Esoteric Selections
Esoteric Selections

Esoteric Selections

From the deep reaches of the inner mind, to the lighthearted musings of a friendly conversation, to investing and crypto ramblings, to reflections on pop culture phenomenona: assorted subjects and scattered connections.


One Week of Pool Mining on PowerPool.io

8 Mar 2026 3 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast $0.43

Good day fellow P0x'ers!! I've recently been tinkering with a small open-source ASIC miner that uses the SHA-256 algorithm to hash. Its hashrate is not great, as it's not an industrial miner but it just barely cracks the 1 Terahash per second thresho...

Is Pool Mining Really Worth It?

4 Mar 2026 2 minute read 3 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.53

Hello fellow P0x'ers and greetings. In case you missed my last post, I tested out a new mining pool. Specifically, that was the PowerPool.io platform. It was created in 2022, recently expanding with more supported algorithms and increasing security/r...

PowerPool - Low 1% Mining Pool Fees & Daily Payouts

1 Mar 2026 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast $0.30

Good evening fellow P0x'ers. Perhaps you've tried your hand at crypto mining, perhaps not. If you've ever messed around with a mining pool, you know that the fees can sometimes be ridiculous. Or maybe you've been frustrated by the unrealistic payout...

Altcoins You Can Mine with an ASIC

25 Feb 2026 3 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast $0.26

Good day everyone! Hopefully this bitcoin bear market doesn't have you too down at the moment. Well, a few weeks ago, I made a post about redirecting a BitAxe open-source mining device to mine some Digibyte (DGB). There are many other altcoins that y...

Will Bitcoin Exist in 100 Years?

18 Feb 2026 2 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.30

There's an old philosophy in traditional investing that asks if a company will be around in 100 years. That kind of ultra-long-term "buy and hold" strategy is frequently associated with Warren Buffett. That is, acquiring and diamond-handing the stock...

How Bitcoin is Used Globally

17 Feb 2026 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast $0.47

The evolving landscape of cryptocurrencies remains unknown, in terms of regulations and exactly what cryptocurrency market's position is in the global economy. While Bitcoin is still being viewed as a new world reserve currency by some, there are sti...

A Dose of Bitcoin Memes: 2/13/26

13 Feb 2026 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.16

What it is P0x; wishing everyone around the global a fantastic day. Don't forget, in bear market times like these (and just in general), to get outside and enjoy life. That being said, hopefully we're all acquainted with our new favourite colour -- R...

Welcome to the Sixth Bitcoin Bear Market!

11 Feb 2026 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast $0.31

How do you like it so far? It's been 127 days since we saw the all-time high that bitcoin set on October 6, 2025. Seems like forever since the price was above 100k, doesn't it? Well it hasn't even been 90 days...yet. Anyway, get used to it. The reas...

Wall Street Has Hijacked Bitcoin (For Now), is Taking Everyone for a Ride

7 Feb 2026 2 minute read 3 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.61

Well well lads, here we are. Bitcoin is well off its all-time highs and officially in a bearish trend. While I started this post with the intention of just sharing some entertaining memes, here is an interesting chart. It shows the RSI (Relative Stre...

The Brave Games Begin Today

3 Feb 2026 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.20

Perhaps you use the Brave Browser, possibly collecting a pile of dust in BAT Rewards every month. In case you were unaware, Brave is a Chrome-based browser that was created for private browsing by automatically blocking trackers, ads, and other ident...