How much does a Bitaxe Gamma earn on DirectPool?

Very little in regular money. At about 1.2 TH/s it holds a tiny slice of the pool, so when the pool finds a block, its payout in that block is small. People run it to support decentralised mining and for the small chance of a share in a block, not for income.

What is the difference between the Bitaxe Gamma and the Gamma Turbo?

The Gamma has one BM1370 chip and runs on 5 V at 15 to 20 W. The Gamma Turbo (GT 801) has two BM1370 chips, roughly double the hashrate, and needs a 12 V supply.

Can the Bitaxe Gamma connect over Ethernet?

No. It only has 2.4 GHz WiFi. If your router uses one name for 2.4 and 5 GHz and the miner will not connect, give the 2.4 GHz band its own name.

Is the Bitaxe Gamma loud?

At stock settings it makes a quiet fan hum, fine in a living room or office. Overclocking raises fan speed and noise.

Which settings do I enter for DirectPool?

In AxeOS Settings: Stratum Host stratum.directpool.io, Stratum Port 3333, Stratum User your bc1 address followed by a dot and a worker name, Password x. Save, then Restart.

How much electricity does it use in a year?

About 160 kWh at 18 W around the clock. At 0.20 per kWh that is about 32 a year in your currency.

Single-chip open miners

Bitaxe Gamma

by Bitaxe (open source), BM1370, open source hardware

The Bitaxe Gamma 601 is an open-source Bitcoin miner built around one Bitmain BM1370 chip. It hashes about 1.2 TH/s on 15 to 20 W, runs on a 5 V supply, connects over 2.4 GHz WiFi and is set up from a browser. It is the most popular way to try real ASIC mining at home.

Published October 5, 2026. Updated October 5, 2026

Parts of the Bitaxe Gamma, numbered as in the drawing
Item	Part	From the specs
1	Cooling	Heatsink with one small fan. A quiet hum at stock, louder when overclocked
2	Hashing chip	1x Bitmain BM1370
3	Board	WiFi, 2.4 GHz only. No Ethernet
4	Screen	Shows the miner status
5	Power input	5 V barrel jack, 5 V 6 A (30 W) adapter usually included

Key figures

Hashrate: 1.2 TH/s
Power: 18 W
Efficiency: 15 J/TH
Price range: $110 to $230

Availability: sold new.

Specifications

Hashrate: 1.0 to 1.3 TH/s at stock settings
Power draw: 15 to 20 W
Efficiency: About 14 to 20 J/TH
Chip: 1x Bitmain BM1370
Cooling and noise: Heatsink with one small fan. A quiet hum at stock, louder when overclocked
Connectivity: WiFi, 2.4 GHz only. No Ethernet
Power supply: 5 V barrel jack, 5 V 6 A (30 W) adapter usually included
Size and weight: Palm-sized bare board with screen, no case
Open source: Yes: hardware design and AxeOS firmware. The ASIC chip itself is closed
Release year: 2024
Firmware: AxeOS (ESP-Miner)

Good and less good

Good

Real ASIC hashrate for the price of a dinner for two.
Fully open hardware and firmware, with a large community and many sellers.
Sips power: about 160 kWh a year, less than a fridge.
Browser setup with live stats, temperature and fan control in AxeOS.

Less good

At about 1.2 TH/s, finding a block alone is very unlikely. Expect a tiny, irregular share of pool rewards instead.
The fan is audible in a quiet bedroom, more so when overclocked.
No case by default, and the board gets warm. Keep it away from fabric and dust.
2.4 GHz WiFi only, no Ethernet port.

Set it up on DirectPool

The Gamma is set up in AxeOS, a web page served by the miner itself. You open it by typing the miner's IP address, shown on its small screen, into a browser on the same network.

Type exactly this

Stratum Host: stratum.directpool.io
Stratum Port: 3333
Stratum User: your_bc1_address.worker_name
Password: x

Choose your mining region

Showing Europe, Lithuania (main server).

Changing the location only changes the address shown above. Copy it into your miner settings and restart or reconnect the miner. Miners already connected stay where they are. Every server mines the same pool, with the same payouts.

Browser ping, measured live from this page

Europe, Lithuania...

North America, Chicago...

Asia, Jakarta...

This measures your browser connection, not your miner or the full relay-to-pool path.

Replace your_bc1_address with a Bitcoin address you control (bc1 or 3). The part after the dot is a name for this machine, so you can tell your miners apart. Addresses starting with 1 are not accepted.

1.Power the miner on. On first boot it opens its own WiFi hotspot called Bitaxe_XXXX (the last letters vary). Join it from your phone or laptop.
2.A setup page should open by itself. If not, go to http://192.168.4.1 in a browser.
3.Enter your home WiFi name and password. It must be a 2.4 GHz network. The miner restarts and joins your WiFi, and its screen shows its new IP address.
4.Type that IP address into a browser on the same network to open AxeOS, then open Settings (on newer versions, the Pool tab).
5.Fill in the four pool fields with the values above, click Save, then Restart.

Common mistakes

Putting stratum+tcp:// in the Stratum Host field. AxeOS wants the bare host name, with the port in its own field.
Typing the Bitcoin address by hand. Copy and paste it from your wallet so one wrong character does not send rewards nowhere.
Using a 5 GHz network, or a router that mixes 2.4 and 5 GHz under one name. If the miner will not connect, give the 2.4 GHz band its own name.
Forgetting to click Restart after Save. The new pool is only used after the restart.
Using a weak phone charger or USB-C power. The Gamma needs a 5 V supply that can deliver at least 6 A through the barrel jack.

After a few minutes, paste your address on the pool page to see the machine. Small miners can take a while to send their first share.

Your odds with this miner

Miner1.2 TH/s

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DirectPool, 1 h avg: Loading
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Chance of finding at least one block, with 1.2 TH/s

	Solo	With DirectPool
Per day
Per month
Per year

If DirectPool finds a block, this miner would get about

These are chances, not schedules. Hashing has no memory: a miner that has not found a block is not closer to one. Open the full calculator

Electricity cost

Running all year at about 18 W, the Bitaxe Gamma uses about 158 kWh a year.

Price per kWh	Per year	Per month
0.10	16	1.31
0.20	32	2.63
0.30	47	3.94

Same currency as your electricity price (dollars, euros, pounds). Real draw depends on firmware settings and frequency.

Where to buy

bitaxe.de (Bitaxe Gamma 601)Ships to: EU
German shop that builds and tests units.
D-Central Technologies (Bitaxe)Ships to: Canada, ships worldwide
Long-running Bitaxe seller with setup guides.
Solo SatoshiShips to: US
US seller of Bitaxe and other small miners.
Altair TechnologyShips to: US
US seller of open-source miners.

Typical price $110 to $230, checked October 5, 2026. Prices move, check the store. Plain store links. We earn nothing from them.

Questions

How much does a Bitaxe Gamma earn on DirectPool?: Very little in regular money. At about 1.2 TH/s it holds a tiny slice of the pool, so when the pool finds a block, its payout in that block is small. People run it to support decentralised mining and for the small chance of a share in a block, not for income.
What is the difference between the Bitaxe Gamma and the Gamma Turbo?: The Gamma has one BM1370 chip and runs on 5 V at 15 to 20 W. The Gamma Turbo (GT 801) has two BM1370 chips, roughly double the hashrate, and needs a 12 V supply.
Can the Bitaxe Gamma connect over Ethernet?: No. It only has 2.4 GHz WiFi. If your router uses one name for 2.4 and 5 GHz and the miner will not connect, give the 2.4 GHz band its own name.
Is the Bitaxe Gamma loud?: At stock settings it makes a quiet fan hum, fine in a living room or office. Overclocking raises fan speed and noise.
Which settings do I enter for DirectPool?: In AxeOS Settings: Stratum Host stratum.directpool.io, Stratum Port 3333, Stratum User your bc1 address followed by a dot and a worker name, Password x. Save, then Restart.
How much electricity does it use in a year?: About 160 kWh at 18 W around the clock. At 0.20 per kWh that is about 32 a year in your currency.