19-year-old earns $54,000 a year mining bitcoin as a full-time job

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• Nick Sears was 17 years old when he helped build a bitcoin mining farm in Dallesport, Washington.
• Sears oversees a hydro-powered data center with 4,500 ASICs, all mining for bitcoin.

Bitcoin miner Zack Pettit skating on his work break at the SCATE Ventures mining facility in Dallesport, Washington.
SCATE Ventures Inc.
Nick Sears was 17 years old when he helped build a bitcoin mining farm in Dallesport, Washington. He was 18 when he was legally allowed to buy bitcoin for the first time. And now, at 19, Sears has doubled down on his life as a bitcoin miner, saying "no" to college and "yes" to living in a room inside a data center that houses 4,500 whirling ASICs.
"My room is sound-locked," said Sears of the acoustic retrofitting of his living quarters. "So I can't hear the machines when I close my door, but they are definitely noisy if I have my door open."
The machines generate about 80 decibels of noise apiece — but Sears says he likes being as close to the action as possible. It also beats making the half hour commute each way from his parents' house in White Salmon.
The 19 year-old has spent pretty much every single day for the last two years teaching himself the nuances of how mining machines work – and crucially, how to fix them. He believes his education in soldering and electronics is worth a whole lot more to him than a university degree.
"I don't think about going to college at all, just pursuing further knowledge in the repairs of the miners," continued Sears.

 

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Ngl I lost a folder full of some shitcoin that I mined in middle school, I wonder how much it's worth now

 

[Deleted member 11414]

fucking kike

 

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Ngl I lost a folder full of some shitcoin that I mined in middle school, I wonder how much it's worth now

Inb4 you lost a million dollars

 

[Gonthar]

But how much did he pay for the mining equipment, if he spent millions on mining equipment making $54000/year isn't that great...
Also where did he get the money for that bitcoin farm at such a young age, this is probably some kid with very rich parents and now he brags like he made the farm all by himself.

Many young and popular influencers/youtubers/vloggers/etc. are also kids from rich families, their parents basically bought their fame, they hired a team to script, shoot and edit videos, spent money on promoting, buying views, etc., and then these kids brag how they make big money from Youtube/Instagram/etc., but in reality they would be nothing without their parents' funds, some even lose money, the profit doesn't cover their expenses, but they still do it for fame and clout.

 

[LipstickAlley]

brutale

 

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• Nick Sears was 17 years old when he helped build a bitcoin mining farm in Dallesport, Washington.
• Sears oversees a hydro-powered data center with 4,500 ASICs, all mining for bitcoin.

Bitcoin miner Zack Pettit skating on his work break at the SCATE Ventures mining facility in Dallesport, Washington.
SCATE Ventures Inc.
Nick Sears was 17 years old when he helped build a bitcoin mining farm in Dallesport, Washington. He was 18 when he was legally allowed to buy bitcoin for the first time. And now, at 19, Sears has doubled down on his life as a bitcoin miner, saying "no" to college and "yes" to living in a room inside a data center that houses 4,500 whirling ASICs.
"My room is sound-locked," said Sears of the acoustic retrofitting of his living quarters. "So I can't hear the machines when I close my door, but they are definitely noisy if I have my door open."
The machines generate about 80 decibels of noise apiece — but Sears says he likes being as close to the action as possible. It also beats making the half hour commute each way from his parents' house in White Salmon.
The 19 year-old has spent pretty much every single day for the last two years teaching himself the nuances of how mining machines work – and crucially, how to fix them. He believes his education in soldering and electronics is worth a whole lot more to him than a university degree.
"I don't think about going to college at all, just pursuing further knowledge in the repairs of the miners," continued Sears.

i need this

 

[PURE ARYAN GENETICS]

But how much did he pay for the mining equipment, if he spent millions on mining equipment making $54000/year isn't that great...
Also where did he get the money for that bitcoin farm at such a young age, this is probably some kid with very rich parents and now he brags like he made the farm all by himself.

Many young and popular influencers/youtubers/vloggers/etc. are also kids from rich families, their parents basically bought their fame, they hired a team to script, shoot and edit videos, spent money on promoting, buying views, etc., and then these kids brag how they make big money from Youtube/Instagram/etc., but in reality they would be nothing without their parents' funds, some even lose money, the profit doesn't cover their expenses, but they still do it for fame and clout.

well good for them. those are blackpilled parents who know what really matters and don't just tell you to be nice and study hard son