Crypto Mining Is NOT Dead… You’re Just Doing It Wrong

Is crypto mining dead in 2026… or are most people just using the wrong strategy? In this video, I sit down with The Hobbyist Miner to talk honestly about the real state of mining right now: ASICs, DePIN, solo mining, script miners (Dogecoin/Litecoin), and what’s actually working for home miners and hosted miners this year. We break down why a lot of altcoin ASICs (Kaspa, Alephium, etc.) have become “paperweights,” why scrypt miners (L7, L9, Elphapex, etc.) + BTC payouts have outperformed Bitcoin ASICs for most of the last bear market, and how both of us are pivoting our farms to focus more on Scrypt + Bitcoin rather than chasing every new shiny miner. We also dig into solo Bitcoin mining (Bitaxe, Canaan/Avalon Q, Mini 3 style home heaters/miners), DePIN plays like cell phone miner