Foundry, a privately owned company headquartered in the UK, was founded in 1996, employs approximately 420 individuals, and reported $74.6M in revenue as of 2024. The company specializes in graphics, developing software for the Digital Design, Media and Entertainment industries.
On April 14, 2026, Foundry unveiled a Zcash block explorer as its Zcash mining pool reached 30% of the network's hashrate. This development followed Foundry's official announcement on April 13, 2026, of the launch of a new mining pool dedicated to the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash. Foundry, established in 2019 and based in upstate New York, operates as the world’s largest Bitcoin mining pool operator, controlling approximately 31% of the global Bitcoin hash rate. Earlier on April 13, 2026, the company's Zcash pool captured 29% of the hashrate in its first month of operation.