Solo Mining Blog
Articles, guides, and updates from the OwnBlock team.
Crypto Mining Is Not Just for Industrial Farms
The belief that cryptocurrency mining requires a warehouse full of ASICs is partially true for BTC, but does not apply across the board. Monero was explicitly designed to resist hardware centralisation.
Read more →Hashrate Rental: How to Mine Without Hardware
Mining hardware is expensive, becomes obsolete, and consumes electricity around the clock. The hashrate rental market exists because it separates mining capacity from hardware ownership.
Read more →What Is Cryptocurrency Mining and How It Works
Cryptocurrency mining is the process by which transactions are verified and added to the blockchain. This guide explains how it actually works — no get-rich promises.
Read more →Mining Bitcoin at Home in 2026: Is It Worth It?
The direct answer: mining BTC at home with a CPU or GPU is not viable today. ASICs completely dominate SHA-256. For those without an ASIC, hashrate rental is an alternative worth considering with realistic expectations.
Read more →Mining Monero at Home: Costs and Expectations
RandomX is Monero's algorithm, and it is designed to run well on standard CPUs. That means mining XMR at home with a modern computer is technically viable, though results depend on available hashrate.
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