Guides, background and news from the open-source mining community, written by the Nerdminer Store team.
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 · 6 min read
What solo mining really means for a home miner: the odds of finding a block, what the electricity costs, which hardware makes sense and when a pool is the better choice.
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11 Jan 2025 · Article · 8 min read
On 24 July 2024 a Bitaxe with 500 GH/s solved Bitcoin block 853742 against odds of about 1 in 1.1 billion. How it happened, and what it means for mining at home.
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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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