The BitForge Nano Ghost Edition by I Am GPIO

Artist Name and Artwork Title:

The BitForge Nano Ghost Edition by I Am GPIO

Description:

BitForge Nano Ghost Edition is a compact, open-source Bitcoin miner that reframes mining hardware as an object worthy of display. Built around dual BM1370 ASIC chips and delivering approximately 2.6 TH/s out of the box, the work combines functional Bitcoin infrastructure with a deliberately refined industrial design language. It features integrated Wi-Fi, a browser-based ForgeOS interface, a custom extruded aluminium housing, a purpose-built heatsink and dual-fan cooling system, all designed to support continuous use in domestic or office environments rather than industrial settings.

What distinguishes the Ghost Edition is its treatment of mining hardware as both machine and artefact. A smoked glass viewing window reveals the internal composition alongside “The Ghost of Satoshi,” while a remote-controlled internal LED system allows the piece to shift mood and atmosphere within a space. The result is a work that operates simultaneously as a live computational device, a design object and a cultural statement on visibility, authorship and the aesthetics of Bitcoin.

The BitForge Nano Ghost Edition was realised as a collaborative build, overseen and designed by I Am GPIO, with software by @WantClue, lead software developer of Bitaxe, and mining hardware by KliA90_, a highly regarded hardware developer. This convergence of industrial design, open-source software and specialist mining hardware development gives the work both technical credibility and a distinct visual identity.

Conceived for those who want meaningful participation in Bitcoin mining without accepting the visual and acoustic language of conventional industrial hardware, the Ghost Edition occupies a different space. Its compact form, quiet operation and sculptural presentation stand in deliberate contrast to the familiar imagery of exposed boards, server racks and utilitarian enclosures. Instead, it proposes another future for mining: one in which infrastructure can be technically serious, open-source and domestically presentable at the same time.

As an object, the Ghost Edition sits between product design, hardware culture and contemporary technological art. It does not simply represent Bitcoin mining; it performs it. In doing so, it transforms an often-hidden process of computation, chance and energy use into something materially present and visually considered. Rather than hiding infrastructure, the Ghost Edition gives it presence, inviting viewers to reconsider the cultural and aesthetic form of financial technology.

Materials:

Extruded aluminum, glass, resin.

Dimensions:

130mm x 90mm x 63mm

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Package sits at 35x24x16cm. 1.5kg. 

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Artist Bio:

Duncan Coombe, also known as 'I Am GPIO', is a UK-based designer, engineer, maker and artist working at the intersection of technology, industrial design and contemporary culture. His practice explores Bitcoin, self-sovereignty, home mining and the aesthetics of modern hardware, often transforming functional electronic objects into sculptural, collectible works. With a background in design and engineering, Duncan's work combines technical authenticity with a strong visual identity, re-framing mining hardware and digital infrastructure as cultural artefacts rather than purely utilitarian tools. Through 'I Am GPIO' and The Solo Mining Co, he is best known for creating design-led Bitcoin infrastructure that bring normally hidden technology into the domestic and gallery space.

Website:
www.thesolomining.co

Instagram / X:
@thesolominingco

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