Mining · Guides
Mining guides
The how and the why of home mining. I open with the problem, say whether it's worth it, then walk you through it.
How to set up a Bitaxe
Box to hashing in fifteen minutes: power, wifi, pool, done. Step by step, with pictures.
Bitaxe solo mining, and the real odds
What it is, whether it pays, the settings that matter, and where it goes wrong.
Bitaxe overclocking: the settings people run
Real frequency and voltage settings for every model, plus the safe way to tune your own.
Best solo mining pools
Where to point your Bitaxe - CKPool, Public Pool and the rest, and why the pool never changes your odds.
Bitaxe buyer’s guide & discount codes
Supra, Gamma, GT, Hex and the NerdQaxe and Zyber cousins - which chip is on which board, which to buy, and the codes I hold.
Bitaxe & NerdQaxe discount codes
Every code I hold for Power Mining, TinyChipHub and Mineshop, what each one covers, and who ships where.
The best lottery miners in 2026
Bitaxe to Avalon, ranked by odds per pound, watts and noise, with block odds computed against the live network.
Is a Bitaxe profitable?
Your real odds, the electricity, and the good reasons to own one anyway.
Is GPU mining still worth it in 2026?
Mostly no - the numbers, what is still GPU-mineable, the settings people run, and when it makes sense.
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