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Mining
Home mining with Bitaxe, pool selection, and solo stacking sats from Australia.
Bitaxe Unboxing, Assembly and First Boot (AxeOS Setup)
Unbox your Bitaxe, mount the heatsink and fan, connect USB-C power, join your home Wi-Fi through AxeOS's AP mode, and verify your first shares — the complete Aussie setup guide.
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Connect Your Bitaxe to ausolo.ckpool.org — Aussie Solo Mining
Point your Bitaxe at Australia's solo ckpool instance for lower latency solo Bitcoin mining — no account, no PPLNS, just a lottery ticket with a clear conscience.
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Connect Your Bitaxe to Parasite Pool — Aussie Guide
Point your Bitaxe at Parasite Pool (parasite.wtf) for low-fee pooled Bitcoin mining with direct wallet payouts — no account needed, fully Aussie-friendly setup.
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Connect Your Bitaxe to a Public Pool (Ocean, Braiins, Public-Pool)
Compare Ocean, Braiins Pool, and Public-Pool for Aussie Bitaxe miners — stratum URLs, fee breakdown, payout models, and step-by-step AxeOS setup.
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Hardware wallets, seed backup, multisig and long-term bitcoin security.
Set Up Your First Hardware Wallet: Coldcard, BitBox02 or SeedSigner
Step-by-step first-time setup for the three hardware wallets Australians trust most — Coldcard, BitBox02, and SeedSigner — from unboxing to your first on-chain transaction.
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Set Up a 2-of-3 Multisig with Sparrow Wallet
Learn how to build a 2-of-3 multisig Bitcoin vault using Sparrow Wallet and three hardware signers — the gold standard for serious self-custody in Australia.
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Self-Custody Basics for Australian Bitcoiners: Off Exchange, On Your Keys
A beginner's guide for Aussies moving bitcoin off exchanges like Amber, Bitaroo, and CoinSpot into self-custody — covering seed phrases, wallets, and your first withdrawal.
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Running your own bitcoin node on Umbrel or bare metal — verify, don’t trust.
Run a Bitcoin Full Node on Umbrel (and Why You Should)
Step-by-step guide to installing Bitcoin Node on Umbrel, surviving IBD, and connecting Sparrow Wallet to your own node — for Aussie bitcoiners.
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Set Up an Umbrel: Your Personal Bitcoin & Lightning Server
Step-by-step guide to setting up umbrelOS on Umbrel Home or a Raspberry Pi 5 in Australia — run your own Bitcoin and Lightning node at home.
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Channels, routing, and everyday sats payments on the Lightning Network.
