Receive Bitcoin Mining Payouts with Alby Hub
Why Mine this way
Mining Bitcoin at home can give you a steady stream of bitcoin flowing directly into your wallet. The best part? These payouts come straight from the bitcoin protocol itself — no exchanges, no KYC. That means more privacy and more sovereignty.
And when you combine this with the lightning network, things get even better. Lightning lets miners receive payouts as small as a single satoshi, almost instantly, and with minimal fees. That’s something you won’t get with traditional mining payouts.
How to Get Started
Setting up a small-scale mining rig is easier than you think. Here’s what you’ll need:
- A Miner — Machines like the Bitaxe or Canaan Avalon are solid starting points.
- A Pool — Instead of waiting forever to maybe find a block on your own, you can join a mining pool like Braiins or Ocean. By pooling your hashpower with others, you’ll earn smaller, more frequent payouts.
- A Wallet — This is where Alby Hub comes in. It’s a self-custodial Lightning wallet with an easy-to-use node, your own Lightning address, and seamless integration with apps like the Alby Browser Extension and the Alby Go mobile app. Think of it as your personal gateway to fast, low-cost, and sovereign bitcoin payments.
As Nittany puts it:“Mining Bitcoin at home doesn’t have to be complicated — and with Lightning payouts straight to my own node, it’s faster and more private than ever.”Nittany
See It in Action
Want to see how it all works in practice? Check out this great video from Nittany, where he shares:
- Why he started mining bitcoin at home — even on a small scale
- The hardware he uses
- How he set up Braiins Pool for instant Lightning payouts
- How Alby Hub and a lightning address make it easy to receive bitcoin directly into self-custody with no fees
If your mining pool doesn’t support lightning payouts yet, let us know. We’d love to see more pools adopt it.
Big thanks to Nittany for putting together such a clear and practical video that inspired this post!