ok cool. My real motivation is to assist, even if it’s only in a small way, the overall decentralization of the network. Can I get a bitaxe and support OCEAN and actually make a measurable contribution? Even if infinitesimal?
Been mining with a Bitaxe Gamma since late November on nostr:npub1qtvl2em0llpnnllffhat8zltugwwz97x79gfmxfz4qk52n6zpk3qq87dze and it's share of my daily average has been about 55 sats a day.
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Some would say that since the chance of you actually finding a block is so small, it doesn't actually contribute. I say that's nonsense.
First, you ARE contributing some hash-rate. Second, you are not alone. The total amount of hobbyists mining with Bitaxes adds to the decentralization of hash-rate, for sure. Third, if you mine with OCEAN and you have your own node, you can create your own block templates, which is more than can be said on any other pool at this time. This means the actual transactions that make it into any block you may find are not determined by a small group of entities (pools) but by each individual miner, yet without sacrificing the benefit of more regular payouts.
thanks so much!