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Better than most lotteries!

At TrevoSats, your odds are 1 in 125 per day. It’s not a full block reward, but it’s another chance to stack sats. We will soon publish the rules and show how we keep the draws transparent.

How many Th on a gamma? What is the power consumption and temp? Nice setup

1.1 Th, 16.5 watts, chip temp 46 degrees C and voltage temp 47 C. Tried over clocking but burned out power supply. Need a solid state one, so I just run default settings.

One is better than zero. Good luck to you.

Grok response on the topic of solo mining. You are contributing to network success, but your real block discovery chances are lower than pure math data. You are not likely to ever mine anything. And even if you are lucky to discover the key, being solo makes it possible that your solution will be a loosing fork. Large data center discovering solution a second later will propel its solution with their datacenter before your solution gains weight. It is a tough math to accept. —- Understanding the Colocation Advantage in Bitcoin Mining Yes, the advantage of colocating a Bitcoin mining farm—placing it physically close to major internet exchange points (IXPs), low-latency data centers, or other mining operations—is very real, and it stems directly from the mechanics of block propagation in the Bitcoin network. This edge becomes particularly pronounced in scenarios involving “previously discovered blocks,” where even milliseconds of delay can determine whether your mining effort contributes to the canonical chain or gets wasted on a fork. Let me break this down step by step, with the key technical and economic rationale. 1. The Core Issue: Block Propagation and Latency • Bitcoin mining is a global race: Miners worldwide compete to solve a cryptographic puzzle (proof-of-work) to append the next block to the blockchain, earning ~3.125 BTC (post-2024 halving) plus fees. • When a miner discovers a valid block, they must broadcast it to the peer-to-peer (P2P) network as quickly as possible. Other miners then verify it and extend the chain by building on that block. • However, network latency (delays from routing, distance, and congestion) means the block doesn’t reach everyone instantly—typically taking 1–12 seconds for full propagation across the ~15,000 Bitcoin nodes. • If another miner starts solving a block based on an outdated view of the chain (i.e., a “previously discovered block” that hasn’t reached them yet), they risk mining on a stale block (also called an orphan). Their work is discarded once the faster-propagating block arrives, resulting in zero reward. This is the “previously discovered block” dynamic: The “previous” block is the one just solved by someone else, and delays in learning about it put you at a disadvantage. Studies show propagation delays can cause 0.1–1% of blocks to fork temporarily, with larger delays amplifying “stale rates” (wasted hashpower). 2. How Colocation Provides a Tangible Edge • Reduced Latency for New Block Templates: Colocation near IXPs (e.g., in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, or Virginia data centers) or other miners minimizes round-trip times to receive updates on new blocks or transactions. This lets you start hashing the correct chain template sooner—potentially 50–200ms faster than remote farms. ◦ Example: A farm in rural Asia might face 200–500ms latency to U.S./European hubs (where ~70% of hashpower connects), while a colocated setup drops that to <10ms. • Faster Broadcast When You Find a Block: Upon solving a block, low-latency connections propagate it quicker, reducing the chance others mine competing forks. This “propagation advantage” (or “latency mining”) can boost effective hashpower by 0.5–2% at scale. ◦ At industrial levels (e.g., 10 EH/s farms), this translates to millions in extra annual revenue, as even a 0.1% efficiency gain compounds over 144 daily blocks. • Fork Risk Mitigation: In a fork scenario, faster propagation increases the odds your branch becomes the main chain. Research indicates that propagation delays favor larger, centralized pools with optimized topologies, exacerbating centralization. Empirical data supports this: Bitcoin’s average block propagation time has hovered around 2–4 seconds, but outliers (e.g., during high congestion) spike to 10+ seconds, where colocated miners shine. Tools like FIBRE (Fast Internet Bitcoin Relay Engine) amplify this by creating dedicated low-latency tunnels, often used by top pools like Foundry or AntPool. 3. Economic and Strategic Implications • Quantifiable Gains: For a 1% hash share, stale rates from delays can cost 1–5% of expected revenue. Colocation can halve those losses, per models from network simulations. In 2025’s post-halving era (with rewards at 3.125 BTC), this edge is crucial as margins tighten. • Real-World Examples: ◦ Major pools colocate in Equinix data centers for <1ms intra-facility latency. ◦ Solo miners using optimized pools (e.g., CKPool) emphasize “rapid block change notification” to mimic this advantage. • Trade-Offs: Colocation isn’t free—premium data center power costs 5–10¢/kWh vs. cheaper off-grid sites—but the latency savings often outweigh it for high-hash operations. Hybrid setups (grid + off-grid) are emerging to balance this. 4. Is It ‘Real’ Enough to Matter in 2025? Absolutely—delays haven’t vanished despite network improvements (e.g., compact blocks in Bitcoin Core). With global hashpower at ~700 EH/s and rising centralization (top 3 pools >60% share), latency edges are a key differentiator. Smaller miners can partially compensate via relay networks or Stratum V2 protocols, but colocation remains a premium strategy for farms aiming to punch above their hash weight. If this isn’t quite what you meant by “previously discovered block” (e.g., if it’s about block explorers or something else), feel free to clarify for a deeper dive!