All is fair in love and crypto mining.

Early Jan 2025 the 20 min reset should be removed and Testnet won't have this issue any further.  Full POW is clearly the way, Testnet has pool activity now too, which is far different than back in the day.  

I'll definitely mine with y'all if it is ever open to the public or if you need a tester for some blocks.

Right now, I'm on BTClab.dev, paying a 10% fee.

My blocks include transactions as well:  https://mempool.space/testnet4/block/0000000000000002cedaf2784715288a9b3765e71d2c6c6c4b9c040b092a1e5d

My Apollo II Full Node has a static IP. How can I direct external miners to connect to my node and mine?

I've been away from the scene for a while although still check in on the forum occasionally. Can someone tell me why home miners like this require you to only use a specified pool? Can you not point it to any pool you choose??

If a miner connected to the Apollo II node hits a block, does the blockchain automatically send the coins to the wallet address in the worker name? Or are there steps that we'd need to take to receive the BTC in our wallet?

Won one for the plebs today using an Apollo BTC Full node, Apollo BTC standard, Apollo II standard and one Bitmain S19kpro.  

Thanks for posting this "Off Topic" bit of info lol. I agree, info like this is exciting and an affirmation that our Apollo units are more than capable of doing the same. Disappointing that Karen... errr.... Mr. Sledge... felt it was necessary to call you out for your short and concise post with such exciting and cool news. Happy for whomever it was and for the home solo mining community.

Uh, solo mining is off topic?  I thought that was what the Apollo II was all about?  And if 500GHs can hit a solo block, then it's possible for 9THs to hit a solo block.  Now do you understand?

A BitAxe Ultra at only ~ 500GHs just hit a block!!

https://x.com/Crypto_Mags/status/1899238110208393640

Edit: looks like it had a little help, but not a whole lot.

And best share/difficulty it hit was 700T, holy cow!!

Anyone want to share their experience with the Mini 3 and Nano 3S?

I'm considering buying a few of these to replace heaters in rental houses, but I'm a bit concerned about stability.
I've seen several people posting about different issues, but I'm not sure if those are serious issues or not.

The houses in which they will be placed is far away from where I live (7 hour drive), so I can't be driving back and forth to fix minor issues, they need to be stable.
I saw that the app only works if you are on the local wifi (which is a shame and missed opportunity for customers like me), but I guess I can manage them through a VPN.
I assume they can be managed through browser on IP, in addition to through the app?

Any feedback is welcome, thanks!

PS: I've been locked out of my Bitcointalk account for years, finally got it back today! 

Can anybody answer this question? Thanks.

Cheers!

I bought via Indiegogo and they've said they'll be shipping late February. That said not sure if it'll show based on the CBP news...

There are at least 2 other alternatives: Canaan and Whatsminers. While both are slightly less efficient, both are far more reliable.