It should be noted that Bitcoin mining is now at an all-time high in popularity. This is supported by the already familiar complexity of mining. Its task is to balance block creation time at the level of 10 minutes, and now that figure is 28.59 T. As we already noted, this is a record, so there are more than enough people willing to mine BTC today.

Bitcoin mining difficulty chart

The popularity of mining the cryptocurrency also contributes to the comments of various experts. For example, the day before Canadian millionaire Kevin O’Leary said that cryptocurrency mining will save the world. In his opinion, the niche of coin mining will provoke industry participants to look for new sources of power, which will benefit humanity.

The current example proves that the digital asset industry can come in handy even in the most unexpected situations.

How cryptocurrency miners are used

Jonathan Yuan has children who like to swim in the pool. That said, even a year before he figured out the original use of his crypto-farm, they hardly ever did, as the water was “too cold”. Yuan himself had recently become heavily involved in mining and realised that the equipment was generating too much heat to be put to good use.

In an interview with Cointelegraph journalists, the decentralised asset enthusiast explained how the pool heating works. He bought a heat exchanger and used it to install a system to heat the water. According to him, thanks to this invention the water temperature can be kept at about 32 degrees Celsius all summer.

Yuan’s crypto farm

The most interesting thing is that Yuan’s crypto-farm got a water cooling system, which means he managed to optimize the efficient operation of the equipment. With this principle, it is possible to heat almost anything that has enough room temperature – living quarters, garages and so on. It is assumed that the heating temperature can reach a maximum threshold of 60 degrees Celsius.

Admittedly, after the ban on Bitcoin mining in China and a serious drop in the cryptocurrency network, Yuan decided to “squeeze the maximum” out of his crypto-farm. In this mode of operation, it produced a lot of excess heat, which turned the pool into a hot tub. Here’s his cue.

When the difficulty of mining hit rock bottom, I actually drove all my ASIC miners to maximum power, causing the pool temperature to rise above 43 degrees Celsius. The kids had to not swim in it for about a month or two. Yes, I had to tell them “sorry kids, the pool is too hot, you can’t swim today”.

Yuan’s pool

Since then, the difficulty of mining has increased again, and the crypto-enthusiast has lowered the capacity of his equipment so that the kids can use the pool again. According to him, the pool itself has served as an excellent “heat buffer”, providing the crypto farm with good cooling. What’s more, it’s even more profitable to heat the water this way than by other means.

The crypto farm keeps the temperature variations within one degree, even though it can vary around five degrees outside at the same time.

Yuan also shared a screenshot of the temperature of his ASIC miners. He lives in Minnesota, in the Midwest, so he keeps the pool warm even when it’s cold.

It is -21 degrees Fahrenheit [-6 degrees Celsius – editor’s note] in Minnesota right now. The pool (blue line) is very warm at 92 degrees Fahrenheit [almost 34 degrees Celsius – editor’s note].

Screenshot of the temperature regime

Yuan recommends that all pool owners do the same, as this is the “ideal scenario to use” the waste heat. What’s more, he has set up a company called CoinHeated, which installs crypto-farms with the potential for beneficial use of the excess resource.


We believe that stories like this not only draw attention to the digital asset niche, but also gradually change the way people think about cryptocurrencies. As we can see from this case, coins and related industries are increasingly being used in ordinary human spheres - and outside of the world of finance. And that's not a bad argument for those who haven't yet seen much use for decentralized assets. On top of that, the owner's example shows that cryptocurrency-related business can also touch the field of entertainment.


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