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Bitaxe Turbo Touch Launches as Open-Source Bitcoin Miner
Texas-based hardware developer Solo Satoshi has launched a new Bitcoin mining device. The product is called Bitaxe Turbo Touch. The compact miner is designed for hobbyists and home mining enthusiasts. According to the company, it is one of the most powerful touchscreen Bitcoin miners available in the open-source segment.
The device delivers a hashrate of about 2.15 terahashes per second. This level is significantly higher than many other touchscreen miners in the same category.
Bitaxe Turbo Touch is built on the Bitaxe GT 801 open-source platform. The device uses two BM1370 ASIC chips. These chips are also used in the industrial Bitmain Antminer S21 Pro miner.
This hardware allows the unit to achieve efficiency of roughly 18 joules per terahash. During internal testing, the miner reportedly reached more than 3 TH/s when overclocked. The device includes a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen. The display shows real-time Bitcoin network and mining statistics.
Users can monitor several metrics:
- current hashrate;
- Bitcoin price;
- block height;
- recently mined blocks.
Network data is sourced from mempool.space, a widely used blockchain explorer.
Matt Howard, founder and CEO of Solo Satoshi, said transparency was a core design principle.
He stated that Bitcoin tools should be verifiable and open for inspection. Therefore, the full software stack of the device is open source.
Open-Source Hardware for Home Bitcoin Mining
Bitaxe Turbo Touch operates using two open-source firmware layers. AxeOS manages the mining process and device operations. BAP-GT-TOUCH controls the touchscreen interface. All firmware repositories, hardware schematics, and board layouts are publicly available. They are released under an open hardware license.
The device consumes around 43 watts of electricity. Noise levels reach roughly 35 decibels. This makes the miner quieter than traditional industrial mining machines.
Solo Satoshi estimates that operating the device costs about $3.70 per month at typical U.S. residential electricity rates.
The miner connects through a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi module. It uses an ESP32-S3 microcontroller for connectivity and management. Users configure the device through a browser-based dashboard. Each unit is assembled in the United States and tested for hashing performance before shipping.
The company positions the product against other compact touchscreen miners. One example is the Braiins BMM 101 model. Solo Satoshi claims its device offers lower cost per terahash. Bitaxe Turbo Touch costs about $151 per TH. The Braiins unit costs around $299 per TH. The launch highlights a growing niche within the Bitcoin mining ecosystem. This niche focuses on open-source mining hardware.
Large industrial mining companies still rely on proprietary equipment. However, independent developers increasingly promote transparent and modifiable designs. Solo Satoshi also collaborated with the Open Source Miners United community. The group helped develop accessory communication protocols.
These protocols allow developers to build additional displays and hardware integrations.
According to the company, open-source Bitcoin miners have already produced more than $1 million in verified block rewards.
