Mining

I was reading the bitcoin white paper, and I got curious. Can miners really choose which transactions to add to a block? And if they reject one, what…

Just came across this cool piece about using a Bitcoin miner as a space heater. It's kinda eye-opening, did you know folks in Iceland pay both an…

Got a quick question about Bitcoin mining. Let's say there are around 700 to 1000 transactions daily and 10 miners in the game. Each miner gets 1…

Hey everyone, I used to mine a lot back in the early Bitcoin days and there’s something bugging me. Anyone remember the first pool where you could…

hey everyone, is this the right spot? I’m looking to grab some lifepo4 batteries for a tiny mining rig I’m building, around 400w. But here’s the…

Hey all, quick question. Is this 24TB external hard drive good for hosting a Solo Node like Umbrel? I'm thinking of installing Umbrel on a USB and…

Hey everyone I’ve got some spare mining cards and control boards lying around. Thinking about setting up a basic oil cooled system without…

Thinking about setting up a mining rig at home. Got a budget of 100k INR, which is around 1338 USD right now. Any tips would be awesome! If I could…

Lately, I've been seeing more about mining power moving toward AI. GPUs and data centers are super valuable now, and competition for these resources…

Next month I'm planning to go big and buy a bunch of miners. Got the funds but looking for ways to finance this. Wanna keep my savings for other…

Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

Hey, I’m just starting out with an Antminer and I don’t know much about electricity. I’ve got a NEMA 5-20 outlet that should be 240 volts. What kind…

Bitcoin mining is a real power guzzler. With more and more miners jumping in, is there a chance we might see tech that helps reduce energy costs?

Hey everyone I just found out there are these devices that operate on the Bitcoin Lightning network. So they connect to payment channels and help…

I keep thinking a 10% increase in Difficulty means your mining output drops by the same 10%. Seems simple, right? But I realize it’s not that…

Hey everyone, I’ve been lurking for a bit. Thinking of adding a WhatsMiner to my setup, but the official MicroBT store is always sold out. Found this…

I’ve always used Brains for mining. Now I'm thinking of switching pools, but I noticed a big difference in rewards. The calculator on White Bit shows…

Been lurking here for a while. Really learned a lot about crypto, especially Bitcoin. I used to think it was a scam targeting vulnerable folks, but…

Thinking BTC mining with renewable energy could help decentralize it more. So many wild claims floating around here about PV mining... I’m gonna…

So, I just saw that Bitcoin miners are pulling in an average of $2 million daily from transaction fees this year. That’s like a 400% jump from last…

Hey everyone! I'm on the hunt for the best deal on a Whatsminer M30S++. Looks like the official site is the cheapest I found so far. But why is…

Is now a good time to invest in bitcoin mining? We're in a bear market, so not sure if other options like tokens or NFTs are worth it either. I’m…

I’m a bit confused... why did Bitcoin mining go from CPU to GPU and now to ASIC? I get the block size is limited, but if it hasn’t changed, why do we…

I'm curious about block construction with the new 0.1 sat/vb fees. Like, if a block is half filled with transactions at 2 sat/vb, do miners…

Hey, I’m not a miner but I co-own a solar farm that produces over 25 MW annually. Just curious if there's interest in buying this power for mining.…