https://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/what-is-a-block/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m01-what-is-a-block.jpgWhat even is a Bitcoin block?What even is a Bitcoin block? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m01-what-is-a-block.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/what-miners-do/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m02-what-miners-do.jpgWhat does a Bitcoin miner actually do all day?So what does a Bitcoin miner actually do all day? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this one.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m02-what-miners-do.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/why-mining/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m03-why-mining.jpgIt's called Bitcoin mining. So where's the shovel?It's called Bitcoin mining. So where's the shovel? StarMiner sent me this one, and it doesn't dig.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m03-why-mining.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/pool-or-solo/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m04-pool-or-solo.jpgPool or solo? The one choice in the appSetting up my miner, the app gave me one big choice. Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m04-pool-or-solo.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/ten-minutes/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m05-ten-minutes.jpgWhy a Bitcoin block about every 10 minutes?Why does Bitcoin add a block about every ten minutes? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m05-ten-minutes.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/whats-in-the-box/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m06-whats-in-the-box.jpgPOV: a box shows up from StarMinerPOV: a box shows up from StarMiner. Yes, they sent it to me. Here's what's inside.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m06-whats-in-the-box.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/setup-3-steps/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m07-setup-3-steps.jpgSetting up a desk Bitcoin miner in 3 stepsSetting up a desk Bitcoin miner takes three steps. Quick note: StarMiner sent me this one.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m07-setup-3-steps.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/before-you-buy/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m08-before-you-buy.jpg3 honest things before you buy a desk minerThinking about a desk Bitcoin miner? Three honest things first. StarMiner sent me this one, and I'm still telling you.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m08-before-you-buy.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/block-found/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m09-block-found.jpgWhat happens when a miner finds a block?What actually happens when a miner finds a block? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m09-block-found.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/three-words/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m10-three-words.jpg3 words every new Bitcoin miner hearsThree words you'll hear the second you get a Bitcoin miner. Quick note: StarMiner sent me mine.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m10-three-words.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/why-run-one/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m11-why-run-one.jpgIf it may never find a block, why run one?If it'll probably never find a block, why run one at all? Fair question. StarMiner sent me this one, so here's my honest answer.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m11-why-run-one.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/never-due/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m12-never-due.jpgIs a miner ever 'due' for a block?If a miner has been trying for weeks, is a block coming soon? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m12-never-due.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/what-is-a-hash/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m13-what-is-a-hash.jpgEvery block has a fingerprintEvery Bitcoin block has a fingerprint. It's called a hash. Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m13-what-is-a-hash.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/why-blockchain/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m14-why-blockchain.jpgWhy is it called a blockchain?Why is it called a blockchain? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m14-why-blockchain.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/who-checks-miners/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m15-who-checks-miners.jpgSo who checks the miners?Miners add blocks. So who checks the miners? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m15-who-checks-miners.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/where-fees-go/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m16-where-fees-go.jpgWhere do Bitcoin transaction fees go?Where do Bitcoin transaction fees go? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m16-where-fees-go.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/solo-pool/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m17-solo-pool.jpgSolo, but through a pool?You can mine solo through a pool. Wait, what? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m17-solo-pool.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/phone-mining/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m18-phone-mining.jpgCan you mine Bitcoin on your phone?Can you mine Bitcoin on your phone? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m18-phone-mining.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/inside-a-block/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m19-inside-a-block.jpgWhat's actually inside a Bitcoin block?What's actually inside a Bitcoin block? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m19-inside-a-block.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/proof-of-work/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m20-proof-of-work.jpgProof of work: proof of what?Proof of work. Proof of what, exactly? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m20-proof-of-work.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/same-time/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m21-same-time.jpgTwo miners at the same time?What if two miners find a block at the same time? Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m21-same-time.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Zhttps://work.tanshuai.com/starminer/desk-miner-101/blocks-per-day/https://work.tanshuai.com/assets/starminer/m22-blocks-per-day.jpgAbout 144 Bitcoin blocks a dayAbout one hundred forty-four Bitcoin blocks get added every day. Quick note: StarMiner sent me this miner.https://github.com/tanshuai/starminer-public/releases/download/desk-miner-101-v1/m22-blocks-per-day.mp42026-10-02T11:27:04Z