# Open Hardware for Open Money

https://opensats.org/blog/open-hardware-for-open-money

Authors NameArvinTwitter@arvin NameTumaTwitter@tuma NameOpenSatsTwitter Bitcoin is a monetary network built on hardware components. Specialized chips, hashboards, control boards, and signing devices determine who can participate in mining, run infrastructure, and hold keys offline. Closed and proprietary hardware concentrates power in manufacturers and large operators, working against Bitcoin's decentralized design. Open-source hardware and firmware shift power to individuals and local communities by providing them with designs they can audit, adapt, and run on their own terms. Over the past y

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Created: 2026-10-21T00:23:57.425862+00:00

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