What Apple Notarization Means — Why Your Mac Trusted Bitaxe Baller
// · software · security
Apple scans every notarized Mac app for malware before you download it. What that check covers, what it doesn't, and how to verify any app yourself.
// tuning guides, hardware deep-dives, field notes · RSS
Field notes for people running Bitaxe hardware. Tuning walkthroughs, hardware deep-dives, mining-pool comparisons, things that broke and how to fix them. Real measurements from real Bitaxes — no clickbait, no fluff, no "in today's fast-paced crypto world."
// · software · security
Apple scans every notarized Mac app for malware before you download it. What that check covers, what it doesn't, and how to verify any app yourself.
// · tuning · gamma · performance
Three Bitaxe Gammas ran efficiency, balanced, and aggressive profiles for seven days. Here's the real hashrate, power draw, and J/TH data for each.
// · hardware · supra · gamma
The Gamma's BM1370 nearly doubles the Supra's hashrate at the same wall draw. Here's the head-to-head on speed, efficiency, heat, and real-world price.
// · release · firmware · axeos · monitoring · v1.17
New in v1.17.0: AxeOS firmware update alerts. Bitaxe Baller checks your miners against the latest vetted AxeOS release and flags the ones running old firmware — with links to what changed and how to update. Only versions we've checked get flagged, so you're never nudged toward a risky release.
// · release · ios · iphone · mobile
The Bitaxe Baller iOS app is live on the App Store. A native remote viewer for your home mining fleet: live hashrate, per-device charts, biometric unlock, zero tracking — and as of v1.16.5 you can watch your first miner from anywhere without Pro.
// · umbrel · self-hosted · install · walkthrough
Bitaxe Baller installs in one click on Umbrel via a community app store — same dashboard and tuner, running 24/7 next to your Bitcoin node. Here's how to add it.
// · pro · fleet · tuning · value
Pro is $29/year — about $2.42 a month. Here's the honest threshold where it stops being a nice-to-have and starts saving you money, time, or a dead board. If you're under that line, stay on free.
// · software · walkthrough · performance
Every field in the Bitaxe /api/system/info response, what each value means, the units it's in, and which ones actually matter when you're tuning.
// · pools · walkthrough
Suggested difficulty vs auto vardiff on a Bitaxe: how each changes your share rate and pool hashrate accuracy, and why neither changes what you earn.
// · release · android · mobile · pro
The Bitaxe Baller Android app is live on Google Play. A native remote viewer for your home mining fleet: live hashrate, per-device charts, Pro long-term history, biometric unlock, zero tracking. Requires Pro + the desktop app running at home.
// · hardware · gamma
Bitaxe Gamma vs Apollo BTC, Avalon Nano 3S, and used Antminer S9 on hashrate, efficiency, noise, and price — the real numbers a spec sheet won't tell you.
// · release · pro · fleet · mobile
The v1.15 line adds saved pool profiles for one-click chain switching, scan-to-pair QR codes for the mobile app, and a fleet-wide block ETA on the home dashboard.
// · tuning · performance · overclock · hardware
Bitaxe Baller's manual-tune cap is now 900 MHz. Here's what a good BM1370 chip can actually hit, why voltage — not frequency — is the thing that kills boards, and how to climb safely.
// · release · free · pro · digibyte
v1.16 adds a full-screen block-found celebration (free for everyone), email alerts for Pro, and a pool-detector fix for DigiByte and eCash. We shipped it this morning and a Bitaxe found a DigiByte block hours later.
// · solo-mining · digibyte · altcoins · case-study · walkthrough
On June 15, 2026, a single Bitaxe found a real DigiByte block at height 17,623,815. A Bitaxe is a SHA-256 miner, not a Bitcoin-only miner — here's why solo-mining an altcoin gives you genuinely better odds, and how to point yours at one.
// · software · performance · walkthrough
Three charts every Bitaxe owner should pull from their Baller CSV logs: efficiency over time, hashrate stability, and temperature drift over a week.
// · release · leaderboard · community · gamma
v1.12 opens the public leaderboard to free-tier users and adds a real monthly prize draw. Per Bitaxe model: #1 wins a free month of Pro, places 2-5 get a 20%-off coupon. Verified email is all it takes.
// · release · pro · recap · gamma
Pro shipped 2026-05-14 in v1.8.0. Ten days later — here's what the install base is actually doing, what got patched in week one, and what's next.
// · pools · walkthrough
Bitaxe stuck on 'connecting' or no shares submitting? Walk through stratum URLs, ports, worker names, and firmware quirks that quietly break pool config.
// · release · pro · gamma · tuning
Bitaxe Baller Pro shipped this week. Bulk tuning, auto-tune sweeps, 90-day history, Discord alerts, in-place auto-updates. $29/year, 5 machines, 14-day refund. The free tier stays fully free, forever.
// · hardware · tuning · gamma
Bitaxe fan curves explained — when auto mode works fine, when manual override saves your VR, and the temperature thresholds that matter most.
// · hardware · gamma · performance
How much does a Bitaxe Gamma actually pull from the wall? Real Kill-a-Watt measurements at stock and overclock, plus monthly power cost math.
// · pools · gamma
Solving a Bitcoin block with 1.2 TH/s — the math on solo Bitaxe odds at current network difficulty, plus what lottery mining actually means.
// · pools · performance
When to point your Bitaxe at a pool, when to go solo. The math on payout variance, expected revenue, and what each stratum config looks like.
// · tuning · performance · gamma
Hashrate looks great until 2 percent of shares get rejected. Why HW error rate matters more than raw TH/s on your Bitaxe — with real CSV examples.
// · tuning · gamma · hardware
Bitaxe Gamma overclocking with real measurements — frequency, voltage, and why VR temperature kills your board before the ASIC ever gets hot.
// · hardware · walkthrough
Step-by-step Bitaxe setup — DHCP, your first pool configuration, OLED display settings, and how to handle port 80 conflicts on your network.