The Bitaxe is everywhere. Thousands of home miners have one sitting on their desk, quietly hashing away at 0.5–1.2 TH/s. But the question everyone asks is: can it actually find a block?
The short answer: yes, but probably not on Bitcoin. The long answer involves math, probability, and choosing the right coin. Let's break it down.
Let's start with the hard truth. Bitcoin's network hashrate in April 2026 is approximately 900 EH/s (900,000,000 TH/s). A Bitaxe Gamma produces about 1.2 TH/s.
With a block found roughly every 10 minutes (144 blocks/day), your daily probability of finding a BTC block is:
That translates to one block every ~14 million years on average.
The game changes completely when you mine lower-difficulty SHA-256 coins. The same Bitaxe that needs 14 million years for a BTC block might find a block on other coins in a much more reasonable timeframe.
Why? Because these coins have much lower network hashrate. While Bitcoin has 900 EH/s, some SHA-256 coins have less than 100 PH/s — that's 10,000x less competition.
Here's a comparison of a Bitaxe Gamma (1.2 TH/s) mining different coins on SoloFury:
| Coin | Network Hashrate | Block Reward | USD Value | Expected Time | Daily Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | ~900 EH/s | 3.125 BTC | ~$300,000 | ~14 million years | ~0% |
| BCH | ~6 EH/s | 3.125 BCH | ~$1,400 | ~95,000 years | ~0.000003% |
| XEC | ~54 PH/s | 3.125M XEC | ~$120 | ~856 years | ~0.00032% |
| BC2 | ~32 PH/s | 50 BC2 | ~$40 | ~508 years | ~0.00054% |
| BCH2 | ~16 PH/s | 50 BCH2 | ~$1 | ~254 years | ~0.001% |
Yes! Solo miners with relatively small hashrate have found blocks on various coins. The crypto community regularly reports these events:
The difference is frequency. A farm produces billions of hashes per second, giving it billions more "lottery tickets" per second. But each individual ticket has the exact same odds.
Don't mine BTC with your Bitaxe. Instead, mine BC2 or BCH2 on SoloFury. These coins have the lowest network difficulty, giving you the best odds per hash.
Check the SoloFury Coin Switcher regularly. Network difficulty changes every 2016 blocks, and sometimes one coin becomes temporarily easier to mine. The Coin Switcher shows you which coin gives you the best odds right now.
Each additional Bitaxe multiplies your odds linearly. 5 Bitaxes = 5x the probability. At ~$200 each and ~15W power consumption, running a small fleet of Bitaxes is affordable and nearly silent.
Solo mining with a Bitaxe is a long game. Set it up, let it run 24/7, and check it occasionally. If you find a block on BC2, you get 50 BC2 (~$40). Not life-changing, but consider: the electricity cost of running a Bitaxe for a year is about $13 (15W × 8760h × $0.10/kWh). The expected value may actually be positive on the right coin.
Can a Bitaxe find a block? Absolutely. Will it find a BTC block? Almost certainly not in your lifetime. But on lower-difficulty coins like BC2, BCH2, and XEC, the odds become realistic — especially if you run multiple units over months or years. And when that block hits, you keep the entire reward minus a 1% fee.
Every hash is a lottery ticket. The question is: which lottery are you playing?
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