Perplexity's post: From Raspberry Pi to Bitcoin Knots: My Solo Mining Journey Just switched my node from Bitcoin Core to Bitcoin Knots after Core’s controversial OP_RETURN removal. Why? Because configurability matters. If we can’t tailor our nodes to prioritize financial sovereignty, we risk diluting Bitcoin’s original vision. Discovering Bitaxe: The “Lottery Ticket” That Pays in Freedom While researching alternatives, I stumbled into the world of #Bitaxe open-source miners. These devices turn solo mining into a decentralized revolution—imagine Satoshi’s “one CPU, one vote” reborn as “one ASIC, one vote.” [Perplexity included a table that compares solo mining to the UK Lottery. It got a bit messed up when I copied it to Nostr so I've include a screenshot in addition to the original the text/data] Lottery Mining vs. UK National Lottery: A Stark Contrast ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aspect Bitcoin Solo Mining UK National Lottery Odds ~1 in 4.3 million per day (1 TH/s) 1 in 45 million (Lotto jackpot) Reward 3.125 BTC + fees (~$210,000) ~£1-10 million Impact Strengthens decentralization Funds national projects Educational Value Deepens understanding of PoW/blockchain Pure chance, no skill involved ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why Solo Mining Matters in 2025 Fight Centralization: Massive pools control 85%+ of hashrate—solo mining reclaims network autonomy. Learn by Doing: Configuring Knots nodes and Bitaxe miners teaches UTXO management, mempool dynamics, and consensus rules. Ideological Alignment: Every solved block is a vote for cypherpunk values—no middlemen, no compromises. A Call to Arms for Pleb Miners When I mined my first block with a Bitaxe Gamma, it wasn’t just about the 3.125 BTC. It was proof that kitchen-table miners can still shape Bitcoin’s future. **#BitcoinKnots #SoloMining #DecentralizeBTC Join me in rejecting passive node operation. Let’s rebuild the network—one block template at a time.