I am Buttcoin. I write about Bitcoins - but with butts.

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  1. Cuw
    July 3, 2013 @ 12:33 pm

    This is incredibly dangerous since it is doing neutral line loading. If that is fucking with a dudes pool then it is sourcing current from neutral which is a big no no. It is a really easy way to start an electrical fire. I am actually wondering if this has to pass UL or CE testing to ship legally in the US or Canada because when it starts a fire in some dudes house and he finds out he can’t claim insurance because he was running this he will be unhappy as hell.

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    • mmxbass
      July 4, 2013 @ 9:10 am

      Yeah I’d lay odds 10 to 1 that there is absolutely no UL/CE testing of any kind that has been done on these things.

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      • BitCoin > Fiat
        August 18, 2013 @ 12:14 am

        http://www.butterflylabs.com/monarch/ Better start freaking out BitCoin Haters lol

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      • BitCoin > Fiat
        August 18, 2013 @ 12:16 am

        http://www.butterflylabs.com/monarch/ Dont freak out now BitCoin Haters;3

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        • Hash Tag
          August 21, 2013 @ 4:10 pm

          Dude you’re a mega sperg. Wow.

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          • BitCoin > Fiat
            August 24, 2013 @ 10:26 am

          • Fluxity
            August 24, 2013 @ 10:31 am

            I’ve told you to stop spamming ebay links in the comment so get the fuck off my site you furry piece of shit.

          • BitCoin > Fiat
            August 25, 2013 @ 9:39 am

            Lets think about how much this person is making a month…

          • BitCoin > Fiat
            September 1, 2013 @ 11:38 am

            BFL was so yesterday news. Its all about CoinTerra ;P

            http://cointerra.com/shop/

          • ShameonMe
            September 6, 2013 @ 5:57 pm

            And how he’s crowding out people like you? Unless you’ve been in the game since the beginning or have huge investment funds, you aren’t going to make jack shit in Butts. Maybe you can join a pool to rival that, maybe.

  2. John Weaver
    July 3, 2013 @ 12:47 pm

    2,620 BTC at today’s market price is about $210,000. 2400W equals about $3,153 in electricity – and lets just say it costs the same amount to cool the house. So total cost during teh cost of teh year will be about ($30k + $3.1k + $3.1K) is $36,000ish.

    That means a net profit of around $175k and an ROI of about 577%.

    I think that is ABSOLUTELY worth the above calamities.

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    • Fluxity
      July 3, 2013 @ 1:15 pm

      I’ve edited the post to better reflect that fact that the pay back is based on if you pre-ordered the machine a year ago when bitcoins were still $6.50, not at current rates.

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      • BitCoin > Fiat
        July 5, 2013 @ 9:28 pm

        Oh look its the delete people comments cuz he cant handle the truth kid lol Listen closely you random dumb nobody… Nobody knows the future for BitCoin, Those people who invested into ASIC are smart. The problem some people have with BTC is that they panic sell when the price is going down. So what about all the people who sold the coins they had for $1 each??? You must be 12 and have no common sense :/ Also must be mad that the BitCoin Network is more strong than the top 500 super computers combined ahahhaha true fact look it up 12 year old. Also the other thing is, Even if someone had 1 of these. It would not cause a House fire cuz the circuit bored would trip. If someone if trying and get above normal power consumption like WEED GROW HOUSES DO, they always have the correct electrical set up. Also another fun fact, Every 6 months-year, Is gonna be another faster and cheaper ASIC products will launch. Dont worry BTC going nowhere kinda like how you are going nowhere in life hahahaha Have fun being left behind from something that has changed money forever lol oh btw they should re-name this site to IM-BUTT-HURT-COIN hahahahahahahah

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        • killhamster
          July 6, 2013 @ 11:34 am

          words words words words go back to bronytown

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        • Jimmy Rustled
          July 10, 2013 @ 9:00 am

          “Also must be mad that the BitCoin Network is more strong than the top 500 super computers combined”

          Lawl. And all it has to show for it is some basement dwelling autistics fighting over digital monopoly money. At least the Top500 supercomputers do useful work.

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          • BitCoin > Fiat
            July 10, 2013 @ 1:24 pm

            If you did not know, China and the USA are about Half/Half for total Hash Rate so technically its not just basement dwellers like you lol BTC is really the money of the future and everyone who cant understand it is missing out lol

            MOD EDIT: Stop with the ebay links you ignorant fuck

          • Burzghash
            July 24, 2013 @ 6:23 pm

            Oh wow that’s real convincing I am totally going to listen to what you have to saPFFFTHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

            No sperglord, nobody is buying your bullshit XD

          • BitCoin > Fiat
            August 18, 2013 @ 12:17 am

            http://www.butterflylabs.com/monarch/ Better start freaking out now BitCoin Haters ;3

          • killhamster
            August 18, 2013 @ 12:39 am

            That’s a pretty nice render there. Can’t wait to get in on the ground floor, brony buddy.

  3. Ican Domath
    July 3, 2013 @ 12:52 pm

    Your math for the return on investment is off by around a factor of 10. 37 Bitcoins per day * 85 $/BTC = $2960 / day. Cost for the machine is fully recouped in 10 days (excluding electricity).

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    • Fluxity
      July 3, 2013 @ 1:15 pm

      I’ve edited the post to better reflect that fact that the pay back is based on if you pre-ordered the machine a year ago when bitcoins were still $6.50, not at current rates. If you held those coins instead of buying this lump of shit you would have over $150k

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      • Libertardian
        July 20, 2013 @ 4:11 pm

        Incidentally that’s also why deflationary currencies are a bad idea; EVERYTHING becomes a bad investment given enough time.

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  4. mojo
    July 3, 2013 @ 1:18 pm

    every bit of math in this page is wrong. including the 24,000 BTU. you’re a dumbass.

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    • Hash Tag
      August 21, 2013 @ 4:07 pm

      Prove it faggot

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  5. BFL FAG
    July 3, 2013 @ 1:48 pm

    Great Report. Always knew BFL are faggots and scammers.

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  6. Bob Jones
    July 3, 2013 @ 1:59 pm

    more junk from BFL… they are incompetent. It doesnt take brains to learn how to hook up electricity…
    How can u develop a chip but U dont know how to route 110/220?!?!
    and how is it so many arrive broken, seems like a delay tactic.

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  7. Icarus
    July 3, 2013 @ 2:02 pm

    Motherfuckers !

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  8. Bob Jones
    July 3, 2013 @ 2:02 pm

    BFL made millions from collecting those early BTC and millions more from all the late people jumping in… they can delay all they want while they move funds around and then bug out. scammers

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  9. Satoshi
    July 3, 2013 @ 2:16 pm

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  10. Neal Gafter
    July 3, 2013 @ 2:21 pm

    Interesting how this article bases its information on year-old photos of an FPGA rig, which is not the same thing as the 500 GH minirig SC that its review starts with.

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    • killhamster
      July 4, 2013 @ 10:13 am

      “This is from an earlier version of the Minirig” lol reading comprehension.

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    • Fluxity
      July 4, 2013 @ 10:34 am

      I updated the article but it still shows you how absolute shit the stuff they make is, whether it’s an FPGA or an ASIC.

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  11. Jhansen
    July 3, 2013 @ 6:36 pm

    This is a biased piece of shit article that unfairly categorizes the entire thing. Maybe you should change your name to Butt Hurt Coin, because you are obviously butt hurt about something to want to destroy your own credibility by writing such one sided crap.

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    • killhamster
      July 3, 2013 @ 6:59 pm

      Hi BFL_Josh!

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    • killhamster
      July 3, 2013 @ 7:00 pm

      Sorry, I meant FUCKING HI YOU SHITFUCK ASSBAG MOTHERFUCKER FUCK YOU NO REFUNDS

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    • Fluxity
      July 3, 2013 @ 7:02 pm

      Perhaps you have me confused with a real journalist? This is BUTTCOIN, not NYTimes. Common mistake.

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    • John Andersson
      July 4, 2013 @ 9:56 am

      ahhahahhahahahaha credibility

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  12. R U Kidding
    July 4, 2013 @ 5:56 am

    People, That is an FPGA unit. Not a Mini Rig. He’s lying to all of you. What a complete ass…

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    • killhamster
      July 4, 2013 @ 10:12 am

      “This is from an earlier version of the Minirig” lol reading comprehension

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    • Fluxity
      July 4, 2013 @ 10:32 am

      I misspoke and have edited the article. Doesn’t change anything about how shit all their stuff is.

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  13. Cuw
    July 4, 2013 @ 11:24 am

    Yo I did some new maths because the 75amps sounded completely absurd. So here’s some maths. Assuming 100% efficiency(not real but ok) conversion of 120v AC and the Power Factor = 1(it isn’t since we have a clearly a reactive load but again i am making maths easier)

    P=Vrms * Irms

    Irms = P / Vrms

    Irms = 1500W / 120Vrms = 12.5A

    Irms = 1500w / 240Vrms = 6.25A

    So for a purely resistive load we are looking at 12.5A maximum. Now this is the pretty math and this thing is clearly not pretty. This thing has hella amounts of reactive power which means they are returning power to the source either leading or lagging the main 120Vrms sine wave. This is a BIG deal and most power companies and all countries have laws regulating what amount of reactive power you are allowed to throw back into their systems before you start balancing it with expensive filtration circuits(in purely capacitive or inductive loads this wouldn’t be required but this is a complex SMPS load).

    Why the PSU’s loading the neutral line at all is beyond me since any modern PSU should have PFC default especially if they are shipping to the EU(who says you can’t throw more than X amount of power back at their systems). But here’s a fun snippet from wikipedia on why you want your powerfactor close to 1.

    [/b]”This creates extra load on utility lines, increases heating of building wiring, the utility transformers, and standard AC electric motors, and may cause stability problems in some applications such as in emergency generator systems or aircraft generators.”[/b]

    In conclusion, you put more than 1 or 2 of these in a place and goodbye house. You will either burn out the building wire or the transformer on the pole and be in deep shit with your power company. If you are in the EU zone get this checked by your power company before you even plug it into the wall in your home because getting a huge fine for loading the system irregularly isn’t ideal. If you are using Uninterruptable Power Supplies make sure they are PURE SINUSOIDAL before you plug this thing into them, if it uses the much cheaper estimated sine wave system where it adds some harmonics to a square wave you will either kill the UPS or kill the PSU in the system and if you are super lucky kill all your baby ASICs. So take it from me an internet EE, don’t buy this.

    BUTTCOIN SUPERIORITY!

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  14. mmxbass
    July 7, 2013 @ 4:03 am

    Minor factual correction: The PSUs in these photos are Thermaltake, not EVGA.

    It still looks like a pile of shit though.

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    • Fluxity
      July 7, 2013 @ 7:37 am

      EVGA is used in the first ASIC miner photos (with their handles removed too), Thermaltake is used in the second set of FPGA PICS.

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      • mmxbass
        July 7, 2013 @ 8:23 am

        They probably used whatever brand was on sale on Newegg that week.

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        • Fluxity
          July 7, 2013 @ 8:48 am

          Ah yes, the BFL ” Shell Shocker” special.

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  15. d
    July 9, 2013 @ 2:53 am

    who paid 22K $ for this ?

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    • Internet Browser
      July 10, 2014 @ 3:13 pm

      a lot of dummys

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  16. BitCoin > Fiat
    July 11, 2013 @ 3:59 pm

    https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=237710.0 I wonder if this guys house is on fire yet. Oh wait its not :C

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  17. Ayrat Bulatov
    July 15, 2013 @ 2:13 pm

    I paid for 1 pre-ordered mini rig $10k (one third of a 1.5Th box for $30k). Currently it makes $900 a day ($1.2k/day at last difficulty). Should I complain that its metal case is not polished enough? Don’t think so. You can check its real value on eBay, I think its self evident.

    To OP: I can buy your asic mini rig for $22k, my offer stands open for one month =)

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    • Joanne D'Orc
      July 30, 2013 @ 8:55 pm

      “Currently it makes $900 a day”

      Everyone on the internet has a ten inch cock, too.

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    • APC
      October 26, 2014 @ 2:57 pm

      OH HAI, IM FROM INTERNET, I HAS BLU EYS, I IS CUTE AND SLEEP WIT LOTS OF GALS EVRYDAI. ASLO I IS BILLONAIRE, I HAS A MANSION, A FERARI AND A GIANT SWIMNG POL. CAN I BE YOUR FRIND?

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  18. mmxbass
    July 27, 2013 @ 11:03 am

    If you had a dollar for every hit this article got, you could afford…. ONE of these!

    Who the hell is seriously buying these things?

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  19. BitCoin > Fiat
    August 18, 2013 @ 12:19 am

    http://www.butterflylabs.com/monarch/ If you delete this again. You must be scared and dumb hahahahaha

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    • Reality
      August 30, 2013 @ 4:54 am

      There’s a sucker born every minute.

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  20. Matt
    October 5, 2013 @ 11:50 am

    Incredibly interesting and well written! Thank you.

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  21. Bitcomrade
    February 10, 2014 @ 12:09 pm

    This article much better now, properly reflect good quality bfl mining hardware, is very good rig, is very working, is very power good.
    TO THE MOON

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    • Fuckyoufaker
      July 11, 2014 @ 10:21 am

      You must be from BFL…

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  22. J
    February 21, 2014 @ 9:26 pm

    What the fuck is this shit? What happened to the awesome version of this article where the dude was shipped a broken piece of shit?

    Old URL: http://buttcoin.org/butterfly-labs-mini-rig-is-a-huge-broken-unstable-piece-of-shit

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  23. J
    February 21, 2014 @ 9:27 pm

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  24. Bitcoiner
    March 31, 2014 @ 4:41 am

    Christ, what a scam.

    Note to everyone, stay far away from butterfly labs

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  25. Wampler Longacre
    April 27, 2014 @ 3:49 am

    For a little while I felt jealous about that %0.000001 of people in the world who “”made”” “”money”” off Bitcoin in the early years. Then I remembered that I have employable skills that earn me well over six figures every year, and contribute meaningfully to the common good. And you know what that contribution gets me?

    FRIENDS.

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  26. BiN4RY
    July 5, 2014 @ 2:11 am

    So how much did ButterScamLabs bribe to have the old article rewritten into this bullshit?

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    • Jerk Waterslide
      July 11, 2014 @ 1:55 am

      Somewhere south of $35K

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  27. suckagiantbagofdicksjeff
    July 11, 2014 @ 2:58 am

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  28. google them
    July 11, 2014 @ 3:53 am

    Butterfly Labs is a scam, and now internet revisionists as well.

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  29. zyzz
    July 11, 2014 @ 5:30 am

    jeff pls go

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  30. lololol
    July 11, 2014 @ 6:10 am

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  31. Butterfly Labs are liars
    July 11, 2014 @ 7:45 am

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  32. Snailman
    July 11, 2014 @ 8:24 am

    Using money you have scammed from bitcoiners to buy websites to do some ‘reputation management’ for you company is beyond laughable.
    I haven’t seen a company as sleazy as BFL.

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  33. Gwen Hennessy
    July 11, 2014 @ 9:13 am

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  34. planecrash
    July 11, 2014 @ 9:59 am

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  35. Bob
    July 11, 2014 @ 10:56 am

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  36. Trainlover2009
    October 5, 2014 @ 5:16 am

    So the bad news is this article may not rank as prominently as it used to. The good news is that its being bumped by all the news articles on the FTC seizing all of their assets for fraud.

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