Crypto Mining on Raspberry Pi

An experiment in running a Monero (XMR) miner on a Raspberry Pi. Monero was chosen over Bitcoin or Ethereum for its CPU-friendly mining algorithm and stronger privacy guarantees.

Why Monero?

Bitcoin and Ethereum mining is dominated by specialized ASIC hardware, making general-purpose hardware uncompetitive. Monero uses the RandomX proof-of-work algorithm, which is deliberately memory-hard and ASIC-resistant — making a Raspberry Pi a reasonable (if modest) participant.

Monero also uses ring signatures, stealth addresses, and confidential transactions, making it genuinely private compared to Bitcoin’s transparent ledger.

Setup

• Raspberry Pi running XMRig
• Joined a mining pool to receive consistent (small) payouts rather than solo mining
• Monitored hash rate, temperature, and pool stats over time

Profitability was never the goal — this was about understanding how proof-of-work mining actually works at the hardware level.