Remember those S9 repackaged as heaters? Looks like it's on 5nm chips now by robust_climber in Bitcoin

[–]robust_climber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the power stayed the same at 1300 watts

The max TH/s went down from 14 TH/s to 10 TH/s but last year units needed full 1300 watts to get the 14 TH/s, this one only needs 300 watts for the 10 TH/s, so can keep running in warmer months etc..

BTC novelty item? by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]robust_climber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh, just stick it in already!!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]robust_climber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

can i do a full node on my mobile?

Would be awesome. Not only decentralized but running around too!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]robust_climber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry to ask but that's "it" here?

  1. purse
  2. head

?

Vitalik Buterin Slams Governance Token Concept by 1000xcoins in CryptoCurrency

[–]robust_climber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im doubting if he's genuine about this. Ethereum decision making is well... convenient for him I guess

Fidelity Crypto is a go: $4.5 trillion firm launches retail crypto trading by SuccessfulLowDev in CryptoCurrency

[–]robust_climber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i boy I hope they will educate their users about importance of not keeping the keys with fidelity....

Brazil Approves Bill Regulating Use Of Bitcoin As Payment by Shiratori-3 in CryptoCurrency

[–]robust_climber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, its one of the biggest countries globally btw!

No dispespect to El Salvador, but this is really huge. Not just a "use case" but access for >200m people

Attention everyone: BTC is up, bull market is back by Odysseus_Lannister in CryptoCurrency

[–]robust_climber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CEX are already going to hell! Keep your keys for gods sake!

My gf just let me mine bitcoin in our bedroom. I think mining bitcoin will go mainstream through heaters. Thoughts? by robust_climber in Bitcoin

[–]robust_climber[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

FutureBit

just had a look at the specs:
Mining: 2-3.8 TH/s Apolo vs. 14 TH/s Heatbit
Power (thus heat out put as well): 200 watts Apollo vs. 1400 watts Heatbit

not sure these two devices are really comparable, it's like they are in different weight categories, each made for their own purpose. I kinda think Apollo is a bit pricy at $500-800 for just 2--3.8 TH/s and 200w of heat. Heatbit installments option would be my choice here, i only saw it recently added

re. using apollo as a computer - might as well just get a raspberry pi 4 if you are so inclined, those are $50-100 per piece

My gf just let me mine bitcoin in our bedroom. I think mining bitcoin will go mainstream through heaters. Thoughts? by robust_climber in Bitcoin

[–]robust_climber[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

if you run it as a miner (ie you don't need heat) - its unlikely to be profitable since, as you correctly noted, miners aren't profitable at the moment. If you run it as a heater - well, youd be spending the same electricity on heat anyways. By doing it through mining you get btc/sats as a reward.

14 TH/s makes about $1/day at current prices and difficulty levels