Bitcoin Mining Handbook
Written by
Daniel Frumkin
With contributors:
Magdalena Gronowska
,
Tyler Cohoon
,
Matyas Kuchar
,
Dave White
,
Zack Voell
,
Bitcoin Mining Handbook
The 1st book in the series, the Bitcoin Mining Handbook starts with the basics of mining, explaining the incentives of proof of work, some practical tips for mining yourself, and clearing up a common misconception by explaining that miners are NOT solving complex math problems. Then it dives a little deeper, touching on the emergence of custom firmware for miners, the importance of the Stratum V2 protocol upgrade, and the business side of the mining industry. Finally, the book wraps up with a selection of the finest mining memes of early 2022.
Daniel has a background in mechanical engineering and has been working in the bitcoin industry since 2017. He worked at Braiins from 2019-2022 on technical writing, research, content production, and building the Braiins Insights business intelligence platform for miners.
(aka Crypto Mags) is a Bitcoiner who has over a decade of experience in energy and carbon markets. She is a co-founder of a mining hosting provider, Citadel256.
Tyler has a background in mechanical engineering and worked for Braiins helping with technical writing, support and content production during 2021. Since then he has continued to work full time in the mining industry as well as mining at home.
Matyas is co-founder of two bitcoin conferences: Btc Prague and Chaincamp. He loves books, people, bitcoin and using his own brain cells. Big fan of austrian economy, disruptive technologies and opting out from the system.
Dave White is a Professional Engineer and marketing professional with more than a decade in the commercial and industrial power sector. As a machine builder, he was quickly bitten by the bitcoin mining bug, spending countless hours tuning everything from GPU mining rigs to SHA-256 ASICs; Braiins OS+ is his firmware of choice.
Zack has a background in technical writing and crypto research with many of the industry's leading companies, including Blockstream and Messari. He is currently and independent mining researcher studying the impacts of Bitcoin infrastructure on global energy production.
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