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Luke Dashjr, co-founder of <a href="https://xpertsstudio.com/bitcoin-etf-inflow-streak-snaps-at-nine-days/” title=”Bitcoin: ETF Inflow Streak Snaps at Nine Days”>Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN, reached an agreement with parent company Mummolin Inc. on August 29 to resign as chairman, chief technology officer, and board director, with the company simultaneously buying back his entire equity stake. Both parties attributed the split to divergent visions for the future of Bitcoin mining, though neither specified the exact nature of their disagreements. Dashjr will launch a new venture called CONVOY to continue advancing mining decentralization. OCEAN emphasized that its non-custodial mining pool services remain unaffected, and its hashrate partnership with Tether continues unchanged. The company has yet to announce a new CTO, and technical details or launch timelines for CONVOY have not been disclosed.
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Luke Dashjr, co-founder of Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN, reached an agreement with parent company Mummolin Inc. on August 29 to formally resign as chairman, chief technology officer, and board director. The two parties also completed a share buyback, leaving Dashjr with no remaining equity stake in the company.
According to a joint statement released by OCEAN, the separation stemmed from divergent visions regarding the future direction of mining following recent Bitcoin protocol developments. The statement did not specify which protocol changes or technical disagreements led to the split, describing it only as “different visions.”
Dashjr had already been gradually stepping back from OCEAN’s day-to-day operations since early August, and has now formally exited both the leadership team and the ownership structure. The company has not yet announced a new chairman or CTO, nor has it explained how Dashjr’s technical responsibilities will be redistributed.
Dashjr Moves to New Venture CONVOY
Dashjr is not leaving the Bitcoin mining space. The joint statement indicated that he will devote his efforts to a new startup called CONVOY, continuing to advance the mission of Bitcoin mining decentralization. However, as of now, CONVOY has not published an official website, technical documentation, or launch timeline, leaving outsiders unable to determine whether the project will operate as a mining pool, mining software, or some other form of infrastructure.
Dashjr has deep roots in the Bitcoin mining community. He founded the early mining pool Eligius and later co-launched OCEAN with his team in 2023. OCEAN’s design philosophy is to give miners clearer visibility into block templates and to distribute block rewards directly to miners through a non-custodial system, reducing the control that pool operators have over transaction selection.
OCEAN Operations Unaffected
OCEAN emphasized that miners can continue using its transparent, non-custodial mining pool services, and that the personnel change has not caused any service interruptions, custody incidents, or payment system changes. The company operates through Bitcoin Ocean LLC under its Wyoming-based parent company Mummolin. Its 2023 seed round was led by Jack Dorsey and others, raising $6.2 million (approximately NT$200 million) to develop decentralized mining infrastructure.
OCEAN subsequently launched the DATUM protocol, which allows individual miners to construct their own block templates while participating in pooled mining, further weakening the control that large mining pools have over transaction filtering. In April 2025, stablecoin issuer Tether announced it would commit its hashrate to OCEAN, covering mining facilities in Africa and elsewhere. OCEAN stated that this partnership arrangement remains unchanged following Dashjr’s departure.
Market Watches for Next Steps
Dashjr’s departure means OCEAN must quickly clarify its leadership structure and technical roadmap, though the company has not set a timeline for these decisions. On the other hand, CONVOY’s next step will be to announce its team members, technical details, and planned service offerings — again with no firm timeline in place.
Industry observers noted that Dashjr has long been involved in public debates over Bitcoin transaction policy, mining decentralization, and alternative software. Whether this split involves specific protocol proposals will require further clarification from both parties. Neither the buyback amount nor Dashjr’s original ownership percentage has been disclosed, and the market has shown no obvious reaction directly attributable to this news.
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Source: finance.biggo.com