Bitaxe Solo Mining Guide (2026): Setup, Best Coins & Real Odds

The Bitaxe is an open-source, single-chip Bitcoin ASIC miner that runs over Wi-Fi from your desk, drawing only a few watts. Its hashrate is tiny next to industrial machines, so the realistic way to actually find a block is to mine a low-difficulty coin like BC2 or BCH2 on SoloFury rather than BTC. This guide covers which model to pick, your honest odds, the full AxeOS setup, and how to read your dashboard — with a 1% fee and no signup.

Key Takeaways

• The Bitaxe is a lottery miner. A single unit will not earn steady income; it buys you a chance at a full block reward.
• Mine low-difficulty coins for realistic odds. BC2 and BCH2 have far lower network difficulty than BTC, so a Bitaxe has a meaningfully better chance there.
• BTC odds for one Bitaxe are tens of thousands of years on average — wins happen (a Bitaxe famously found a real BTC block in 2025), but they are lottery events, not expectations.
• Setup takes minutes: open AxeOS, enter a SoloFury stratum URL with your wallet as the username, save, and watch the dashboard.
• The Gamma (BM1370) is the current single-chip pick; the dual-chip GT roughly doubles it; the older Ultra and Supra still mine fine.

Which Bitaxe model should you choose?

Every Bitaxe uses a genuine Bitmain ASIC chip on a compact open-source board. The current lineup, with stock figures:

All of them mine the same way on SoloFury — only the hashrate differs, which affects your odds. If you are buying new, the Gamma is the usual recommendation for the best hashrate-per-watt in a single chip; the GT roughly doubles the hashrate if you want more lottery tickets in one board.

What are your real odds?

Be honest with yourself before you start: solo mining is a lottery, and a single Bitaxe is a small ticket.

Against Bitcoin’s full network — well over 800 EH/s — a single Bitaxe at about 1 TH/s would, on average, take on the order of tens of thousands of years to solo-find a block (roughly 15,000–35,000 years depending on the model). It does happen: a Bitaxe Ultra solo-mined Bitcoin block 887,212 in 2025 at under half a terahash. But that is winning the lottery, not an expected outcome — for any one device, the average wait is geological.

On a low-difficulty coin like BC2 or BCH2 the network is dramatically smaller, so the same Bitaxe has far better — though still lottery-style — odds, often measured in months-to-years rather than millennia. Because difficulty changes constantly, do not trust a fixed number: check the live estimate for your hashrate.

How do you set up a Bitaxe on SoloFury?

From unboxing to hashing takes only a few minutes.

Step 1 — Open AxeOS

Connect the Bitaxe to power (use the correct connector — see the warning below) and join your network. The Bitaxe uses 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only, so make sure that band is enabled on your router. Find the device’s IP in your router’s DHCP client list and open it in a browser to reach the AxeOS web interface.

Step 2 — Configure the pool

In AxeOS settings, enter the SoloFury stratum endpoint. The example below is BC2, a good fit for Bitaxe-class hashrate:

Stratum URL:   bc2.solofury.com
Stratum Port:  8080
Fallback URL:  bc2.solofury.com
Fallback Port: 8081
Username:      YOUR_BC2_ADDRESS.bitaxe
Password:      x

European miners can replace bc2.solofury.com with eu-bc2.solofury.com, and Asia-Pacific miners with asia-bc2.solofury.com, for lower latency. The password field is unused in solo mining — any value works.

Step 3 — Save and mine

Save the settings and let the Bitaxe restart. Within a few minutes your worker should appear on the SoloFury dashboard with accepted shares climbing. If it does not show up, re-check the URL, port, and that your wallet matches the coin.

What are the per-coin endpoints?

To mine a different coin, change only the hostname and port. Add your region prefix (eu- or asia-) as needed.

Remember the address formats: BCH2 needs the bitcoincashii: prefix and XEC needs ecash:; BC2, BCH, and BTC accept standard bc1... or 1... (BCH also accepts bitcoincash:). The Solo Start configurator builds the exact, correctly-formatted line — and a QR code — for you.

Do you want an encrypted (TLS) connection?

SoloFury supports TLS on every coin, using the plain port plus 10,000 (so BC2’s 8080 becomes 18080) with an ssl:// URL. TLS encrypts your worker name and share data on the network path; it does not change your hashrate or odds. AxeOS TLS support depends on your firmware version, so if you want it, follow the TLS Stratum Mining guide for the current endpoints and steps.

What about AsicBoost?

Nothing to do — AxeOS negotiates version-rolling (AsicBoost) automatically at connection, and SoloFury supports it on all five coins. It is already part of your Bitaxe’s normal operation, not a setting to enable. The AsicBoost guide shows how to confirm it if you are curious.

How do you read the AxeOS dashboard?

Once mining, AxeOS shows a few metrics worth watching. Hashrate fluctuates by roughly ±15% normally. Temperature should stay under 70°C (under 65°C is ideal) for chip longevity. Best Difficulty is the highest-difficulty share your Bitaxe has found — your personal record and closest approach to a block, which is the number most solo miners watch. Rejected shares above 2% point to a problem (often Wi-Fi or power). The SoloFury dashboard mirrors these so you can confirm both sides agree; the Reading Your Worker Stats guide explains each metric in depth.

Can you run several Bitaxes together?

Yes — point them all at the same wallet and give each a distinct worker label (bitaxe01, bitaxe02, and so on) so you can tell them apart on the dashboard. Each device is an independent lottery ticket on the same coin, so more units mean proportionally more chances. A clear naming scheme also makes it obvious at a glance if one drops offline.

Want more hashrate than a single Bitaxe?

If one chip is not enough, the same open-source ecosystem scales up. Within the Bitaxe line, the dual-chip GT (Gamma Turbo) delivers about 2.1 TH/s. Beyond that, the closely related NerdQAxe and NerdOCTAxe miners pack more BM1370 chips together: the NerdQAxe++ runs four BM1370 chips for about 4.8 TH/s at roughly 80W, and the NerdOCTAxe runs eight for roughly 9.6 TH/s. They run AxeOS-based firmware, so the SoloFury setup is identical to a Bitaxe — only the power connector differs (12V rather than the single-chip 5V barrel jack). More chips mean proportionally more lottery tickets, and these boards have real, documented block wins — but even a NerdQAxe++ is tiny against Bitcoin’s network, so the low-difficulty-coin logic above still applies. Full specs, odds, and setup are in the NerdQAxe & NerdOCTAxe Setup guide.

Frequently asked questions

Which coin should I mine with a Bitaxe? BC2 or BCH2 in most cases — their low network difficulty gives a small device the best realistic odds. XEC is a step up in difficulty, and BTC is effectively a millennia-long lottery for one Bitaxe. Check the Network Radar for current difficulty before choosing.

Can a Bitaxe actually find a block? Yes, though it is rare. A Bitaxe Ultra solo-found Bitcoin block 887,212 in 2025. On low-difficulty coins like BC2 the odds are far better, but it is still a lottery — treat any win as a bonus, not a plan.

What are the real odds of a Bitaxe finding a BTC block? On the order of tens of thousands of years on average for a single unit, given Bitcoin’s enormous network hashrate. That is why this guide recommends low-difficulty coins, where a Bitaxe’s chance is realistic rather than astronomical.

How do I set up a Bitaxe on SoloFury? Open the AxeOS web interface, enter a SoloFury stratum URL (for example bc2.solofury.com on port 8080), set the username to your wallet plus a worker label, save, and restart. Your worker appears on the dashboard within minutes.

Why does my Bitaxe use the barrel jack and not USB-C? USB-C on a Bitaxe is for firmware flashing and serial console only. Single-chip models are powered through a 5V DC barrel jack; powering via USB-C can damage the board. The GT uses 12V XT30.

Does a Bitaxe support Wi-Fi 5 GHz? No. The ESP32 controller is 2.4 GHz only, so enable that band on your router. Many routers combine both bands automatically, which works fine.

What is “Best Difficulty” in AxeOS? It is the highest-difficulty share your Bitaxe has submitted — your closest approach to the network target. It does not earn anything by itself, but it is the headline number solo miners track as a personal record.

Is solo mining a Bitaxe profitable? Not as steady income. A single Bitaxe earns nothing day to day unless it finds a full block, which is a rare lottery event. People run them for the learning, the decentralization, and the upside — not for predictable returns.

Can I use a NerdQAxe++ or NerdOCTAxe on SoloFury? Yes. The NerdQAxe and NerdOCTAxe miners run AxeOS-based firmware, so the setup is the same as a Bitaxe — just more hashrate (about 4.8 TH/s for a NerdQAxe++, about 9.6 TH/s for a NerdOCTAxe) and a 12V power connector. See the NerdQAxe & NerdOCTAxe Setup guide for full details.

Why SoloFury instead of another solo pool? SoloFury is non-custodial with a 1% fee and no signup, and it lets a Bitaxe mine five SHA-256 coins — including the low-difficulty BC2 and BCH2 that give small hardware its best realistic odds — by changing only the pool URL.

Next Steps

• Open the SoloFury dashboard to watch your worker live.
• Generate a ready-to-paste config (with QR code) using the Solo Start configurator.
• Compare your odds across coins with the Network Radar and Profitability Calculator.
• Learn to read every metric in Reading Your Worker Stats.
• Running other hardware too? See the Antminer S21+ Setup and NerdQAxe & NerdOCTAxe Setup guides.