OUR MISSION
“Marry the bitcoin mining and heating sectors to accelerate the adoption of hashrate heating by building the standards, education, and community infrastructure needed to bring mining back to homes and businesses.”
VISION: A world where bitcoin mining is synonymous with electric heating. Where hashrate is decentralized back into homes and businesses - offsetting heating costs and securing the network.
WHO WE ARE
We are Hashrate Heatpunks — a community of bitcoiners, tradesmen, engineers, builders, and advocates united by a radical idea:
Bitcoin mining heat is a product, not a problem.
We reject the notion that mining must happen in remote warehouses, controlled by industrial operators. We believe hashrate belongs at home — in water heaters, space heaters, pools, greenhouses, industrial processes and more.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
MINING SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED
The future of Bitcoin security is millions of small miners, not a handful of mega-facilities.
HEAT IS A PRODUCT, NOT WASTE
Every watt of mining produces useful heat. Capture it.
OPEN SOURCE WINS
Standards, documentation, and tools should be free and accessible to everyone.
THE INDUSTRY DOESN'T EXIST YET
There are no safety certifications, no building codes, no training programs. We're creating them.
BITCOIN FIXES THIS
Hashrate heating aligns incentives for decentralization, energy efficiency, and individual sovereignty.
THE PROBLEM
Hashrate heating has massive potential but faces real barriers:
✗No UL/CE safety certifications for hashrate heating appliances
✗Building codes don't recognize this technology
✗HVAC professionals have no training or resources
✗Limited real-world case studies and performance data
OUR APPROACH
We're a project of the 256 Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission of dismantling the proprietary mining empire.
Build community
Forum, Telegram, annual Summit
Create education
Free books, videos, tutorials
Fund development
Grants for standards, research, documentation
Connect industries
Bridging Bitcoin mining and HVAC/heating
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Whether you're a builder, researcher, HVAC professional, or just someone who believes in decentralized mining — there's a place for you here.