⚡ Crypto Ethereum Mining Rig (2017)

📌 Overview

Project log of a Crypto Mining Rig that I assembled and configured in 2017 for Ethereum (ETH) mining. This period marked the beginning of my investments in crypto (BTC, ETH, XRP), at a time when the financial mainstream was highly skeptical and global public adoption was extremely low (around 1% of the world population used crypto, and even fewer mined it).

🕰️ Historical Context (2017/2018)

To put the era into perspective, while this node was being built, these were the stances of major Wall Street leaders regarding blockchain technology:

1. Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan Chase CEO) – September 2017

"Bitcoin is a fraud. It’s worse than tulip bulbs. If we had a trader who traded bitcoin, I’d fire them in a second, for two reasons: It’s against our rules, and they’re stupid. And both are dangerous. It won’t end well… Don’t ask me to short it. It could be at $20,000 before this happens, but it will eventually blow up."

Source: Reuters / Bloomberg Barclays Conference

2. Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) – 2018

January 2018: "In terms of cryptocurrencies generally, I can say almost with certainty that they will come to a bad ending." May 2018: "It’s probably rat poison squared."

Source: Quote Investigator

3. Lloyd Blankfein (Former Goldman Sachs CEO) – October 2017

"Still thinking about #Bitcoin. No conclusion – not endorsing/rejecting. Know that folks also were skeptical when paper money displaced gold."

Source: X (Twitter) @lloydblankfein