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How to mine XBT at home in 2026

Which BLAKE2b miners fit a house, what they earn today, how the 180-day lock changes the math, and how to set one up.

XBT Watch · Nov 4, 2026

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Paperclip Flasher 0.1.2 is out! • Better SSH retries and clearer errors • Verified backups and uploads • Dashboard health checks •…

Old KD Boxes can mine XBT. Experimental.

Connor's Lab ⚡️ #BLAKE2b@ConnorsLabYT
Paperclip Flasher 0.1.2 is out!

• Better SSH retries and clearer errors
• Verified backups and uploads
• Dashboard health checks
• Improved mining recovery
• Preserved safety-stop details

github.com/connorslab/paperclip-flasher/…
Nov 1, 2026💬 0🔁 3♥ 32808 views
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Blackrock sells SHA-256d-banksters-coins while saving bitcoins for themselves. They "split their coins".

We checked: 1,500 XBT sits untouched at that address.

Greg Tonoski, BIP-110, Blake2b@GregTonoski
Blackrock sells SHA-256d-banksters-coins while saving bitcoins for themselves. mempool.guide/address/36YZXcTVLPdyapYuqX…
They "split their coins".
Onchain Lens @OnchainLens
BLACKROCK ETF WALLETS MOVE $355.63M IN $BTC AND $ETH TO COINBASE PRIME BlackRock's ETF wallets transferred: · 3.215K $BTC ($262.41M) · 38.882K $ETH ($93.22M) The funds were deposited to Coinbase Prime within the past 2 hours. Addresses: 36YZXcTVLPdyapYuqXdJEt46oMVB2NrzV
Oct 23, 2026💬 13🔁 19♥ 682.5K views
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Scamson Mow presents the transaction that moves SHA-256d-banksters-coins and not bitcoins (coins had been "split" so the transaction can't…

The Liquid top-ups were bitcoin only. They don’t exist on XBT.

Greg Tonoski, BIP-110, Blake2b@GregTonoski
Scamson Mow presents the transaction that moves SHA-256d-banksters-coins and not bitcoins (coins had been "split" so the transaction can't be replayed).
Samson Mow @Excellion
Another 300 BTC moved to the @Liquid_BTC Federation wallet. Shortfall is now reduced to 250 BTC. https://mempool.space/tx/2701150a160219c13c5a580bc7c93aeaee69bf5810b24cfffdc065d879fa4ed5
Nov 3, 2026💬 5🔁 5♥ 261.7K views
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Price$290.69
24h change-8.09%
24h range$288.00 to $330.24
In BTC381,722 sats
Hash rate45.6 PH/s
Next difficulty+2.4% est.

Top pools (7 days)

  • Lazarus29.9%
  • AlphaPool19.2%
  • B2Pool11.7%
  • CONVOY7.5%
  • Omega Pool4.2%
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