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If you found this website then you probably have some knowledge of bitcoin and crypto currencies, now you would like to know more about mining them? You have heard the buzz all over, about how it is possible to mine the currency and trade it for fiat currency and create additional income. Who does't want to have extra income? Leaving the financial aspects to a minimum this information is for education of what the various types of mining that are available.  

    Bitcoin Mining History

    Bitcoin mining refers to the process of adding new transactions to the blockchain network of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. In order to mine Bitcoin, participants must solve complex mathematical equations using specialized software and hardware. As a reward for their efforts, miners receive newly minted bitcoins.

    The concept of Bitcoin mining was introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin, in a whitepaper published in 2008. Nakamoto's vision was to create a decentralized digital currency that could not be controlled by any government or financial institution. The process of mining was designed to ensure that the supply of bitcoins would be limited, and the creation of new coins would gradually become more difficult over time.

    In the early days of Bitcoin, mining was relatively easy and could be done using a standard computer. However, as more people began to mine Bitcoin, the difficulty level increased, and specialized hardware was required to solve the mathematical equations necessary to earn rewards.

    In 2010, the first mining pool, Slush Pool, was launched. Mining pools allowed multiple miners to work together and share their computing power, increasing their chances of earning rewards. This led to an increase in the number of miners and a corresponding increase in the difficulty level of mining.

    In 2013, the first ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) miners were introduced. These specialized machines were designed specifically for mining Bitcoin and were much more efficient than traditional computers or graphics cards. The introduction of ASIC miners made it much more difficult for individuals to mine Bitcoin profitably, as the cost of the hardware was very high.

    In 2016, the reward for mining a block was reduced from 25 bitcoins to 12.5 bitcoins, as part of Bitcoin's halving process. This reduced the supply of new bitcoins and made mining even more difficult. However, the value of Bitcoin continued to rise, making mining still profitable for those with the right equipment and access to cheap electricity.

    In 2017, the Bitcoin network experienced a scaling debate, as the number of transactions increased and the network struggled to handle the volume. This led to the creation of Bitcoin Cash, a fork of the original Bitcoin blockchain that increased the block size limit from 1 MB to 8 MB, allowing for faster and cheaper transactions.

    As of 2021, the difficulty of Bitcoin mining continues to increase, and the rewards for mining a block have been reduced to 6.25 bitcoins. However, the value of Bitcoin has also increased dramatically, making mining still profitable for those who can afford the high costs of hardware and electricity.

    In conclusion, the history of Bitcoin mining has been marked by technological advancements, increasing difficulty levels, and a reduction in the supply of new bitcoins. Despite these challenges, mining remains an essential part of the Bitcoin network and is crucial for ensuring the security and integrity of the blockchain.

      Basic Crypto Mining Information
      Bitcoin mining is the process of validating Bitcoin transactions and recording them into a public Blockchain ledger. Mining is the process of creating valid blocks, which adds records of transactions to Bitcoins (BTC) public ledger, called the blockchain. Bitcoin mining refers to a process in which a worldwide network of computers running Bitcoin code works to make sure transactions are legal and properly added to the cryptocurrency's blockchain. Cryptocurrencies are created (and secured) via encryption algorithms, which are maintained and confirmed through a process called mining, in which a network of computers or specialized hardware, such as Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), processes and verifies transactions. Bitcoin mining refers to the process where a global network of computers or specialized hardware, such as Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs).

      Today's miners use equipment called ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits), which were introduced specifically to mine bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies. In the technology's earliest days, cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin could be mined using just a CPU chip in your home computer. Because of the higher costs and increasing difficulty in mining Bitcoin (BTC), most miners use something called a mining pool today. A number of cryptocurrency has moved away from mining Bitcoin, although Bitcoin continues to depend on the process.

      Since the launch of Bitcoin in 2009, the amount of energy required to generate bitcoin has increased, with the network increasing mining difficulty in order to maintain the steady stream of new blocks of transactions, even with the increase of miners involved. As mining capacity increases, the resources required to mine a new block accumulate. Bitcoin miners use their resources (hardware and electricity) to validate transactions, and every time a block is mined, new bitcoins are created on the network. The process, called mining, provides incentives for miners, who operate the network using cryptocurrency.
      However, crypto mining also involves validating crypto transactions in the blockchain network and adding them into a distributed ledger. Because distributed ledgers lack centralized authorities, the mining process is critical for validating transactions. Bitcoin mining is critical for Bitcoin and some other cryptocurrency operations, as it motivates users to input precise information to the shared ledger, which tracks transactions and balances across an underlying blockchain network. A bitcoin hash is a measure of the amount of computing power used by a network to process transactions.

      Bitcoin pays out a mining reward every time a new block is entered into the permanent record of transactions. Cryptocurrencies are mined in blocks; for example, in bitcoin, the amount of bitcoins a miner is allowed to earn for a block is halved every time a set number of hashes are solved. This value is programmed to halve in fixed intervals, roughly every four years, so that at last there are no bitcoins left to mine, with just transaction fees ensuring network security. In future, when the number of new bitcoin miners allowed in each block decreases, fees will be a far larger proportion of the mining revenue.

      Cryptocurrency is basically an encryption algorithm that processes transactions on a blockchain system. The computing power of participating hardware (miners) are rewarded for the processing the transactions on the network.

      This makes it possible to decentralize banking by putting the computing power in the hands of the average person instead of the large banking conglomerates and is possibly the future of our monetary system as apposed to the current one.

      Below is a brief description of the current mining hardware types:


      GPU MINING


        Gpu Graphics Processing Unit mining is done using computer graphic cards for calculating (hashing). Gpus are much better than cpus for this type of computing power because they are designed for rapid calculations. Gpu mining is still profitable for certain altcoins that I will not discuss and requires further research. There are gpu cards that are specifically designed for mining as well as the mainboard also. Gpu mining is under attack by the next type of miners because of the fact that gpus were originally made for mostly gaming power and producing realistic graphics. The business model is incremental upgrading just like all computer components and it keeps the consumer in an endless upgrade loop. The next miner type proves this because they produce much more powerful chips. If they produced that powerful of a chip for a gaming platform, there would be no need for upgrading.

        FPGA MINING

         

           

          A field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is an integrated circuit (IC) that can be programmed in the field after manufactured. FPGAs are similar in principle to, but have vastly wider potential application than, programmable read-only memory (PROM) chips. FPGA can be used for multiple algorithms since it is field programmable and could possibly be the future of this hardware since each unit will have multiple options of mining for the future. Options are small currently, but growing for this type equipment. An ASIC chip (discussed below) is only programmed at the factory and leaves no options for changing algorithms as needed.

          ASIC MINING

           



          Asic miners are manufactured for one thing, MINING. They use Application Specific Integrated Circuits and the chips are designed for the specific application of mining. One Asic chip can be equal to over 100 gpus, this is where the much higher hashrate comes in and return on investment is quicker. There are new Asic miners on the market all the time and in 2018 it has rapidly become popular and profitable given the right timing of deployment. There are many factors involved in the decision of what equipment to deploy and this info is to try to give you a brief overview of the very basic elements of mining. I hope it helps your understanding and I wish you the best in mining!

           

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