user30511: Simply stated- what is the most cost-efficient way to earn money from mining Bitcoin?  I've been a HODL'er since '14 but I recently wanted to deep-dive into mining for fun and was surprised to find how easy it was to do with a Raspberry Pi, slushpool account and a little bit of help from StackExchange:Bitcoin.  My question now is- do I build a Raspberry Pi "bucketwheel" equipped with USB-miner sticks like the crate displayed below, purchase an Antminer S9 or go to the cloud?  I'd appreciate any guidance or considerations for generating >= $100 month- again this is just for fun in experiment; I'm not looking to become the Hunt Brothers of Bitcoin ;) 


user38618: If you mine with your RaspPi or your PC, you'll lose money because of electricity fees. The best way to mine is buying a miner (S9 is the best currently), but if you don't want to pay $1500, or don't want a noisy machine at your home, choose cloud mining. It's a bit risky, too.

30511: <p>Simply stated- what is the most cost-efficient way to earn money from mining Bitcoin?  I've been a HODL'er since '14 but I recently wanted to deep-dive into mining for fun and was surprised to find how easy it was to do with a Raspberry Pi, slushpool account and a little bit of help from <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/60892/raspberry-pi-cpuminer-error-bash-minerd-no-such-file-or-directory">StackExchange:Bitcoin</a>.  My question now is- do I build a Raspberry Pi "bucketwheel" equipped with <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B016CWBYJK" rel="nofollow noreferrer">USB-miner sticks</a> like the crate displayed below, purchase an <a href="https://shop.bitmain.com/antminer_s9_asic_bitcoin_miner.htm?flag=overview" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Antminer S9</a> or go to the cloud?  I'd appreciate any guidance or considerations for generating >= $100 month- again this is just for fun in experiment; I'm not looking to become the Hunt Brothers of Bitcoin ;) </p>

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 38618: <p>If you mine with your RaspPi or your PC, you'll <strong>lose</strong> money because of electricity fees. The best way to mine is buying a miner (S9 is the best currently), but if you don't want to pay $1500, or don't want a noisy machine at your home, choose <strong>cloud mining</strong>. It's a bit risky, too.</p>
