Empowering Remote Bitcoin Mining in Africa: Gridless Leverages Luxor’s Mining Pool for Mining Efficiency

Background

Gridless is a pioneering energy and Bitcoin mining company operating in remote areas across Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia. By deploying small-scale hydro and renewable energy projects, Gridless monetizes excess energy through Bitcoin mining, enabling infrastructure development in rural communities and providing a path to financial and energy sovereignty.

Operating at the intersection of frontier markets and decentralized technology, Gridless must maintain operational efficiency despite the logistical and infrastructural challenges of remote deployment. Reliable connectivity and mining infrastructure are critical to their success.

Challenge

Gridless’s mining operations are often located in regions with limited or inconsistent internet infrastructure. Many sites rely on satellite internet via Starlink, which potentially introduce higher latency and occasional instability. In addition, Gridless works on a revenue share model with its energy partners and both sides need real-time access to the mining performance to track revenue.

To fulfill its mission of making Bitcoin mining viable and profitable in under-connected regions, Gridless needed a mining pool that could:

• Operate reliably over satellite connections
• Maintain high share acceptance rates
• Provide strong uptime and minimal latency-related penalties
• Scale efficiently across multiple African regions
• Handle complex user roles & permissions for Gridless and its energy partners to see their respective revenue performance.

Solution

Gridless integrated with Luxor’s Bitcoin mining pool, connecting to the best node available using Luxor’s global network, optimizing for latency and connection stability. Luxor’s technical support team worked closely with Gridless to ensure smooth onboarding and continued performance optimization.

Results

Since switching to Luxor’s mining pool, Gridless has achieved:

• Over 99.5% mining efficiency across their operations in Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia
• Reliable uptime even with Starlink-based connectivity.
• Streamlined operations and monitoring across multiple remote sites.
• Efficient reporting on mining performance and revenue for both Gridless and its energy partners.
• Seamless payment splits between Gridless and its energy partners. 

These improvements have enhanced the profitability of Gridless’s mining operations and contributed to the broader economic and infrastructure development goals in the communities they serve.

Conclusion

For remote and off-grid mining operations, reliable pool infrastructure can be the difference between success and failure. Efficiency is critical to a miner’s profitability and maximizing the amount of Bitcoin earned. Luxor’s Bitcoin mining pool has empowered Gridless to operate efficiently in regions where others might not even attempt to mine.