Solo Miner Finds Bitcoin Block! Mining at Home and Securing Bitcoin’s Future with John Stefanopoulos

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  • @nataliebrunell
    @nataliebrunell  5 днів тому +3

    Subscribe to never miss episodes of the Coin Stories Podcast with Natalie Brunell: ua-cam.com/users/nataliebrunell. Beware of impersonators and scammers on UA-cam and all social platforms. We will NEVER ask you for personal information or to send money anywhere. Links to our promotional partners are in the show notes. Thank you for watching!

    • @hhattonaom9729
      @hhattonaom9729 5 днів тому +1

      these bots in the comment section are a scourge. is there anything you guys can do about them?

    • @toddswenson
      @toddswenson 4 дні тому

      This is a warning for all you people who are thinking about hosting and maybe even Compass Mining. I bought machines from Compass of the pretence that they would host them. I checked hash rates and chose machines appropriate for the moment figuring that I could get at least a Bitcoin or even two before they were obsolete and newer machines would take their place. Seemed easy and I figured even if they weren't too good at being hosts and my machines were offline a bit here and there, things would still work out. Wow, was I surprised when after waiting as expected almost a year for the 1st to go online the trouble began. You see, they can't put your machines online if they don't have a place to put them. Surprising but true. So in short if you have machines on a contract to go online and they have no place to put them, they ain't going to mine anything. But wait, there's more... That doesn't stop them from taking more orders and even promising that machines sold to others will go online in as little as a few days. Odd right? Then there is this, your machines will go online in the beginning, I guess to consummate a contract and then because they have a limited number of openings it goes offline after a short time. I suppose it's because they want to get as many people in the system and started up on their billing cycle. Once you're in the system your time online doesn't really matter because they can just credit you for your next month. But remember, you're mining bitcoin and if your investment is going to pay off you need Bitcoin and not just to be a part of a system that is moving machines all around to keep you captive. This is what happened to me. My machines were offline for months. They just simply refused to put them into service. Once my machines got a little time Compass took them offline in favor of putting newer customers into the rotation. I begged in the beginning for info about my machines, no one would tell me where they were and then after months they were in for service and inspection. Crazy what? service and cleaning? they haven't even been online much, or were they? IDK. I have my suspicions. Everything was so far from my worst case planning I was in shock. This went on for almost 2 years. A ton of service tickets and most with the same scripted answers. As I mentioned when they did finally seem to hear me, they gave me credits and not Bitcoin so my investment was crap. I could go on but you've probably read enough. Suffice to say, I have my machines here at home and they are pretty much useless. They arrived filthy and a 1/3 of them broken. Take my advice and stay away from these guys. Once you're signed up they just don't care about keeping you online, they won't budge. They siple don't seem to understand that your machines are like fruit, they age quickly and finally rot so they need to be up and running close to 100% to make money/Bitcoin. Once they got your money for machines and monthly hosting and up front hosting as well they could care less about your business it's all about theirs. Don't use Compass! You've been warned.

  • @thomasneal7126
    @thomasneal7126 5 днів тому +13

    kina ironic that she is interviewing a guy who is bashing big corporate miners and then a sponsor ad pops up extolling how great of a corporate miner Bitdeer is.

  • @zentunes1532
    @zentunes1532 5 днів тому +10

    I just created my own solo mining pool for my Apollo II today.❤

    • @DEVUNK88
      @DEVUNK88 4 дні тому +2

      can you please elaborate on how to do this? I'd like more real life feedback. Did you just buy one device or multiple? whats the cost, whats the elctricity usage? does it payback at all?

    • @hycel78
      @hycel78 4 дні тому

      @@DEVUNK88just go to their website and you’ll find out. Link is in the description.

    • @barbarayorkwoodside3716
      @barbarayorkwoodside3716 4 дні тому

      I've been wanting to buy one forever and will take the leap in 2025! How was it? Was it doingable for thei cryptogranny?

  • @toddswenson
    @toddswenson 4 дні тому +3

    This is a warning for all you people who are thinking about hosting and maybe even Compass Mining. I bought machines from Compass of the pretence that they would host them. I checked hash rates and chose machines appropriate for the moment figuring that I could get at least a Bitcoin or even two before they were obsolete and newer machines would take their place. Seemed easy and I figured even if they weren't too good at being hosts and my machines were offline a bit here and there, things would still work out. Wow, was I surprised when after waiting as expected almost a year for the 1st to go online the trouble began. You see, they can't put your machines online if they don't have a place to put them. Surprising but true. So in short if you have machines on a contract to go online and they have no place to put them, they ain't going to mine anything. But wait, there's more... That doesn't stop them from taking more orders and even promising that machines sold to others will go online in as little as a few days. Odd right? Then there is this, your machines will go online in the beginning, I guess to consummate a contract and then because they have a limited number of openings it goes offline after a short time. I suppose it's because they want to get as many people in the system and started up on their billing cycle. Once you're in the system your time online doesn't really matter because they can just credit you for your next month. But remember, you're mining bitcoin and if your investment is going to pay off you need Bitcoin and not just to be a part of a system that is moving machines all around to keep you captive. This is what happened to me. My machines were offline for months. They just simply refused to put them into service. Once my machines got a little time Compass took them offline in favor of putting newer customers into the rotation. I begged in the beginning for info about my machines, no one would tell me where they were and then after months they were in for service and inspection. Crazy what? service and cleaning? they haven't even been online much, or were they? IDK. I have my suspicions. Everything was so far from my worst case planning I was in shock. This went on for almost 2 years. A ton of service tickets and most with the same scripted answers. As I mentioned when they did finally seem to hear me, they gave me credits and not Bitcoin so my investment was crap. I could go on but you've probably read enough. Suffice to say, I have my machines here at home and they are pretty much useless. They arrived filthy and a 1/3 of them broken. Take my advice and stay away from these guys. Once you're signed up they just don't care about keeping you online, they won't budge. They siple don't seem to understand that your machines are like fruit, they age quickly and finally rot so they need to be up and running close to 100% to make money/Bitcoin. Once they got your money for machines and monthly hosting and up front hosting as well they could care less about your business it's all about theirs. Don't use Compass! You've been warned.

  • @WayneMorgan-d8t
    @WayneMorgan-d8t 13 годин тому +114

    Thank you for featuring Alex Heinz in one of your videos. I took your advice and contacted him for investment opportunities, and the results have been incredible. Started with slightly less than $40k, and now I’ve paid off my $529k 15 years loan in 8 months. Now totally debt free with 2 paid off rentals. Love having no debt for the last 5 months. Thank you Alex Heinz!

    • @DaveBuckridge
      @DaveBuckridge 13 годин тому

      Wow, congratulations on your impressive investment success!

    • @DonnaAllen-r7x
      @DonnaAllen-r7x 13 годин тому +1

      I'm curious, what are some of the key factors that you consider when making investment decisions? Do you have any tips for those of us who are just starting to dip our toes into the world of investing?

    • @WayneMorgan-d8t
      @WayneMorgan-d8t 13 годин тому +2

      You need a pro that is good at navigating the market. Someone like Alex Heinz he trade for me.

    • @DejuanGoldner
      @DejuanGoldner 13 годин тому +1

      Yeah, I agree with you. Alex Heinz has always been on the top of my list.. more folks like him are needed in the digital investment scene, mate.

    • @MartinWhite-q9m
      @MartinWhite-q9m 13 годин тому +1

      There has been a lot of recommendations about this Alex Heinz lately. He must be very exceptional for people to talk so highly of him

  • @monkeysgone2heaven1
    @monkeysgone2heaven1 5 днів тому +5

    Good interview. But next time, someone needs to put their phone on silent!

  • @awangjeme2531
    @awangjeme2531 4 дні тому +3

    Futurebit will be the future.

  • @401doge3
    @401doge3 5 днів тому +3

    John is fkn AWESOME

  • @StepUPNJ
    @StepUPNJ 5 днів тому +21

    Natalie do you care that your channel's comments are inundated with shitcoin bots?

    • @heaven-is-real
      @heaven-is-real 5 днів тому +1

      Yes, no kidding, and it is awful. I cant stand them. A person can spot them easily because the all contain junk characters like >>>>>>>(XAI465S,)>>>>>>HATE that!!!

    • @censoredeveryday3320
      @censoredeveryday3320 5 днів тому

      Of course not. UA-cam creators are here to make money... and there isn't much one can do about it anyway

    • @heaven-is-real
      @heaven-is-real 4 дні тому +2

      my comments are being deleted by youtube .....i hate the shitcoin bots

    • @BradleyT2p2
      @BradleyT2p2 4 дні тому +4

      Holy shit man, blame UA-cam, not Natalie.

    • @censoredeveryday3320
      @censoredeveryday3320 4 дні тому

      @@heaven-is-real join the club. i'm censored everyday

  • @StuffBudDuz
    @StuffBudDuz 4 дні тому

    You're one of the only UA-camrs who pronounces the word "obfuscate" properly. I'm tempted to sub just for that.

  • @ab-bc2gr
    @ab-bc2gr 5 днів тому +1

    No point in using the link ... they are sold out.

  • @HansLoepfe
    @HansLoepfe 5 днів тому +1

    I would want to run a node, but most units are sold out. Will there be more stock available anytime soon?

    • @cadcamfreak
      @cadcamfreak 4 дні тому

      Get a start9 node. Great piece of equipment, very easy to setup and run. On sale now too!

    • @WatchingTheo
      @WatchingTheo 4 дні тому

      Or Umbrel.

  • @briandavis812
    @briandavis812 5 днів тому +1

    Would love to get an Apollo, but they're out of stock every time I check.

  • @chrissiemens
    @chrissiemens 4 дні тому +1

    Can someone explain to me like- is mining a proposition where you get paid for whatever your miner works on, or do you get a huge reward if you happen to finish a block, or potentially just nothing at all? I’m just learning about this (clearly 😂)

    • @BradleyT2p2
      @BradleyT2p2 4 дні тому +2

      You got it, a pool shares the rewards you find out amongst everyone who provides hash rate. And you get a share of someone else's block reward if they mine a block.

    • @chrissiemens
      @chrissiemens 4 дні тому

      @ Awesome, thanks for the response. Okay so it seems like a pool is probably the better way to go. And I suppose in terms of setup, the less electricity costs you have, the better. Would be cool to have like 10 machines working or something, if it’s worth it. Is the Apollo 2 a good option, or are there similar better priced options?

  • @cpp2521
    @cpp2521 5 днів тому +2

    Do you have to pay taxes when you mine a bitcoin?

    • @cpp2521
      @cpp2521 5 днів тому +1

      And if yes, does that means that he needs to sell it asap, to have money for that tax bill?

    • @StepUPNJ
      @StepUPNJ 5 днів тому +2

      If you try to cash in your Bitcoin through an exchange like Coinbase then absolutely you will pay taxes, which makes the decentralization argument pretty ridiculous.

    • @CalvinGroover
      @CalvinGroover 5 днів тому

      @@cpp2521no you don’t have to pay taxes on it. you will mine a block and it will get send to your bitcoin wallet and it will stay there. Now if you want to convert it into dollars through an exchange you will have to pay taxes

    • @GrumpyOldGuy777
      @GrumpyOldGuy777 5 днів тому +1

      If you sell you will have a taxable event.

    • @JordanStambaugh1
      @JordanStambaugh1 5 днів тому +1

      Not unless you sell it. And you can write off the hardware and electricity on your taxes

  • @Namegoeshere-op9hg
    @Namegoeshere-op9hg 5 днів тому +1

    I did this. But it was a long time ago when that was the only way to do it.

  • @bearbear8822
    @bearbear8822 4 дні тому

    used your code for speed. Not sure if I am getting any sats for it. Maybe later? lol

  • @jethroe1903
    @jethroe1903 5 днів тому +4

    This was just such a great podcast and was such a great message. This is exactly the issue that I am trying to get out there and discuss with people. The institutions have arrived and they are inside our perimeter. Block space and mempool are going to become hallowed ground that nation states, corporations and banks are going to begin to fight over. We plebs will be squeezed out into a world without access unless we all fight back. And Futurebit is helping us stock up our arsenal of self-sovereignty.
    Very exciting! I'm getting one for the studio.
    George the artist

  • @FesteringRatSub
    @FesteringRatSub 5 днів тому +2

    yea but it's like winning lotto

    • @golftownpro999
      @golftownpro999 4 дні тому +3

      You do it for the love of the game and keeping BTC decentralized

  • @KJN311
    @KJN311 5 днів тому +1

    Privacy just as important as decentralization

  • @KarleenAvery
    @KarleenAvery 5 днів тому +267

    So power law says go all in XAI225K and hold for the 10 years. Okay let's do it! YOLO

  • @johnsyerp
    @johnsyerp 4 дні тому

    Yes ,very honorable unlike fiat

  • @lamanana6951
    @lamanana6951 5 днів тому

    🔥

  • @censoredeveryday3320
    @censoredeveryday3320 5 днів тому +4

    Mining bitcoin at home is next to impossible. Don't delude yourself as you're competing with massive datacenters with virtually unlimited computing power

    • @LarsLarsen77
      @LarsLarsen77 4 дні тому

      It absolutely is not impossible. You're just trying to rationalize not mining.

    • @censoredeveryday3320
      @censoredeveryday3320 4 дні тому

      @@LarsLarsen77 Bro, there are data centers full of thousands of low power ASIC miners are all running concurrently. The probability that PC grade mining setup in a home closet is going to be successful suggests poor math skills. People who buy lottery tickets or lose money gambling suffer from the same lack of maths ability. Enjoy paying that home utility bill

  • @Nikolak44_AJ_Epic
    @Nikolak44_AJ_Epic 5 днів тому +2

    Is Natalie single???

  • @DEVUNK88
    @DEVUNK88 4 дні тому

    realistically how likely is it that one of these apollo miners actually mines a block and gets a reward?

    • @BradleyT2p2
      @BradleyT2p2 4 дні тому +2

      Low otherwise they would run them rather than sell them. Do it because you want a hobby, not because you want ROI.

  • @YsMining
    @YsMining 4 дні тому

    sold out !! when r they getting more ? i guess digital foundary and antpool bought them all.

  • @NicholasLyman
    @NicholasLyman 4 дні тому

    Customer service for this company in my experience is non existent.

  • @davidcardano963
    @davidcardano963 4 дні тому

    Why don’t you or will they end up pooled?

  • @marie.escalona
    @marie.escalona 5 днів тому +11

    I'm new to trading, How can I make more profitable investments in crypto without incurring much losses?

    • @BelenGarcia-vd2ss
      @BelenGarcia-vd2ss 5 днів тому +2

      I usually trade with the help of an expert trader, she's the backbone behind my success as a trader, her trading strategies are actually top notch. you need someone with the right strategies and expertise to do the work for you, I always recommend Deborah Ann Alice's expertise.

    • @Mark-simmons
      @Mark-simmons 5 днів тому +2

      I know Deborah ann Alice. as a popular crypto experts' people talk about, her transparency in the crypto community speaks for her, I came across her at a conference in Canada. Her strategies works perfectly well for me and I'm happy working with her

    • @Sandra.Russell
      @Sandra.Russell 5 днів тому +2

      Miss Deborah Ann Alice is the best expert trader I have seen on a certified broker, I've invested with her for years. Profits are secured and over a 100 percent return on investment. Everyone she processes his or her trade is so lucky.

    • @BeckyHicks-
      @BeckyHicks- 5 днів тому +2

      Goodness gracious,I can't believe you are talking about Ms Deborah Alice. After watching so many UA-cam tutorials videos about trading I was still making losses not until I met this Ms Deborah Alice, she's definitely a pro.

    • @marie.escalona
      @marie.escalona 5 днів тому +2

      Please educate me. I've come across this name before. Now I am interested. How can I reach her?

  • @costaricaphotos
    @costaricaphotos 5 днів тому

    💯💕👍

  • @himynameisdavidpitts
    @himynameisdavidpitts 3 дні тому

    Thank you for help me be free

  • @VitaLona-w1d
    @VitaLona-w1d 4 дні тому

    Great analysis, thank you! A bit off-topic, but I wanted to ask: I have a okx wallet with usd, and I have the seed phrase: (proof inner hobby bounce blouse able donate virtual luggage cart morning ticket).What's the best way to send them to Binance?

  • @GeronimoGwyneth
    @GeronimoGwyneth 4 дні тому

    Great content, as always! A bit off-topic, but I wanted to ask: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How can I transfer them to Binance?

  • @LarsLarsen77
    @LarsLarsen77 4 дні тому

    Literally everyone cares about fiat profits. If you aren't mining profitably you should shut down and buy bitcoin instead, even if you are solo mining. You're just donating money to your electric company otherwise.

  • @smalls7915
    @smalls7915 2 дні тому

    !!!

  • @StepUPNJ
    @StepUPNJ 5 днів тому +2

    The chance of winning a block with that device is about as likely as AOC becoming the next president.

    • @motopolak
      @motopolak 5 днів тому +2

      Small, but not zero lol

    • @elkstalker6236
      @elkstalker6236 5 днів тому +1

      So you are say "I have a chance" 😅😅😅

  • @SerpilNalan
    @SerpilNalan 5 днів тому

    Alemio token is built for moments like these-alt runs drive adoption, and this project is primed to take off!

  • @roygorman6624
    @roygorman6624 5 днів тому

    I am skeptical of anything that comes out of computers, like they don’t get sabotaged every day, everywhere,duh, no warm and fuzzy for our supposedly future means of transferring value!

  • @pjmartin5417
    @pjmartin5417 5 днів тому

    Flip its switch and mine sha -256 Bitcoin Cash.

  • @SibelTuba
    @SibelTuba 5 днів тому +279

    Bought 50k XAI225K COIN..from 4 cents to $1 soon..30 x.. Binance just bought 10 Billion XAI225K coin..🚀🚀🚀🚀

  • @AubreyHair-t2l
    @AubreyHair-t2l 5 днів тому

    Congrats to all early adopters, Alemio Network will crush this year

  • @EylemSerhan
    @EylemSerhan 5 днів тому

    XAI225K GOING TO 20-30$ REMEMBER THIS COMMENT ‼️

  • @JEFFPascual-f9f
    @JEFFPascual-f9f 5 днів тому

    XAI225K is the gem of 2024 it's literally owned by Elon Musk