Anyone actually used a Raspberry PI for mining? I’m curious if it can work.
Can Raspberry PI Be Used for Mining?
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qu4ntumdiamondFull Member
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#2Nov 21, 2019, 03:40 PM
There's no way a Raspberry PI is good for mining nowadays. You're just wasting power. You'll need ASICs for that and they’re super expensive.
Seriously, guys, if you read the pinned threads here, you’d avoid asking silly questions. Just saying... learn a bit and save time.
ledger_2013Senior Member
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#4Nov 22, 2019, 11:46 AM
Yeah, mining via CPU is ancient history. You can’t mine Bitcoin that way anymore, but I have a Raspberry Pi 400. Setting it up as a Full node to help out the network.
token_laserMember
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#5Nov 24, 2019, 04:10 AM
You can use an RPi to control USB miners for Bitcoin. Not gonna make you rich, but it’s something. Just get those GekkoScience USB miners.
qu4ntumdiamondFull Member
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#6Nov 24, 2019, 10:08 AM
Those USB miners are hard to find though. They say they can mine at 23 GH/sec, but you’re looking at like $2.75 a year in revenue. Crazy, right?
token_laserMember
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#7Nov 24, 2019, 12:51 PM
Right?! An RPi by itself only hits around 20-30MH/s, which is basically nothing. But if you hook it to a Gekko or something, you could learn how mining works.
raven_sageMember
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#8Nov 24, 2019, 04:04 PM
But if the USB miner only pulls in $10 over a year, good luck even pulling that out to your wallet.
token_laserMember
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#9Nov 27, 2019, 03:37 AM
Depends on the pool, honestly. Some let you withdraw at 0.0001 BTC, not sure how many do though.
ledger_2013Senior Member
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#10Nov 27, 2019, 02:27 PM
I get the no profit angle but messing with USB miners on an RPi is solid DIY practice. Way better than just watching YouTube vids on mining. Just don't expect your electricity bill to stay happy.