It’s Amazon Prime Day again, and there are currently some pretty decent deals on mining-related hardware to be found: Asus Radeon RX 580 4GB GPU for $225 TP-Link HS100 Smart Plug for $20 (my review of the HS110 here) Get an extra $5 on $25+ gift card purchase (use code GCPRIME18) Ledger Nano S hardware […]
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Amazon Alexa: now with more CryptoBadger!
August 22nd, 2017 
CryptoBadger If you have an Amazon Echo or other Alexa-enabled device, you can now use it to ask CryptoBadger to fetch the latest cryptocurrency prices. Just say “Alexa, enable CryptoBadger skill” to install my simple plugin, and then you can say things like “Alexa, ask CryptoBadger: what’s the current Bitcoin price?” Prices come from Coinbase, and […]
Amazon Prime Day Deals
July 11th, 2017 CryptoBadger It’s Amazon Prime Day, and that means some pretty nice deals for the next ~24 hours. I’ll try to keep this post updated below with any mining-related deals that I spot. Note that you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership to access the deals, but you can get a free 30-day trial if you don’t already […]
Deal: EVGA 850 watt PSU for $91
May 4th, 2017 CryptoBadger Amazon has EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850 watt gold-rated power supplies on sale right now for $91. These are very highly-rated efficient units, and a good choice if you’re looking to build a mining rig composed of 3-4 RX 470 GPUs (PSUs are most efficient when delivering roughly half of their rated maximum power, which puts this […]
Get $250 back on $500 worth of purchases at Amazon!
November 17th, 2014 CryptoBadger Hi readers, I’ve been busy on a couple projects and consequently MIA the past few months. For those of you still visiting the site, I just thought I’d pass along a deal that seems ridiculously good, just in time for the holiday season: apply for a Chase Freedom Visa card and get $200 + $25 […]
Happy Bitcoin Black Friday!
November 29th, 2013 CryptoBadger Today is Bitcoin Black Friday, and that means there are some good deals to be had for shoppers using bitcoin to pay for their purchases. Remember that the long-term success of cryptocurrency depends on consumers that are willing to spend their coins—so consider making at least one purchase today in support of Bitcoin’s future. Also, […]
Coinbase waiving all fees this Friday
November 26th, 2013 CryptoBadger Coinbase today announced that they’ll be waiving all fees on 11/29 in celebration of Bitcoin Black Friday. If you’ve been wanting to buy, sell, or trade bitcoin, it won’t cost you a Satoshi at Coinbase this Friday. Coinbase is probably one of the more reliable and trustworthy exchanges available at the moment, if you’re not […]
PSA: Amazon Prime is awesome, free for 30 days
November 21st, 2013 CryptoBadger For those of you ordering mining rig parts from Amazon, you can get yourself a free 30 day trial of Amazon Prime, which entitles you to free 2-day shipping (and a host of other benefits, including a streaming video library that is on par with Netflix’s service). You can cancel your Prime trial immediately after […]
1000 watt gold-rated modular power supply for $125 after rebate at Amazon
August 17th, 2013 CryptoBadger Amazon currently has an excellent deal on a Cooler Master 1000 watt gold-certified fully modular power supply. It’s $125 after a $30 mail-in rebate, which makes it about $75 cheaper than its normal price (new units on eBay typically sell for nearly $200). This PSU is reportedly a re-badged Seasonic and should have no problem […]
Sapphire 7970 GPU $299 after rebate at Amazon
August 10th, 2013 CryptoBadger Amazon is currently selling Sapphire 7970 video cards for about the same price as a 7950—$299 after a $20 rebate. While I generally don’t recommend Radeon 7970 GPUs as my top choice for mining due to their higher power consumption and up-front cost compared to the 7950, if you have abnormally cheap electricity or plan to […]
