7xl
skot9000

The Bitaxe Instigator

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2025-03-01 18:11:23

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Let’s do it!

2025-02-15 17:04:18

Discord sucks. Whats the best decentralized solution? Matrix? IRC? I need super easy onboarding for potentially 6000 users.

2024-12-19 13:46:21

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2024-11-25 05:43:41

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Bitcoin / lightning works pretty well!

2024-11-23 18:39:50

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Braiins is a proxy pool to AntPool, the biggest most centralized Bitcoin mining pool there is. You are obvs free to do whatever you want, but IMO solo mining (lottery style) to something like ckpool or public-pool is better. Even better yet is to host those services on your own node and mine directly to that, completely cutting out the middle man!

2024-11-23 18:27:56

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Give solo mining a try!

2024-09-14 01:57:04

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Solo mining into a multisig is an interesting idea. I suppose you don’t need any special pool software to do this.. any solo pool will do. If you want to host this yourself, the easiest way is public-pool on Umbrel.

2024-09-13 15:42:54

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We have a pretty break neck release schedule, so there is always a “next generation” around the corner! Hopefully they are cheap enough to dive in whenever you’re ready.

2024-09-13 15:40:37

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Cheapest by far is to manufacture them yourself. Details at bitaxe.org

2024-09-13 15:39:21

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The Bitcrane is a Antminer controlboard replacement hack/tool. It has USB, but is not a higher-power device like a Bitaxe.

2024-09-13 15:38:17

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This is the issue exactly. Even USB-C PD with the chip you mention can’t provide enough power at 5V. I’m working on this for larger multi-chip Bitaxe though.

2024-09-13 15:36:21

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Standard USB-C PD does not provide enough current at 5V for the Bitaxe 😭 so it’s a little more involved change. But we’re working on integrating this into a future model!

2024-09-13 15:34:20

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Yo!

2024-09-13 15:33:21

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I heard for every 1000 Bitaxe sold @npub1qny…95gx will smash a closed source miner live on RHR!

2024-09-13 15:29:03

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@npub1vwf…lxtw and I did a teardown. It’s well built. ASICs are a bit dated, but noone really cares in home mining. The only thing I can’t figure out is how they made it so crazy cheap.

2024-09-13 15:25:35

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They were talking about the Canaan Avalon Nano3. It’s not really $99; they charge extra for the PSU. And AFAIK those cheap units are back ordered.
Solid machine though!

2024-09-13 15:22:44

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Hey, thanks for the #bitaxe shoutout and discussion! I think you nailed it on the motivation behind the project. There are a couple more interesting use cases, which I’d be happy to discuss with you if ya want. Lmk!

2024-09-13 14:46:24

“I love the Bitaxe!”, says @npub1qny…95gx as @npub1guh…6hjy shows off his quite stylish bitaxeSupra 🤘 https://image.nostr.build/cdb0c9568f4701a93ce060a403b8b9910a48dc131edbfe97ece00baee6cdfe66.jpg

2024-08-22 23:28:11

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Everybody could use more Raccoons!

2024-08-21 07:14:13

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Yo! I’m en route

2024-08-21 07:06:24

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Deal

2024-08-21 07:02:03

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About 17W at the bitaxe

2024-08-21 07:01:02

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Some of the sellers on the BitaxeLegit list are offering presales; bitaxe.org/legit.html

2024-08-21 06:59:55

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BRO!

2024-08-20 01:44:09

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That’s glorious! The SeedSigner IMAX

2024-08-19 17:50:45

The bitaxeGamma is go! The newest member in the #bitaxe lineup features the BM1370 ASIC from the Antminer S21 Pro. So far we've been able to pull 1 - 1.2 TH/s at around 15 J/TH from a single chip 🤯
We've got #bitcoin global freedom money to secure here, so everything is open source and permissionless 💪 https://image.nostr.build/c8e66809242e9557573d52a95340e9505d68e500340ac3ba8e1d8aa7681c03d8.jpg

2024-08-19 02:23:05

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You can run your own node and mine to it directly!

2024-07-24 00:17:24

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Are you able to see the bitaxe disconnecting from your wifi AP logs? What brand router do you have? Bitaxe wifi is 2.4GHz only and kinda primitive.

2024-07-24 00:08:50

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This shouldn’t be happening. (It doesn’t on my end). I’d like to figure out what it is about your setup that is causing this. Are you on the OSMU Discord?

2024-07-17 05:11:59

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👀👀

2024-07-08 02:30:17

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Hack the planet!

2024-07-08 02:10:37

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Session Name: Open-Source Mining
Stage: Mining Stage
Time & Date: July 26, 2024 from 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Speakers: Skot9000 - Bitaxe, Kulpreet Singh - Independent, Matt Corallo - Block / Spiral
Content Host: Murch - Chaincode Labs
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Session Name: Decentralizing Hashrate For a More Robust Network
Stage: Mining Stage
Time & Date: July 27, 2024 from 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Speakers: John Stefanopoulos - FutureBit, Skot9000 - Bitaxe, Bob Burnett - Barefoot Mining
Content Host: Susie Violet Ward - Bitcoin Policy UK

2024-07-08 02:04:59

I’m on two Bitcoin mining panels at the Bitcoin conference! 26th at 1:30pm and 27th at 1:30pm, both on the mining stage 🤘 https://image.nostr.build/50a8eebb8c75d3f08f1e6ee99720ba5f6bbb855aac22b544f755b4290917194a.jpg

2024-07-08 01:58:56

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The best miner for behind the bookcase 😅

2024-07-04 01:18:19

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There have been bitaxe shares over 1T (not by me though 😅)

2024-07-03 23:38:31

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It should not get that hot. The kinda sounds like a bad barrel connector

2024-07-03 23:36:08

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No that’s not normal! Do you have multiple bitaxe stopping at the same time?

2024-07-03 23:08:44

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You need to setup a VPN to home network to access the bitaxe remotely..

2024-07-01 03:15:26

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Did the seller set you up with a new working PSU?

2024-07-01 03:10:46

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That’s not good! Did you talk to the seller about a replacement?

2024-06-28 16:43:56

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That does not sound good! Initially I’d say you have a bad power supply, but you said you replaced it. Please speak with the seller about a replacement.

2024-06-28 16:40:32

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I enjoyed Mandibles. Thanks for the recommendation

2024-06-28 16:39:41

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That’s correct… 2.4GHz WiFi only

2024-06-24 19:52:47

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I always thought it was strange/unfortunate how few in the hardware scene are also Bitcoiners 🤷‍♂️

2024-06-20 04:27:09

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Solution: leave your Bitaxe running for 40 minutes.

2024-05-25 13:36:51

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“A voice for discord” is the new “face for radio”😅

2024-05-17 15:16:38

Awesome time hanging at Bitcoin Park and getting to chat with these guys 💪 #note13yg…gwkm

2024-05-03 02:12:21

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https://image.nostr.build/13aaa854cd09129ed58d08080dd99a8f0f144067dd2d81f6dc93046624b17635.jpg

2024-03-28 14:22:38

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Which ever you do, please do it ASAP! The network needs more independent miners, like yesterday.

2024-03-27 03:27:29

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Beautiful!

2024-03-27 03:25:22

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The big mega miners can’t move though.. they’re publicly traded, govt-regulated companies. Their shareholders will require them to comply.

2024-03-27 03:22:13

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Sigh, same here. I think a lot of miners didn’t fully realize what it takes to run these machines, and so they think they need a pool with lower variance.. another decision they’re not fully thinking through. 🤷‍♂️

2024-03-24 20:57:04

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Getting people to care is my goal.. and equipping them to actually do something about it.

2024-03-24 20:55:42

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The danger of censorship is real way before 51%

2024-03-24 20:52:50

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I’m trying to work it into my social media time more and more.

2024-03-24 20:44:08

Centralized Bitcoin mining is an attack on the network. https://image.nostr.build/4e6f0a41b98560b9af44e28f66aafa6cf6be555a1fad0fbbb3b7654b2197eb13.jpg

2024-03-16 19:58:02

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👀👀 looks like fun

2024-03-16 19:57:13

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He did help create PayPal.. 🤮

2024-03-16 19:16:37

Both Damus and Primal show an unread DM, but no way to see it or mark it as read 😭
Also I can’t seem to post on Primal.

2024-03-16 19:12:50

Open source is an intrinsic component of Bitcoin. Just sayin’ https://image.nostr.build/7e7a14d38dffb48101545cb3cfa5c832032f6bcaf05ba59da650e88c6d4b0a56.jpg

2024-03-16 16:15:10

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The Solo Mining Co in the UK should be stocking Supra soon!

2024-03-12 12:26:15

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30% of what?

2024-03-05 14:58:51

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BraiinsOS isn’t open source anymore 😢

2024-03-05 14:54:45

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You got this!

2024-02-27 22:49:31

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Man, bitcointalk is so bad. But so well indexed by Google.

2024-02-26 23:02:15

Beyond stoked to be awarded a grant from OpenSats to further development of the #bitaxe!
Huge thanks to everyone at OpenSats and the donors that support.
Bitcoin is open source! #note1plg…mxyl

2024-02-02 03:15:38

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I’ve got a link to the Amazon one I use on the Bitaxe Github readme..

2024-02-02 03:13:11

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Yeah! We’re going to do a Solar Bitaxe design contest on OSMU this spring!

2024-01-29 01:38:40

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Wait, what happened here?

2024-01-23 18:21:31

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HW too!

2024-01-02 16:54:41

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Yes, but transaction selection is up to the pool/stratum server. The bitaxe just mines whatever is sent to it.

2024-01-01 23:07:11

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https://altairtech.io/product/bitaxe/

2023-12-31 19:46:16

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Yes, definitely. Altair and Bitcoin Merch sell them, among others.

2023-12-28 01:02:44

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1 in 5.3M is better than a lot of lotteries

2023-12-27 23:51:49

@npub1tea…gq5u Verifying My Public Key: "skot9000"

2023-12-22 21:57:51

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Uh oh! That shouldn’t happen. Where did you get them? Those screens are a couple dollars on Amazon, you could get a replacement, or if you don’t want to screw around with it you could return the whole thing.

2023-12-22 21:53:42

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It /should/ be mostly plug n play. What’s not working on yours?

2023-12-22 21:52:15

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It aims to be pretty easy.. lmk if you have questions, happy to help.

2023-12-22 21:43:58

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This is the goal! We’ll get there.

2023-12-13 03:55:48

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Yes, the Bitaxe Ultra is about 4x more efficient.
The BM1366 ASIC in the ultra is nominally 21.5 J/TH and the BM1387 in the S9 is 98 J/TH

2023-11-30 20:59:33

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Three excellent topics all in one post!

2023-11-29 23:34:23

So excited to give @npub1sg6…f63m @npub10vl…sp42 and @maxkeiser the bitaxe; a fully open source ASIC Bitcoin miner! I hope you get a chance to play with it, and lemme know if you have any issues. https://image.nostr.build/4e8717f31265438a05fce29813ef80111dbff9212ede4a8656383892c0fbb34c.jpg

2023-11-12 22:35:22

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Yup! The bitaxeHex https://github.com/skot/bitaxehex

2023-10-27 16:18:40

And there is the other side! Won’t be long now. #bitaxeUltra https://image.nostr.build/a446197c20d5b16e1f03e552d0d1c4df5626534898e903adfb9c606083eb29c2.jpg

2023-10-27 13:38:37

Cooking up some tasty #bitaxe 202 revisions to test out.. https://image.nostr.build/249a3949fc60106e0d6c469aae01949979d2fd2555db8c980d16a9aa2ff22aeb.jpg

2023-10-20 20:56:56

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I think both.. you can also build from scratch; all the design files are on https://github.com/skot/bitaxe

2023-10-20 11:37:53

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I’ve been looking through that repo and I don’t seen any PCB CAD files.. just a jpg of the schematic. Am I missing it?

2023-10-20 11:34:05

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Yes, the BM1366 is from Bitmain and is used in the Antminer S19XP and the S19k Pro

2023-10-20 01:49:49

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This has the same nominal efficiency as the Antminer the chips come from; 21.5 J/TH

2023-10-20 00:07:47

Oh that’s cool — I want one of these!! @npub1k5f…vqg2 Are you going to make the PCB CAD files available? #note1x3v…42jy

2023-10-19 21:45:57

bitaxeUltra release coming soon!
This fully open source #bitcoin miner has a single BM1366 ASIC (from the S19XP). It runs quiet and cool at just about 500 GH/s https://image.nostr.build/eb14cbe38f0812e27c65ef19fde3925c1ec7d5fc7454b5ba811dbf5ec9871065.jpg

2023-10-19 02:32:14

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Replacement control board for Antminers

2023-10-18 01:33:30

Added two more USB ports to the Bitcart design. Apparently we’re going to be talking USB to hashboards soon?? https://image.nostr.build/40e85bf612f4ba048dfea189121616dac1427f48ad4716f6ff1c48b3262c050d.png

2023-10-18 01:30:29

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Why??

2023-10-04 03:17:35

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Is this for blockstream satellite?

2023-10-03 21:24:58

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https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=91173.msg1006441#msg1006441

2023-10-03 21:24:10

on July 03, 2012, in a BitcoinTalk discussion about the first ever mining ASIC;
"I would personally love to see a well documented Bitcoin-specific ASIC that is sold by reel (or in smaller quantities to hobbyists by a retailer). This way there could be many companies developing and offering products from "coffee-warmers" to 4U Terahash-class racks."
bitcointalk.org/index.php?topi…

2023-10-02 04:31:40

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Oh yeah, I have binge watched on several occasions! Mid-90s Steve Thomas / Norm Abrams in their prime is my favorite.

2023-10-01 16:49:08

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Are they doing new houses/episodes still?

2023-09-30 20:55:59

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Check out the details on bitaxe.org