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What is Bitaxe Miner?
The Bitaxe miner is the world's first fully open-source ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) Bitcoin miner, a community-driven project founded in early 2023 by an electrical engineer known as Skot. The Bitaxe miner is not just a product—it is a movement that combines advanced mining hardware with transparent, open-source principles, allowing anyone to inspect, build, or modify the Bitaxe miner to suit their own needs.
The Bitaxe miner project began as a technical experiment in reverse-engineering existing industrial mining machines, but has since evolved into a global initiative aimed at decentralizing Bitcoin mining and making it accessible to everyday users. A Bitaxe miner uses powerful ASIC chips—such as the BM1366, BM1368, or BM1370—originally designed for large-scale operations, but repurposed into compact, low-power devices that a Bitaxe miner owner can plug in at home.
With an onboard microcontroller, built-in Wi-Fi, and an intuitive web-based dashboard powered by the AxeOS firmware, a Bitaxe miner operates independently without requiring an external computer. The Bitaxe miner stands as a symbol of transparency, innovation, and community empowerment in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Why choose it
Choosing a Bitaxe miner means embracing true decentralization and transparency in Bitcoin mining. Unlike proprietary mining hardware from large corporations, a Bitaxe miner is completely open-source, meaning every line of its firmware (AxeOS) and every detail of its hardware design is publicly available for anyone to audit, improve, or adapt.
The Bitaxe miner offers an unmatched combination of affordability, efficiency, and independence. With power consumption as low as 10 to 20 watts, a Bitaxe miner can be operated quietly in a home or office environment without expensive electrical upgrades or industrial cooling.
The Bitaxe miner supports both pool mining and solo mining—giving a Bitaxe miner owner the freedom to join a mining pool for consistent, small payouts, or to take a “lottery ticket” approach with solo mining, where a Bitaxe miner might—against all odds—find a full Bitcoin block and earn the entire block reward.
The Bitaxe miner is also built and supported by a passionate global community of developers and hobbyists united under the Open Source Miners United (OSMU) banner, ensuring that a Bitaxe miner is constantly being refined and improved by collective expertise. Ultimately, owning a Bitaxe miner is more than a financial decision—it is a statement in support of an open, resilient, and censorship-resistant Bitcoin network.
Fully open‑source
Hardware, firmware, and tooling — auditable by anyone. No black boxes in Bitaxe Miner.
Ultra‑low power
10–20W typical. Runs silently at home. Bitaxe Miner fits your desk, not a warehouse.
Solo or pool
Bitaxe Miner gives you full freedom: join a pool or try solo mining for a block lottery.
OSMU community
Built & supported by Open Source Miners United. Bitaxe Miner evolves with you.
How It Works
The Bitaxe miner works as a self-contained, Wi-Fi-enabled Bitcoin mining device that requires minimal setup. Inside a Bitaxe miner, a single or multiple advanced ASIC chips—such as the BM1366, BM1368, or BM1370—perform the SHA-256 cryptographic calculations required to secure the Bitcoin network and validate transactions.
A Bitaxe miner is controlled by an onboard ESP32-S3 microcontroller that runs AxeOS, an open-source firmware designed specifically for the Bitaxe miner ecosystem. Setting up a Bitaxe miner is straightforward: after powering on the Bitaxe miner, it broadcasts a temporary Wi-Fi network that a user can connect to with a phone or computer.
Through a captive portal, a Bitaxe miner owner enters their home Wi-Fi credentials and Bitcoin wallet address, and then restarts the Bitaxe miner. Once connected, a Bitaxe miner can be monitored and configured through a web-based dashboard accessible from any browser on the local network.
The AxeOS interface on a Bitaxe miner displays real-time hashrate, temperature, power consumption, and mining pool statistics, while also offering advanced controls such as overclocking, voltage tuning, and firmware updates. A Bitaxe miner can be directed to connect to any Stratum-compatible mining pool, or configured for solo mining. The Bitaxe miner operates on standard household power and uses a small heatsink and fan, keeping it quiet and unobtrusive.
Community & Resources
The Bitaxe miner thrives on its vibrant, global community of developers, hobbyists, and independent miners. The Bitaxe miner is not controlled by any single corporation; instead, the Bitaxe miner ecosystem is driven by Open Source Miners United (OSMU), a decentralized collective where a Bitaxe miner owner can connect, collaborate, and contribute.
On the OSMU Discord server, Bitaxe miner users share setup tips, overclocking strategies, and troubleshooting advice, while developers discuss hardware improvements for the next generation of Bitaxe miner hardware.
All official Bitaxe miner documentation, hardware design files, and firmware source code are hosted publicly on GitHub. The official Bitaxe miner website (bitaxe.org) provides a central hub for information. Additional resources include community wikis, tutorial videos, and the Bitaxe Townhall podcast.