⛏️ He turned his university's free electricity into Bitcoin… by hiding a miner inside a cooler bought for only $5.

The story begins in 2022 when an American student named Blake Kaufman attends a Bitcoin meetup in Michigan.
To his surprise, he wins an Antminer S9 in a raffle. The problem is he knows absolutely nothing about mining.
With his father, he plugs in the machine for the first time and immediately discovers two things: it is incredibly noisy and produces an impressive amount of heat.
Thinking of a solution, Blake realizes that his university provides free electricity in the dorms.
He then decides to turn his student room into a small mining farm.
The real stroke of genius comes when he tries to solve the noise problem. After some research, he comes across a photo showing a miner installed inside a cooler.
He and his father then buy an old cooler for $5, add some pipes recovered from their attic, and cobble together a homemade ventilation system.
The result exceeds their expectations: the miner becomes quieter than a standard air conditioner.
Blake even checks the university regulations and finds that no rule explicitly prohibits Bitcoin mining.
His Antminer consumes nearly 900 watts continuously and earns him about $1 worth of Bitcoin per day, while naturally heating his room during Michigan’s particularly cold winters.
Even though this setup never made him rich, the experience completely changed his life.
The BTC accumulated over time eventually amounted to about $2,000 thanks to the rising Bitcoin price, enough to fund a trip to El Salvador.
Most importantly, this adventure immersed him in the Bitcoin ecosystem...
He now participates in conferences, exchanges with developers, and even works on his own Bitcoin wallet.