Can you really mine Bitcoin on a mobile phone?

Hey guys, I have a question for beginners. Is there any legit way to mine Bitcoin with a smartphone? I'm really curious about Bitcoin mining, but I’m totally new to it and don’t have much tech knowledge. All I've heard is that mining usually means those loud ASIC rigs, tons of electricity, and setups that just don’t fit in most homes. So I’m wondering: is it even possible to mine with a mobile device or a standard laptop these days, or is that just a pipe dream? And if it is, is it worth the investment, or is it just good for learning? Apart from the noisy ASIC miners, are there any other ways to get into Bitcoin mining, like cloud mining or similar options? I’d really appreciate any tips from those who’ve been in the game, especially to know if diving into mining is a good use of time right now.

Forget mining with a cell phone Forget mining with a laptop Forget mining with a pc. You need to use an asic. but you can go cheap buy a bit axe and hope. my bitaxe mining solo cost under 200 dollars to buy it. and it costs 7.5 cents a day to mine it. as 15watts x 24hours = 360 watts or .36x20cents per kwatt and I get a shot at each and every block to hit that motherfucker. With great luck I will hit one today as I type this out. the gui of my miner the pool info of my miner

Forget it, period. Ref https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2415854.0 mainly point-3 Even for learning purposes, using anything other than an ASIC-based miner is absolutely pointless because CPU's/GPU's process the data (mine) using entirely different program structures and flow.

Just half a year ago, similar question was asked on Bitcoin mining using an Android phone. You can see everyone's answer, where most of them sound similar. Financially it doesn't make any sense. But if you just want to do it for learning purpose, consider using device you already have. I assume you're serious about learning purpose and have any computer/laptop, so personally i would suggest you to read this guide [Guide] Solo mine testnet bitcoins with bfgminer, Bitcoin Core, and a CPU/GPU. ASIC also comes on small size. such as BitAxe Gamma and Compac F. But such ASIC have poor hashrate/price ratio, so don't expect to break even unless unless you're extremely lucky through solo mining.

There are some legit cloud mining services out there, but the problem is all of them are sold out, like on the Binance pool. You can try the renting services, but I'm sure you won't make any profit there because most of the hashrate sellers there are selling their hashrate expensively. Also, there are some fraud sellers not providing the right hashrate they promise, but if you still insist, check this link below. - https://www.miningrigrentals.com/rigs/sha256

If you're a beginner, don't try this. You can mine altcoins on your PC and earn Bitcoin rewards, but it won't be entirely profitable. If you're willing to invest heavily, consider renting out computers for AI mining and similar offers. But this field is definitely not for beginners.

Doesn't most app that give Bitcoin when you mine altcoin either take big cut or require KYC (such as Nicehash)? I did quick and rough research, but doesn't seem to be profitable either. WhatToMine shows single Nvidia 5080 currently can have $0.65 revenue[1], but hourly price for that GPU apperarently start from $0.14/hour[2-4]. That means you're losing $2.71/day. CMIIW. [1] https://whattomine.com/coins... [2] https://qudata.ai/en/gpu/RTX5080 [3] https://getdeploying.com/gpus/nvidia-rtx5080 [4] https://gpus.io/gpus/rtx5080

I agree with the previous posters, but wanted to give you some more background info... A cpu, GPU, fpga, old ASIC can technically create sha256d hashes. Basically, you need the block header of the previous valid block, you need the merkle tree of the transactions in your current block (the block you're trying to get into the blockchain), you need to be able to iterate over nonces and create a sha256d hash of the header of your own new block. If you find a sha256d hash of your new block's block header that's under the current target, your block is valid... and TECHNICALLY, you can use pen and paper, a cpu, a gpu, an fpga, and old asic to do this... Technically Please not that i used the word technically.. There's a nice article on the bitcoin wiki: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Non-specialized_hardware_comparison If you're asking about mining with a cellphone, the benchmark puts you in the "less than 1.000.000 hashes per second" category (<1Mh/s). If you look at the current hashrate chart: https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/hashrate-chart you'll see that the current estimated hashrate is around 1 ZH/s. 1 ZettaHash = 1.000.000.000.000.000 MegaHash This means that your cellphone would have one chance in 1.000.000.000.000.000 to solve the current block because your cellphone has about 1/1.000.000.000.000.000 of the network's estimated hashrate... This looks "feasible" because people are notoriously bad when it comes to interpreting large numbers... I looked at the powerball odds, those are one in 292.200.000 to win the jackpot... It's about 3,5 million times more plausible to win the powerball lottery jackpot than it is to find a valid block with your cellphone... Even if the average time between blocks is ~10 minutes and powerball draws seems to be once every two days, it's still 11.833 times more plausible to win the current powerball jackpot than to solve any block in the time between two powerball draws... AND, if you win powerball, it seems to be a multi million dollar jackpot vs solving a block for ~300k... I did not calculate the cost of running a cellphone cpu, but i'm pretty sure it would be more or less on par with a powerball ticket (since you'd need a cellphone specifically for mining, so you could not use it for other tasks, you'd also need power for your cellphone, cables, chargers... and you'd need network equipment or a mobile subscription to mine...). Now, i'm not a gambling man myself... But if i had to chose between buying a lottery ticket and mining with my cellphone, the math is pretty clear... It's thousands of times more probable to "win" with a lottery ticket, and the lottery pays out hundreds of times more than solving a block... It's a no-brainer... The main problem with cellphones is their cost per hash, both in hardware and power cost... They are simply to expensive to buy, store, maintain and they are to inefficient in creating sha256d hashes... If you would buy up 1.000.000.000 old cellphones and let them mine, you'd have a one in a million chance to solve the next block, but you'd need a huge warehouse and a lot of staff to store those phones, and they would burn so much electricity you'd probably have to build your own nuclear power plant to have enough electricity (i did not do the actual calculations)

On the Russian board, safar1980 wrote a list of services, most of which do not require KYC. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5457533 Nicehash has become a very bad service, it even stopped working with Russian miners, which is the second largest mining country in the world. Based on the calculator, mining isn't profitable. But that calculator doesn't include all coins

Usually, the term "mobile phone mining" doesn't refer to physical coin mining on hardware, but to certain actions or activities in projects where you can earn cryptocurrency. These are mostly Play-to-Earn projects; I don't want to promote them, but the main earners are those who attract new users. When used solo, the reward is small and not guaranteed. The reward will be in tokens that can be sold to buy Bitcoin.

Is it actually possible to mine Bitcoin using a mobile phone? No is not possible. Well, technically, you "can" mine Bitcoin on a phone or laptop in 2026, but financially, it’s a losing game, and you basically earn nothing. The mining industry is dominated by massive operations now. There are tiny devices like the Bitaxe. They are cheap silent, and use very little power. While the chance of actually "hitting" a block is tiny, it’s the best way to learn the technical side without destroying your PC/phone hahaha. Even you mining with 1 whole ASIC didnt guarantee profit Check here : https://whattomine.com/asics

Literally it's possible but not advisable because there's no possible way you can make profit, so my advice is get a mining rig but bear in mind it's not cheap but the on the long run it's worth it

It is the only way to mine right now. You need not one ASIC but a lot of them, along with PSU and the infrastructure to run them. Defenitely not something I suggest to someone who is running this as a hobby but only for someone who wants to run it full time. Do not forget the electricity and cooling costs. It is not possible. Not even for learning. No. It is worth the time and ROI if you can set up that many ASICs, that initial investment is going to be huge. Added you will need to maintain those ASICs. It is a full time job and there are a lot of people in this section who are stalwarts in this field.

And statistically it is also literally possible for a child to be born with wings and can fly. Point is, to say the least both are extremely unlikely to happen.

I really love this kind of advice. To mine, you need affordable electricity. If your electricity is over 10 cents or is approaching that price, then you definitely shouldn't buy ASICs for mining. If you're buying an ASIC for home use, your only ongoing expense will be electricity.

It's very difficult to earn $30,000-$50,000 mining with a mobile phone. Your friend is either a genius or a liar. This is only possible if you are either a team member or a very close person in this environment who started mining something when there were no other competitors. I know stories of people earning between $100 and $1,000 from a single phone, but those projects aren't really about mining. Take Hamster, for example.

You have very likely been fooled. Previously at the time of the ICO craze, there was one coin called Electroneum which claimed to be able to be mined on phones after installing their app. Many people did so and bought the ETN token for the same. One fine morning the owners dumped their coins on the investors and left the project and the investors hanging. If it was so easy to "generate" money, then every bank would have gone bankrupt.

I could list a dozen more similar coins, but only the project owners and the Youloggers who drove traffic made money from them. The project made a lot of money from advertising and partnerships and then gave away a small amount of coins to each participant. It wasn't a scam, no one lost money, but the participants wasted a lot of time.

True, unfortunately no one is ready to work on mining software for outdated hardwares anymore. I think it will actually be helpful if one can still use a sha256 mining software on PC. Not to mine some Bitcoin but to just be available for people who want to see how Bitcoin mining actually works in real time. I remember guiding some people about Bitcoin mining using Minergate, not a great mining software but it works on laptops. It was a good experimenting software for newbies, this is why I believe it's wrong that developers just completely abandoned every bitcoin mining software that can work on PC and laptops, but it's all fine.

I already asked a question about mining on Windows; theoretically, it’s possible even now, but it doesn’t make practical sense. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5497767 I remember Minergate too; they offered Monero, ETH, and ETC mining. Bitcoin was already using ASICs back then.