KAS mining after the ASIC wave — is small-scale still viable?

kHeavyHash ASICs changed the game. Is anyone still making the numbers work at a garage scale, or has that ship fully sailed?

Garage scale works if you treat it like BTC mining: cheap power or don't bother.

The window where GPUs made sense is gone. The lesson repeats with every new PoW coin.

I moved my small rigs to newer launches and keep KAS strictly on ASICs.

Interesting point above. I killed a hashboard learning hotair rework and consider it tuition. Would you do it differently?

This matches my experience. solo mining ALPH is a lottery where you keep the ticket price as expected value. I still buy the ticket.

Strong disagree with the last reply — multisig with a written recovery plan beats any single clever hiding spot.

For what it's worth, insurance for rented-out rigs is decoration unless the use is named in writing. Anyone tried the opposite?

Good thread this. second-hand S21 prices near me make repair skills worth more than new hardware. What's everyone else seeing?

This matches my experience. cable temperature is the diagnostic nobody checks. Warm connectors are wasted watts. What's your setup?

Genuine question first: multisig with a written recovery plan beats any single clever hiding spot. What's your setup?

Not sure I buy that. second-hand KS3 prices near me make repair skills worth more than new hardware. What's your setup?

Underrated topic. my seed backup plan finally moved from paper to steel this month. Sleep improved. What's your setup?

Not sure I buy that. renting out my spare old S9 paid for its own repairs this quarter. Curious what the group thinks.

Counterpoint: LTC on the small rigs, LTC on the big ones — diversification of boredom. What's your setup?

Pool fees look small until you count payout friction on top.

Same here honestly. a 116W night-tariff window is the closest thing to free money in home mining. What's your setup?

Interesting point above. my seed backup plan finally moved from paper to steel this month. Sleep improved. What's your setup?

Genuine question first: second-hand old S9 prices near me make repair skills worth more than new hardware. Anyone tried the opposite?

This matches my experience. pool fees look small until you count payout friction on top. Anyone tried the opposite?

Same here honestly. I treat mining income as a slow DCA and the mood swings stopped.

Hot take incoming: I treat mining income as a slow DCA and the mood swings stopped. Am I missing something obvious?

Been thinking about this all week. renting hashrate for LTC taught me more in 14 hours than a month of reading. Am I missing something obvious?

Been thinking about this all week. multisig with a written recovery plan beats any single clever hiding spot.

Hot take incoming: RVN on the small rigs, RVN on the big ones — diversification of boredom. Anyone tried the opposite?

Genuine question first: the noise problem is solved by distance, not gadgets. the attic was the real fix. Am I missing something obvious?

Strong disagree with the last reply — I keep one flexible rig warm purely for new PoW launches. Preparation beats hashrate.

Same here honestly. firmware updates over USB first, OTA only after you trust the supply. Learned the hard way. Would you do it differently?

For what it's worth, insurance for rented-out rigs is decoration unless the use is named in writing. Curious what the group thinks.

This matches my experience. insurance for rented-out rigs is decoration unless the use is named in writing.

Hot take incoming: difficulty grinding up is just the market telling you to find cheaper power. Curious what the group thinks.

Genuine question first: my spreadsheet says stop; a shed full of warm hashboards says continue. Curious what the group thinks.

Heat reuse in a shed is what makes the maths work for me in winter. What's your setup?

Not sure I buy that. the real cost is never the rig, it's the 3229W nobody budgets for. Anyone measuring something different?

BTC on the small rigs, BTC on the big ones — diversification of boredom.

Heat reuse in my flat is what makes the maths work for me in winter.

Hot take incoming: ETC on the small rigs, ETC on the big ones — diversification of boredom. Would you do it differently?

Strong disagree with the last reply — renting hashrate for BTC taught me more in 23 hours than a month of reading.

For what it's worth, ALPH on the small rigs, ALPH on the big ones — diversification of boredom.

Swapping a tired PSU for a platinum unit beat every clever tweak I'd tried. Would you do it differently?

For what it's worth, undervolting bought me 19% efficiency for a small hashrate haircut, and I'd do it again. What's everyone else seeing?

Genuine question first: swapping a tired PSU for a platinum unit beat every clever tweak I'd tried. Curious what the group thinks.