there are multiple variables here. one is the cost of the hardware. 2000$ is not enough for latest generation ASIC miners. It just isn't. You want the latest g

there are multiple variables here. one is the cost of the hardware. 2000$ is not enough for latest generation ASIC miners. It just isn't. You want the latest generation ones. We are probably talking 10k+ for something decent. The second one is the cost of power. People like to talk shit about the environmental impact of bitcoin and stuff, but the reality is that the bitcoin you mine is worth less than the power you are using in most places around the world. Bitcoin mining is profitable in areas where the cost of power is heavily subsidized (it's free real estate meme) or you can easily generate power yourself (solar, wind, thermal, etc). So, if the cost of power is > value of mined bitcoin, it does not make sense to mine it The third part is mining pools. You can build all the rigs you want, but the reality is that most bitcoin is mined by mining pools. So you will have to join one of those pools if you want to have a steady guaranteed small income. So to answer your question: depending where you are for an investment of X this could be profitable (medium/long term) but you need to understand more about the cost of the hardware, cost of power and dynamic of mining pools to actually pull this off (so for a noob, you're better off just buying 2000$ of BTC, holding for 2 years and selling. sorry noob. The wild west era of bitcoin mining is long behind us)