Abstract: A machine and a method of making and of using the machine. Illustratively, the machine includes, in a digital network, a node intermediate a miner client and a mining pool, the node representing the miner client to the pool, the node representing the mining pool to the miner client, the node implementing logic that: receives packet communications of a mining protocol from the miner client; interprets the packet communications to produce interpreted packet communications; routes new packet communications to the mining pool based on the interpreted packet communications; receives other packet communications of the mining protocol from the mining pool; interprets the other communications to produce other interpreted packet communications; and routes other new packet communications to the miner client based on the other interpreted packet communications.