Hey.. great to see you on Blurt again….. I never did set up a Node on Steemit, Blurt or Hive but I am now Mining Bitcoin with this little $135 BitAxe Solo Miner on 13 watts of power … I can set it to mine on Public Pool or Ocean to hit a Block every 10 minutes … 3.125 Bitcoin … or use Braiins Pool to collect about 50 Satoshi a day. Pretty amazing small Mining Tech that you can run on regular house power or even a 20 watt Solar Panel.
Solar Mining with the $135 BitAxe : https://blurt.blog/blurt-166617/@offgridlife/738we2-solar-mining-for-bitcoin-with-the-bitaxe-supra-and-nerdminer
I saw that one... quite cool, and they are just gonna get more efficient. Some day, it will be an option (app) on commodity watches, phones, etc... just a matter of efficiency, etc..
I used miners in the past to dry laundry in winter... it worked quite well but was just too noisy. So, having stuff that can dissipate a lot more energy via quieter or passive cooling, will be an important feature for people to adopt more.
Yes… I also run a $20 Nerdminer on 1 watt of power …. Gives me a chance to mine a Block (3.125 Bitcoin) every 10 minutes… also on Solar
The 1Watt thing is very easy to attach to a solar battery and leave somewhere on the roof...