time, officially expanding the dual-layer block revenue model to major mining pools.

NAT (DMT-NAT) is positioned as a Bitcoin-native companion asset, sharing the same computing power, public blockchain, block, and address as BTC. It is produced every ten minutes with each block, with approximately 386 million NAT generated per block, currently valued at about $100 per block, and a total market capitalization of around $100 million. NAT has become the largest token by market capitalization in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Previously, SpiderPool was the first to support this mechanism. With F2Pool joining, NAT is expanding from a single mining pool to mainstream computing power entry points, promoting the new "mine BTC + earn companion coins" revenue model.

Related analysis suggests that if the value of NAT continues to rise, it may partially offset miners' income decline after the halving, and explore new solutions to the Bitcoin network's "security budget" issue.