February 22, 2026
What Is a Solo Mining Pool? A solo mining pool is not a pool in the traditional sense. It does not split rewards among participants. Instead, it provides…
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February 21, 2026
The USB Bitcoin miner market in 2026 spans everything from $25 ESP32 gadgets hashing at 78 KH/s to $100 USB ASIC stick miners pushing 600 GH/s or more.…
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February 20, 2026
A scam mining pool is a pool that advertises itself as a Bitcoin (BTC) mining service but secretly redirects your hashrate to mine a different blockchain, typically Bitcoin…
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February 16, 2026
The NerdOctaxe is a fully open-source Bitcoin ASIC miner that packs eight Bitmain BM1370 chips into a single compact desktop unit. It is the most powerful device in…
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February 13, 2026
Copper MOSFET heatsinks reduce VRM temperatures by up to 15°C on Bitaxe and NerdQaxe++ boards, extending component life and unlocking stable overclocks. This guide shows exactly where to…
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February 12, 2026
Luxor Technology’s February 2026 LuxOS firmware update makes it possible to run an Antminer on 120V household power using a single software toggle called PSU Bypass Mode. This…
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February 9, 2026
Short Answer: Yes. As of November 2025, open-source home mining hardware has mined at least five confirmed Bitcoin blocks. Three of those blocks were solved by Bitaxe devices…
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February 8, 2026
Table of Contents What is Bitaxe Origin and Motivation Hardware Architecture ESP-Miner Firmware and AxeOS Open-Source Licenses Model History Mining with Bitaxe Open Source Miners United ASIC Chip…
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February 7, 2026
Running a Bitcoin node means your own hardware downloads and verifies the blockchain and enforces Bitcoin’s consensus rules instead of trusting a third party. As of Feb 6,…
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February 6, 2026
A home server is a computer you keep at home that runs applications and stores data locally, replacing cloud services with hardware you own and control. Instead of…
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