According to Foresight News, Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN has introduced a decentralized mining protocol named DATUM. This protocol aims to restore miners' control over block template construction, ensuring the Bitcoin network remains secure, decentralized, and resistant to financial censorship and other centralized threats.

OCEAN is operated by Bitcoin Ocean, a subsidiary of the decentralized Bitcoin mining project Mummolin. In November 2023, Mummolin completed a $6.2 million seed funding round, led by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.