Bitaxe Touch (1.6TH)

1.6 TH/s SHA-256 at 22W and 13.75 J/TH from a single BM1370 ASIC chip. The same chip silicon used in Bitmain's industrial Antminer S21 Pro, extracted and deployed at desktop scale. A Turbo Touch variant exists at 2.15 TH/s with dual BM1370 chips. Verify which version MillionMiner ships.

Real time mining data directly on the device. Mining dashboard with live hashrate, wattage, ASIC temperature, best difficulty found, accepted shares, and rejected shares. Pool connectivity status. On the Turbo Touch variant: Bitcoin price, block height, recent blocks, and a clock, pulled live from mempool.space. WiFi configuration with on screen keyboard. The touchscreen eliminates the need for a phone or laptop to monitor mining status.

In pool mining mode: technically yes at approximately +$0.02 daily ($7 per year) at $0.08 per kWh. Mining Now shows approximately $0.06 daily revenue against $0.04 electricity. This is economically trivial but technically positive. In solo mining mode: the device is a lottery ticket. Expected time between solo block finds at 1.6 TH/s against 870 EH/s network: approximately 10 million years. But if you find one, the reward is 3.125 BTC (approximately $232,000). The Bitaxe community has documented real solo block finds from similar hardware with combined verified payouts exceeding $1 million.

Bitaxe publishes everything: PCB schematics, component layouts, bill of materials, firmware source code, all on GitHub under MIT license. Anyone can build, modify, or audit the hardware and software. The practical benefit: you can verify that the firmware mines honestly, does not divert hashrate to unknown addresses, does not harvest pool credentials, and does not make unauthorized network connections. Closed source mining firmware from Bitmain, MicroBT, Goldshell, and others cannot be verified this way. For security conscious operators, open source hardware is the only mining hardware they fully trust.

WiFi only. 2.4 GHz via ESP32-S3 microcontroller. No Ethernet port. MM's spec sheet lists Ethernet which is incorrect. The Touch connects to your home WiFi network. Configure the WiFi connection through the touchscreen directly (enter WiFi password on the on screen keyboard) or through the AxeOS browser dashboard. WiFi placement flexibility means no Ethernet cable run required.

5V barrel jack input, not a standard 220V ASIC PSU. Powered by a small USB style power adapter similar to a phone charger (but typically higher amperage). At 22W the power draw is negligible. The included power supply accepts 100 to 240V AC and outputs 5V DC. This is fundamentally different from industrial ASIC miners that connect to 220V directly through heavy PSUs.

MM lists 30 x 35 x 20 mm at 6 kg, both of which appear to be data entry errors. Bitaxe devices with touchscreen enclosures typically measure approximately 130 to 170 mm long, 70 to 100 mm wide, and 40 to 60 mm tall. Weight is typically 200 to 500 g including enclosure and heatsink. The device fits in a palm. Verify actual dimensions and weight with MillionMiner before ordering.

Gamma 601 at 1.0 to 1.2 TH/s, 17W, no touchscreen (headless, browser only monitoring). Touch at 1.6 TH/s, 22W, with touchscreen. The Touch delivers approximately 33 percent more hashrate at 29 percent more power with the added touchscreen. For operators who want to see mining stats without opening a browser, the Touch adds that visual experience. For operators who prefer the simplest headless setup at lower power, the Gamma 601 is the minimalist choice.

Turbo Touch at 2.15 TH/s, approximately 43W, dual BM1370 chips, 8 data screens, $325 from Solo Satoshi. Standard Touch at 1.6 TH/s, 22W, single BM1370. The Turbo Touch delivers 34 percent more hashrate at roughly double the power from a dual chip platform. For operators wanting maximum touchscreen Bitaxe hashrate, the Turbo Touch is the current leader. Verify which variant MillionMiner ships.

Point the Touch at a solo mining pool (Solo CK Pool, solo.ckpool.org, or similar). Each hash the device submits is an independent attempt to solve the current Bitcoin block. If your hash happens to meet the network difficulty target, you claim the full 3.125 BTC block reward directly to your wallet. The odds are approximately 1 in 543 million per block window (10 minutes). You can mine continuously for decades without finding a block. Or you could find one tomorrow. The math does not change based on how long you have been mining. Each hash is independent.

Yes. The Bitaxe community has documented multiple real solo block finds from low hashrate open source miners, with combined on chain verified payouts exceeding $1 million. These events are widely reported in the solo mining community precisely because they are so improbable. They prove the theoretical possibility but should not be interpreted as expected outcomes. Finding a block with 1.6 TH/s is like winning a lottery. People do win lotteries. That does not make buying lottery tickets a sound financial strategy.

5 to 40 degrees Celsius per most Bitaxe documentation (MM lists 5 to 45 degrees Celsius). At 22W the device produces approximately 75 BTU per hour, less heat than a phone charger. No thermal concern in any environment. The single small fan handles cooling at desktop ambient temperatures.

Five minute setup. Connect 5V power supply to the Touch and plug into any outlet. The touchscreen activates. Tap WiFi settings on the touchscreen and connect to your home WiFi network using the on screen keyboard. Open a browser on any device on the same network and navigate to the Touch's IP address. In the AxeOS dashboard, enter your Bitcoin wallet address and solo mining pool URL (solo.ckpool.org for solo, or any standard Stratum pool). Mining starts. No computer needed beyond initial setup.

No single manufacturer. Bitaxe is an open source community project. Multiple vendors build and sell Bitaxe devices: Solo Satoshi (Houston, Texas), D-Central Technologies (Canada), LeedMiner, and numerous smaller builders worldwide. Build quality, enclosure design, and pricing vary by vendor. MillionMiner sources their Bitaxe Touch units from a specific vendor. The underlying hardware design is identical across all vendors (same open source schematics) but assembly quality and accessories differ.

Yes. The Touch works with any standard Stratum mining pool. Braiins Pool, CK Pool, F2Pool, ViaBTC, and any SHA-256 pool accept 1.6 TH/s of hashrate. Pool mining produces consistent micro payouts (approximately 170 satoshis daily per D-Central community reports). At April 2026 BTC price, approximately $0.06 daily revenue. This is technically profitable at $0.04 daily electricity but economically trivial. Most Touch operators solo mine for the lottery aspect rather than pool mine for satoshi accumulation.

Minimal. Occasional dust wipe of the small fan and heatsink. Monitor status on the touchscreen or AxeOS dashboard. Firmware updates through AxeOS (check GitHub for latest releases). The device has one ASIC chip, one fan, and one microcontroller. Failure points are minimal. The open source community actively maintains and improves AxeOS firmware.

No practical hosting arrangement exists. The Touch at 22W generates approximately $0.06 daily revenue. Hosting infrastructure costs would dramatically exceed mining output. The Touch is designed exclusively for home desk deployment. Its value is in the mining experience (touchscreen, open source, lottery), not in hashrate revenue.

In isolation, 13.75 J/TH is comparable to current generation industrial miners (Bitmain S21 XP at 13.5 J/TH). The BM1370 chip is the same silicon regardless of whether it runs in a 234 TH/s Antminer or a 1.6 TH/s Bitaxe. The difference is scale: the S21 Pro deploys hundreds of BM1370 chips producing 234 TH/s, while the Touch deploys one chip producing 1.6 TH/s. Efficiency per chip is similar. Total hashrate is not. The efficiency figure confirms the Touch uses genuine current generation ASIC silicon, not obsolete chips.

Buy the Touch if: you want a visual, touchscreen Bitcoin mining experience on your desk, you value open source auditable hardware, you understand and accept solo mining lottery odds, you want the cheapest ongoing Bitcoin mining position ($1.50 per year electricity), or you want to support Bitcoin network decentralization by running your own ASIC miner. Do not buy if: you expect daily mining income or ROI, you need Ethernet connectivity (the Touch is WiFi only), or you want competitive hashrate for pool mining revenue. The Touch is a philosophical and experiential product as much as a mining device.

Within Bitaxe ecosystem: Gamma 601 (1.2 TH/s, headless, lower power), Supra Hex 701 (4.2 TH/s, multi chip). Competing solo/home Bitcoin miners: NerdMiner NerdQaxe++ (2.5 to 5 TH/s, higher hashrate solo option), Braiins BMM 101 (touchscreen competitor, closed source). For actual Bitcoin mining revenue: Bitmain S21+ (235 TH/s, $3,083), Bitmain S21 XP (270 TH/s, $4,051), Bitdeer A4 Pro Air (336 TH/s). The Touch and industrial miners serve fundamentally different purposes: the Touch is a desk experience, industrial hardware is a revenue operation.