Your Guide to Solo Mining
Solo mining Bitcoin from your desk is no longer a fantasy. Over the past year, home miners running small, open-source ASIC devices have found more than 22 full Bitcoin blocks on Solo CKPool alone — each one worth north of $200,000. The hardware has matured. The community has grown. And the odds, while steep, are … Read more
The Bitaxe Gamma 602 and NerdQaxe++ Rev 6.1 are the two most popular open-source solo Bitcoin miners you can get right now. Both run AxeOS, both use Bitmain’s BM1370 chip, and both let you take a shot at finding a Bitcoin block on your own. But they serve very different budgets and expectations. This comparison … Read more
Quick Verdict The NerdQaxe 2.9 TH/s is a four-chip BM1368 board running fully open-source AxeOS firmware. It sits in the sweet spot between entry-level lottery miners and the pricier NerdQaxe++ Rev 6.1. If you want actual quad-chip hashrate with complete firmware transparency, and you’re willing to trade some raw speed for a lower price tag, … Read more
The NerdQaxe++ Rev 6.1 and Canaan Avalon Nano 3S represent two different philosophies in solo Bitcoin mining. The NerdQaxe++ is built for miners who want maximum hashrate and full control through an open-source web interface. The Avalon Nano 3S? It’s for people who want to plug in a device, open an app, and start mining … Read more