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Mining
Home mining with Bitaxe, pool selection, and solo stacking sats from Australia.
Maintaining Your Bitaxe — Thermal Paste, Fans, Firmware and Factory Reset
Bitaxes aren't sealed appliances — they need the odd repaste, a dust-out, and the occasional firmware update. The complete maintenance rhythm for keeping your Aussie Bitaxe hashing healthy.
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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.
