Guides, background and news from the open-source mining community, written by the Nerdminer Store team.
3 Oct 2026 · Article · 30 min read
A Bitaxe mines Bitcoin and every other coin that uses SHA-256d, and nothing else. Why Dogecoin, Litecoin, Monero and Kaspa are out of reach, what a NerdMiner can do, and whether a...
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23 Sep 2026 · Article · 32 min read
Which Bitcoin miner belongs on your desk in 2026? A buying guide to the NerdMiner V4, Bitaxe Gamma, NerdAxe Gaia, NerdQAxe++ and NerdOctaxe, with hashrate, power, noise, running co...
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5 Mar 2025 · Article · 19 min read
How Bitcoin mining works, from proof of work and block rewards to pools, solo mining and energy costs, and where a small home miner fits in.
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29 Jan 2025 · Article · 11 min read
What solo Bitcoin mining is, how to set it up at home step by step, the real odds per device, what the electricity costs in EUR and whether it is worth it in 2026.
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11 Jan 2025 · Article · 8 min read
On 24 July 2024 a Bitaxe solved Bitcoin block 853742 against odds first reported as 1 in 1.1 billion. How it happened, what its hashrate really was, and what it means for mining at...
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8 Jan 2025 · Article · 3 min read
Why your own Bitcoin node is worth it: verify your own transactions, keep your addresses private and run services such as Lightning, BTCPay Server or your own solo pool on a Liquid...
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