40 sats \ 5 replies \ @Bullen 2 Nov 2023 \ parent \ on: What do you think the next major win for bitcoin will be? bitcoin
I got my trusty nerdminer running at 50kh/s
so decentralized
Yes, nice blockclock. Shows me sats/vb and the fiat price. Doesn't earn you any sats. A S9 with 13TH/s earns you a few sats at least and works as a heating.
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A very expensive form of heating.
No thanks, I'd rather use my gas boiler or a heat pump.
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This depends on the thermal insulation (my outside walls are 30cm think with mineral wool insulation) and quality of your house and windows to keep the heat inside. I have a ventilation unit that recycles the heat with a heat pump. Any additional heat is added as per design with electricity or for the extreme cold days I have a fireplace.
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You're missing the point of the S9 as heater.
I agree, if you have efficient heating in your house already, it's definitely not worth it.
The point of the S9 is to replace an existing resistive heating source.
Of course replacing a heat pump is not a good use for this.
I live in Canada and as mentioned have $0.13/KWh (first 1350 KWh are at $0.095) rate. My house is kept warm with a wood stove and resistive heaters. An approved heat pump costs in the high thousands, close to $10k installed. Only 6-7 months of the year of use makes that investment damn near a decade to pay off, if it cuts my current bill by 70%.
But yeah, at $0.60/KWh, it makes way more sense to pay for heat pump install.
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Doesn't earn you any sats
I trust this purchase to win me a block reward. I'm in the lottery and guaranteed a block within the next 10pow18 years or so!
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