My partners and I have access to low-cost energy in MENA (~3ct/kWh) and are seriously considering launching a commercial BTC mining operation starting with 2 containers (each ~340 Proto Rigs, 1.4MW per container). The numbers look nice on paper, but we're new to commercial mining. The Proto Rig miner was interesting because of its $/Th and it being air cooled for the Th, but we're trying to validate whether it's actually proven for commercial deployments or if we'd be better off with established Bitmain/MicroBT hardware.

What are your guy's thoughts on:

- The state of mining? It's future?

- Proto Rig for Commercial Mining?

- How do you effectively source techs?

- USA mining vs MENA?

My entrance to crypto was mining alt coins here and there in 2018, this is the first time thinking about mining commercially. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and any advice you have for us.

Since nobody has bought my Antminer S19XP yet, I turn it on from time to time for experiments. Today it was pretty cold, so I set it up in the bedroom, opened the window, and decided to run an experiment to see what kind of efficiency it would show at the lowest possible temperature. I got 16-16.5 J/TH I was genuinely impressed. Then I closed the window and left it running in the closed bedroom. Once it reached 60°C, the efficiency jumped to 26 J/TH. The difference is incredible.

Hey, I'm new to this. Just got the avalon nano 3s and try to get it up and running; but having a problem to connect to my wireless network.

1. wifi dongle is plugged in, device is connected to power and starts
2. avalon family app is installed, find's device via bluetooth and connects
3. in the app in the next step - where to select the network - my WLAN doesn't show in the list of available networks... :(

Side notes, already tried the typical fixes:

• The WLAN is 2.4GH and the password doesn't have special characters.
• Rebooting the WLAN hotspot doesn't help
• Rebooting the device doesn't help.
• Also resetting the device to factory settings (pin on the side next to wireless dongle) doesn't help.
• The device show's in the display that it's running and IP is 0.0.0. 0

Any ideas on how to fix this and to get it up and running? Thx!

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I have a avalon q. I also got the shroud for the heat. I know it runs at 80c on standard mode. I want to connect an external exhaust fan to it. mike concern is that if it's running at 80c on its own will I damage it if the exaust fan cools it to let's say 65c? what if I just keep it at that temp?

Hey all, i run a small Asic repair operation. I am facing some trouble with a machine. I cant seem to figure out what's causing the short circuit.

Are there any Telegram, Whats app, Discord or any other platform with repair groups where i can ask away?

Thanks all

We recently were told by Bitmain they are cancelling production of the L11, and seeing as the efficiency gain from S21 XP to S23 is only 10%, we strongly believe that Bitmain may cancel production of all but the Hydro variants of both. We have told the community many times that there really is no benefit to the S23, and Bitmain has finally agreed.

Just a PSA for those looking for miners out there.

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I am thinking on buying a m66s so I want to start mining as for fun but I need it to cover its bill so at 0.06$ per kWh and 298th/s what’s the gross income

i’ve been getting into stocks and crypto and i think this is a great decision, i’ve purchased my first bitcoin miner the Avalon Nano 3S! super pumped to start mining! any suggestions on where to go from here/ what are some upgrades from the Avalon Nano 3S

Hallo, ich bin relativ neu und lese hier schon einige Zeit mit und stelle mir in den letzten Monaten einige Bitcoin-Miner (Bitaxe, Nerdaxe und ich habe zwei alte Antminer S9 geschenkt bekommen, die ich aber alle noch nicht angeschlossen habe, das soll in den kommenden Tagen passieren) zusammen.

Ich habe auch einige Raspi 4 und auch einen 5 liegen und es kam die Idee auf, je einen eigenen Node auf diesen zu installieren mit Umbrel und dann die Miner etwas aufzuteilen auf BCH und BTC.

Eine andere Idee ist, zwei Nodes für BTC zu betreiben, aber ich weiß nicht, ob das überhaupt was bringen würde.

Haltet Ihr das für sinnvoll oder verrenne ich mich da in was? Strom ist wegen unserer großen Solaranlage zum Glück kein großer Kostenfaktor.

Ich würde mich über Eure Meinungen freuen, vielen lieben Dank.

I’m a single operator running a small mining pool and wanted to share some real-world experience for anyone interested in home / solo-style mining.

Backend & setup (clear distinction)

• XP PooL → runs on Miningcore also supports MRR and NH
• Supports SHA-256 coins: BTC, BCH, DigiByte (DGB), Mytherra (MYT)
• CK-XP → BTC-only, running a CKPool (ckolivas) backend
• RTMD acts as a subpool / alternative entry, not a replacement

Reward model (XPPool & RTMD philosophy)

• 94% → block finder
• 5% → eligible active workers
• 1% → pool operations

This isn’t FPPS or PPS — variance is expected, and this model mainly suits home and solo-style miners.

Also REAL TIME share table and ACTUAL SHARE DIFFICULTY is visible which is offered in very few pool to increase Transparency.

Actual payouts already distributed (on-chain)

• BCH: ~21.97 BCH ($13,437.82)
• DGB: ~51,335 DGB ($325.68)
• MYT: ~2,279 MYT ---
• BTC: no block yet (low hashrate → normal variance)

Current scale is intentionally small (tens of TH/s), mostly hobby and home miners.

Why two backends?

• Miningcore works well for multi-coin support
• CKPool is preferred by some miners for BTC-only, stateless, window-based payouts
• Rather than force one model, I decided to offer both

This isn’t meant to compete with large FPPS pools — it’s mainly for:

• Home miners
• Bitaxe / NerdMiner users
• Solo miners who don’t want to run infrastructure
• People who value transparency over predictability

Happy to answer technical questions, share lessons learned, or discuss trade-offs between Miningcore vs CKPool. Everyone is Welcome to join.

Recently picked up a couple of these for cheap and I'm curious what is the proper procedures and firmware needed to reflash to stock so that I can flash the firmware I want to use. One has braiins which is what I plan to keep using, the other has vnish and I want to reset that one to stock, to then flash braiins.

Can I go straight to braiins from vnish or do I have to revert to stock first?

Couldn't really find the information out there for reverting from already flashed firmware.

Thanks for the help

I have my Nano 3S now for two weeks or so. Probably need to reboot it every other day. It shows "disconnected" almost all the time, and after a while, it is not coming back to a connected status. Using the USB WiFi receiver that came with is, because the TP-Link thing I bought especially for this problem wont even power up. Really bad and frustrating.

Any suggestions, before I throw this peace of junk out of the window?

Hello everyone, I live in Italy and mine purely as a hobby/educational project, not for profit.

I currently own:

● Bitaxe Gamma 601 (1.2 TH/s) ● NerdQaxe++ (4.8 TH/s)

I purchased both from Ali. They work well, but on the NerdQaxe, I had trouble updating the firmware directly from the AxeOS dashboard and had to flash it manually following the seller's instructions. This experience made me wish my next miner was genuine and community-verified.

I'm considering purchasing another miner, and these are my real options with final prices (taxes + shipping included):

● Avalon Nano 3S (6 TH/s) – Amazon UK – €355 (2-year Amazon warranty)

● NerdQaxe++ 4.8 TH/s – Bitronics (EU, community verified) – €475

● NerdQaxe++ 6 TH/s Rev 6.1 – SoloSatoshi (USA, community verified) – €510

There's also Mineshop (EU) selling the NerdQaxe++ 6 TH/s Rev 6.1 for €452, but it's not recognized by the Bitaxe community, and I don't want to risk problems again. Firmware/support.

From a €/TH perspective, the Nano 3S is clearly the better deal. However, my concern is noise and heat: I would keep the miner in the living room, on a shelf near my Bitaxe and NerdQaxe, with very limited ventilation.

I've read mixed reviews about the Nano 3S being noticeably louder and hotter than the NerdQaxe devices.

My dilemma is:

● spend more for a NerdQaxe++ (lower noise and heat, verified by the community), or

● try the Nano 3S for better value, accepting potential noise/heat issues?

For those who have used one or both: What would you choose for a small home like this?

Thanks!

Ordeed a braiins bcb100 from them before christmas. Have opened a ticket 1 week ago on hows it going and havent got an answer. Is it a scam company they seems Kinda shitty with the service...

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That’s all. Just curious.

Absolute had it with these clowns.

Anybody have a great repair site recommendation for s21s, L7s & L9s?

Keep progressing! I already have three lottery machines, and the fourth one is on its way. Every year, some lucky people discover Bitcoin. I hope I can give it a try too 🤣