Bitcoin mining in a university dorm: A cooler BTC story
Here is why a run-of-the-mill cooler is actually the perfect home for a dorm-based Bitcoin miner. The humble university dorm is a place for students taking their undergraduate degrees to study, rest, make new friends, host wild dorm parties and, of course, mine Bitcoin (BTC). A master’s student in market research and self-described “data guy,” Blake Kaufman, has hooked up an S9 Bitcoin miner to the Bitcoin network. He won the S9 miner in a raffle at a mid-Michigan Bitcoin meetup and immediately set about learning how to use it. Blake has consistently shown up to every https://t.co/2Q6OuIwW4O event with at least one friend, a tremendous attitude, and unmatched enthusiasm. Glad you won the S9 raffle! Hash away at those KYC free sats, and enjoy the heat this winter! https://t.co/AQNzDjnDGC — Mid-Michigan Bitcoin (@517Bitcoin) November 17, 2022 During a video call with Cointelegraph, Blake joked that he knew next to nothing about mining prior to the raffle. The moment he won, he r...