Articles

opinion

The case for starting your mining journey on a pool, not solo

An opinion piece arguing that nearly every first-time Malairte miner should begin on a pool, and what the steady feedback of pool mining teaches a beginner.

Jun 1, 2026

guide

A weekly maintenance routine that keeps a home mining rig reliable

A short, disciplined weekly checklist for home Malairte miners: the few minutes of upkeep that prevent most crashes, thermal problems, and lost uptime.

May 28, 2026

explainer

Reading hashrate units without getting lost: H/s, kH/s, MH/s and beyond

An explainer that turns the confusing soup of hashrate units in your miner output into something you can read at a glance.

May 26, 2026

article

Mining Malairte on Linux versus Windows: a candid comparison

A balanced look at running a Malairte miner on each operating system, covering setup effort, stability, resource use, and which suits which kind of miner.

May 26, 2026

case-study

Lessons from a month of mining MLRT on a six-year-old PC

A grounded case-study look at what happens when you run a modest, aging desktop as a Malairte miner for thirty days.

May 25, 2026

explainer

A plain-language tour of what actually happens when your miner finds a block

Follow the journey of a single Malairte block from the instant a miner stumbles on the winning hash to the moment the reward becomes spendable.

May 24, 2026

opinion

Mining etiquette: being a good citizen of the Malairte network

A grounded opinion on the small habits that keep a CPU and GPU mining network healthy, decentralised, and welcoming for the next person who joins.

May 24, 2026

article

Why Malairte was designed to stay CPU and GPU friendly

A short look at the design choices that keep Malairte mineable on regular PCs rather than locked behind ASIC hardware.

May 11, 2026

explainer

Undervolting a GPU for quieter, cooler Malairte mining

An explainer on why reducing your graphics card voltage can keep mining cool and quiet, and the careful, non-damaging way to approach it.

May 6, 2026

explainer

How memory-hard hashing keeps Malairte mining on everyday machines

An explainer on the memory-hard design at the heart of Malairte mining and why leaning on memory rather than raw compute keeps regular CPUs and GPUs competitive.

May 3, 2026