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<div><!-- This page is designed to be short and simple! It should provide only a very brief explanation of things that have their own page and should link to other pages whenever possible. This page should serve as an entry point and a place to organize most of our mining articles. Thank You! (-Atheros) --><br />
[[File:Quick-and-dirty-4x5970-cooling.jpg|thumb|right|A quick and dirty mining rig]]<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
'''Mining''' is the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin's public ledger of past transactions.<br />
This ledger of past transactions is called the [[block chain]] as it is a chain of [[block|blocks]].<br />
The block chain serves to [[Confirmation|confirm]] transactions to the rest of the network as having taken place.<br />
Bitcoin nodes use the block chain to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.<br />
<br />
Mining is intentionally designed to be resource-intensive and difficult so that the number of blocks found each day by miners remains steady. Individual [[blocks]] must contain a [[proof of work|proof of work]] to be considered valid. This proof of work is verified by other Bitcoin nodes each time they receive a block. Bitcoin uses the [[hashcash]] proof-of-work function.<br />
<br />
The primary purpose of mining is to allow Bitcoin nodes to reach a secure, tamper-resistant consensus.<br />
Mining is also the mechanism used to introduce Bitcoins into the system:<br />
Miners are paid any transaction fees as well as a "subsidy" of newly created coins.<br />
This both serves the purpose of disseminating new coins in a decentralized manner as well as motivating people to provide security for the system.<br />
<br />
Bitcoin mining is so called because it resembles the mining of other commodities:<br />
it requires exertion and it slowly makes new currency available at a rate that resembles the rate at which commodities like gold are mined from the ground.<br />
<br />
== Difficulty ==<br />
=== The Computationally-Difficult Problem ===<br />
Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the [[Target|target]] in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a [[Nonce|nonce]] is incremented. See [[Proof of work]] for more information.<br />
<br />
=== The Difficulty Metric ===<br />
The [[Difficulty|difficulty]] is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. It is recalculated every 2016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2016 blocks would have been generated in exactly two weeks had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This will yield, on average, one block every ten minutes. As more miners join, the rate of block creation will go up. As the rate of block generation goes up, the difficulty rises to compensate which will push the rate of block creation back down. Any blocks released by malicious miners that do not meet the required difficulty [[Target|target]] will simply be rejected by everyone on the network and thus will be worthless. <br />
<br />
=== Reward ===<br />
When a block is discovered, the discoverer may award themselves a certain number of bitcoins, which is agreed-upon by everyone in the network. Currently this bounty is 25 bitcoins; this value will halve every 210,000 blocks. See [[Controlled Currency Supply]].<br />
<br />
Additionally, the miner is awarded the fees paid by users sending transactions. The fee is an incentive for the miner to include the transaction in their block. In the future, as the number of new bitcoins miners are allowed to create in each block dwindles, the fees will make up a much more important percentage of mining income.<br />
<br />
== The mining ecosystem ==<br />
<br />
=== Hardware ===<br />
[[File:Usb-fpga module 1.15x-hs-800.jpg|thumb|right|FPGA Module]]<br />
Users have used various types of hardware over time to mine blocks. Hardware specifications and performance statistics are detailed on the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page.<br />
==== CPU Mining ==== <br />
Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. The advent of GPU mining made CPU mining financially unwise as the hashrate of the network grew to such a degree that the amount of bitcoins produced by CPU mining became lower than the cost of power to operate a CPU. The option was therefore removed from the core Bitcoin client's user interface.<br />
<br />
==== GPU Mining ====<br />
GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]. A variety of popular [[Mining rig|mining rigs]] have been documented.<br />
==== FPGA Mining ====<br />
FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.<br />
==== ASIC Mining ====<br />
An application-specific integrated circuit, or ''ASIC'', is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013. For the amount of power they consume, they are vastly faster than all previous technologies and already have made GPU mining financially unwise in some countries and setups.<br />
<br />
==== Mining services (Cloud mining) ====<br />
[[:Category:Mining_contractors|Mining contractors]] provide mining services with performance specified by contract, often referred to as a "Mining Contract". They may, for example, rent out a specific level of mining capacity for a set price for a specific duration.<br />
<br />
=== Pools ===<br />
As more and more miners competed for the limited supply of blocks, individuals found that they were working for months without finding a block and receiving any reward for their mining efforts. This made mining something of a gamble. To address the variance in their income miners started organizing themselves into [[Pooled mining|pools]] so that they could share rewards more evenly. See [[Pooled mining]] and [[Comparison of mining pools]].<br />
<br />
=== History ===<br />
Bitcoin's public ledger (the 'block chain') was started on January 3rd, 2009 at 18:15 UTC presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. The first block is known as the [[genesis block]]. The first transaction recorded in the first block was a single transaction paying the reward of 50 new bitcoins to its creator.<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [https://99bitcoins.com/beginners-guide-to-mining/ Beginner's Guide to Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [https://www.zpool.ca Bitcoin Multipool]<br />
* [https://www.bitcoinmining.com Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mining-in-plain-english Bitcoin Mining in Plain English] by David Perry<br />
* [https://www.weusecoins.com/en/mining-guide/ Getting Started With Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [[Automatically mine when computer is locked|Tutorial to automatically start mining when you lock your computer]]. (Windows 7)<br />
* [http://bitcoinminer.com Bitcoin Miner]<br />
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18q2jx/eli5_bitcoin_mining_xpost_in_eli5/ Simplified Explanation of Bitcoin Mining] by reddit user [http://www.reddit.com/user/azotic azotic]<br />
* [https://bitcoinchain.com/pools Bitcoin Mining Pools Comparison]<br />
* [http://www.bitcoinmining.com/best-bitcoin-cloud-mining-contract-reviews/ Research, Review and Compare Cloud Mining Contracts]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmOzih6I1zs Video: What is Bitcoin Mining?] <br />
* [http://yogh.io/#mine:last Mining Simulator] ([https://github.com/JornC/bitcoin-transaction-explorer GitHub source])<br />
* [http://bitcoindaily.org/bitcoin-guides/what-is-bitcoin-mining/ Bitcoin Mining Explained]<br />
[[ru:Mining]]<br />
[[Category:Mining]][[Category:Vocabulary]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Bitcoin_Dice&diff=61958Bitcoin Dice2016-12-26T04:33:39Z<p>Johnbridge180: /* Bitcoin Dice Websites */</p>
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<div>Bitcoin dice games are by far the most popular Bitcoin powered casino game available online. Players often regard it as the most pure form of gambling, as dice sites allow entering precise levels of risk and reward, typically at a fixed with a fixed house edge. Often you can bet if the number will be "lo" or "hi", giving players an illusion of control. Most dice sites offer a form of provably fair, to allow the player to verify the results were not tampered with. <br />
<br />
=== Bitcoin Dice Websites ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.10xbtc.com/index.php?aff=btcguru 10XBTC.com] Better-than-Provably fair, Zero-Trust Bitcoin lottery based on public random numbers draws every 5 minutes, play without registration, 3 hits gets 100 btc, 2 hits gets 10 btc and 1 hit gets 4 btc. Jackpots at 160 BTC. After placing your bet, you can multiply it playing Dice.<br />
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[http://awesomedice.net/ Awesome Dice] — Awesome Dice is a bitcoin dice website, where you have the chance to win big, and gives you a great gambling experience. It's fast (>5bets/sec), has a nice design, and it has a build-in dice bot.<br />
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[[Pocket Dice]] — First realistic bitcoin dice game. Free satoshi faucet. Chat. Welcome bonus. Referral program. Earn 1% of every bet your referrals make, no matter they win or lose.<br />
<br />
[[Satoshi Dice]] The block chain dice game originally run by [[Erik Voorhees]]. At one time responsible for the majority of the transactions in the Bitcoin network.<br />
<br />
[http://www.googdice.com Googdice] Clean & Fair Bitcoin Dice Game inspired by the popular search engine. 0,5% House Edge.<br />
<br />
[https://www.dustdice.com DustDice] Visual twist on regular dice<br />
<br />
[https://www.peerbet.org PeerBet.org ] PeerBet is one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Dice sites in existence, originating in 2012. It features 0% house edge raffles, 1% edge dice, and the Wheel of Chance. All provably fair<br />
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[https://primedice.com/?c=highonquack '''PrimeDice'''] The Most Trusted Bitcoin Gambling Site | Provably Fair | Built-in Betting Bot | Faucet | Running 3 Years Strong as the #1 Site<br />
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[http://rollin.io/ Rollin.io - Bitcoin dice] | Low 0.8% up to 1% house edge | Provably fair | Auto bot | Free bitcoins | Social chat | Instant payouts! <br />
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[http://cloudroll.io BitCoin Casino] CloudRoll is an automated BitCoin casino with a low house edge, allowing you to bet BitCoin in any corner of the world! <br />
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[https://fairproof.com/ FairProof.com] Provably fair bitcoin lottery. Few games inside, provably fair 100%, welcome and deposit bonuses. Affiliate program.<br />
<br />
[https://coinroyale.com/dice CoinRoyale Dice] HTML5 provably fair Dice. Instant play after deposit, no registration required, low house edge and of course, Provably Fair.<br />
<br />
[https://www.funforcoin.com/guess-the-number.htm Guess The Number] Will the number be high, or will it be low, can you guess? . Develop by [https://www.funforcoin.com/ FunForCoin]<br />
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<div>Bitcoin dice games are by far the most popular Bitcoin powered casino game available online. Players often regard it as the most pure form of gambling, as dice sites allow entering precise levels of risk and reward, typically at a fixed with a fixed house edge. Often you can bet if the number will be "lo" or "hi", giving players an illusion of control. Most dice sites offer a form of provably fair, to allow the player to verify the results were not tampered with. <br />
<br />
=== Bitcoin Dice Websites ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.10xbtc.com/index.php?aff=btcguru 10XBTC.com] Better-than-Provably fair, Zero-Trust Bitcoin lottery based on public random numbers draws every 5 minutes, play without registration, 3 hits gets 100 btc, 2 hits gets 10 btc and 1 hit gets 4 btc. Jackpots at 160 BTC. After placing your bet, you can multiply it playing Dice.<br />
<br />
[http://awesomedice.net/ Awesome Dice] — Awesome Dice is a bitcoin dice website, where you have the chance to win big, and gives you a great gambling experience. It's fast (>5bets/sec), has a nice design, and it has a build-in dice bot.<br />
<br />
[https://www.crypto-games.net/dice/bitcoin '''Crypto-Games'''] Provably Fair Bitcoin DICE game with only 0.8% House edge! for playing with Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum and other Altcoins. Super Fast, Secure, Provably Fair, No withdrawal Fees and with progressive Jackpot!<br />
<br />
[https://www.betbit.co/ Betbit] - provably fair dice game with 0.1% house edge. Payout range at Betbit.co is from x1.01 to x9999. Also game has multi level referral program. Generous bonuses makes Betbit.co very popular among bitcoin dice games.<br />
<br />
[https://betbtc.co/casino/dice BetBTC Dice] — Provably Fair | Simple UX | Auto-Betting | Low House-Edge 1% | Great Affiliate Program 30% | Instant Withdrawals | Account History & PL.<br />
<br />
[[Pocket Dice]] — First realistic bitcoin dice game. Free satoshi faucet. Chat. Welcome bonus. Referral program. Earn 1% of every bet your referrals make, no matter they win or lose.<br />
<br />
[[Satoshi Dice]] The block chain dice game originally run by [[Erik Voorhees]]. At one time responsible for the majority of the transactions in the Bitcoin network.<br />
<br />
[http://www.googdice.com Googdice] Clean & Fair Bitcoin Dice Game inspired by the popular search engine. 0,5% House Edge.<br />
<br />
[https://www.dustdice.com DustDice] Visual twist on regular dice<br />
<br />
[https://www.peerbet.org PeerBet.org ] PeerBet is one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Dice sites in existence, originating in 2012. It features 0% house edge raffles, 1% edge dice, and the Wheel of Chance. All provably fair<br />
<br />
[https://primedice.com/?c=highonquack '''PrimeDice'''] The Most Trusted Bitcoin Gambling Site | Provably Fair | Built-in Betting Bot | Faucet | Running 3 Years Strong as the #1 Site<br />
<br />
[http://rollin.io/ Rollin.io - Bitcoin dice] | Low 0.8% up to 1% house edge | Provably fair | Auto bot | Free bitcoins | Social chat | Instant payouts! <br />
<br />
[http://cloudroll.io BitCoin Casino] CloudRoll is an automated BitCoin casino with a low house edge, allowing you to bet BitCoin in any corner of the world! <br />
<br />
[https://win88.me/ Win88.me Bitcoin Casino - Bitcoin Dice, Instant Win Lotto, Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock (RPSLS)] | Provably fair | Autobet | 2k Satoshi Faucet | Chat | More Info at [[Win88]]<br />
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[http://suzukidice.com/ SuzukiDICE.com] Lowest house edge 0.9%! No account needed. Payouts are nearly instant.<br />
<br />
[https://fairproof.com/ FairProof.com] Provably fair bitcoin lottery. Few games inside, provably fair 100%, welcome and deposit bonuses. Affiliate program.<br />
<br />
[https://coinroyale.com/dice CoinRoyale Dice] HTML5 provably fair Dice. Instant play after deposit, no registration required, low house edge and of course, Provably Fair.<br />
<br />
[https://www.funforcoin.com/guess-the-number.htm Guess The Number] Will the number be high, or will it be low, can you guess? . Develop by [https://www.funforcoin.com/ FunForCoin]<br />
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[https://puredice.com/ PureDice.com] | Mobile Site | 1% House Edge | Instant Withdrawals | Automatic Betting | Transparent Provably Fair System | 500 Satoshi Faucet | Happy Rolling!</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Bitcoin_Dice&diff=61956Bitcoin Dice2016-12-26T04:32:24Z<p>Johnbridge180: /* Bitcoin Dice Websites */</p>
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<div>Bitcoin dice games are by far the most popular Bitcoin powered casino game available online. Players often regard it as the most pure form of gambling, as dice sites allow entering precise levels of risk and reward, typically at a fixed with a fixed house edge. Often you can bet if the number will be "lo" or "hi", giving players an illusion of control. Most dice sites offer a form of provably fair, to allow the player to verify the results were not tampered with. <br />
<br />
=== Bitcoin Dice Websites ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.10xbtc.com/index.php?aff=btcguru 10XBTC.com] Better-than-Provably fair, Zero-Trust Bitcoin lottery based on public random numbers draws every 5 minutes, play without registration, 3 hits gets 100 btc, 2 hits gets 10 btc and 1 hit gets 4 btc. Jackpots at 160 BTC. After placing your bet, you can multiply it playing Dice.<br />
<br />
[http://awesomedice.net/ Awesome Dice] — Awesome Dice is a bitcoin dice website, where you have the chance to win big, and gives you a great gambling experience. It's fast (>5bets/sec), has a nice design, and it has a build-in dice bot.<br />
<br />
[[File:CryptoGames_favicon.png|16px|link=CryptoGames]] [https://www.crypto-games.net/dice/bitcoin '''Crypto-Games'''] Provably Fair Bitcoin DICE game with only 0.8% House edge! for playing with Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum and other Altcoins. Super Fast, Secure, Provably Fair, No withdrawal Fees and with progressive Jackpot!<br />
<br />
[[File:Betbit-icon.gif|16px|link=Betbit.co]][https://www.betbit.co/ Betbit] - provably fair dice game with 0.1% house edge. Payout range at Betbit.co is from x1.01 to x9999. Also game has multi level referral program. Generous bonuses makes Betbit.co very popular among bitcoin dice games.<br />
<br />
[https://betbtc.co/casino/dice BetBTC Dice] — Provably Fair | Simple UX | Auto-Betting | Low House-Edge 1% | Great Affiliate Program 30% | Instant Withdrawals | Account History & PL.<br />
<br />
[[Pocket Dice]] — First realistic bitcoin dice game. Free satoshi faucet. Chat. Welcome bonus. Referral program. Earn 1% of every bet your referrals make, no matter they win or lose.<br />
<br />
[[Satoshi Dice]] The block chain dice game originally run by [[Erik Voorhees]]. At one time responsible for the majority of the transactions in the Bitcoin network.<br />
<br />
[http://www.googdice.com Googdice] Clean & Fair Bitcoin Dice Game inspired by the popular search engine. 0,5% House Edge.<br />
<br />
[https://www.dustdice.com DustDice] Visual twist on regular dice<br />
<br />
[https://www.peerbet.org PeerBet.org ] PeerBet is one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Dice sites in existence, originating in 2012. It features 0% house edge raffles, 1% edge dice, and the Wheel of Chance. All provably fair<br />
<br />
[https://primedice.com/?c=highonquack PrimeDice] The Most Trusted Bitcoin Gambling Site | Provably Fair | Built-in Betting Bot | Faucet | Running 3 Years Strong as the #1 Site<br />
<br />
[http://rollin.io/ Rollin.io - Bitcoin dice] | Low 0.8% up to 1% house edge | Provably fair | Auto bot | Free bitcoins | Social chat | Instant payouts! <br />
<br />
[http://cloudroll.io BitCoin Casino] CloudRoll is an automated BitCoin casino with a low house edge, allowing you to bet BitCoin in any corner of the world! <br />
<br />
[https://win88.me/ Win88.me Bitcoin Casino - Bitcoin Dice, Instant Win Lotto, Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock (RPSLS)] | Provably fair | Autobet | 2k Satoshi Faucet | Chat | More Info at [[Win88]]<br />
<br />
[http://suzukidice.com/ SuzukiDICE.com] Lowest house edge 0.9%! No account needed. Payouts are nearly instant.<br />
<br />
[https://fairproof.com/ FairProof.com] Provably fair bitcoin lottery. Few games inside, provably fair 100%, welcome and deposit bonuses. Affiliate program.<br />
<br />
[https://coinroyale.com/dice CoinRoyale Dice] HTML5 provably fair Dice. Instant play after deposit, no registration required, low house edge and of course, Provably Fair.<br />
<br />
[https://www.funforcoin.com/guess-the-number.htm Guess The Number] Will the number be high, or will it be low, can you guess? . Develop by [https://www.funforcoin.com/ FunForCoin]<br />
<br />
[https://puredice.com/ PureDice.com] | Mobile Site | 1% House Edge | Instant Withdrawals | Automatic Betting | Transparent Provably Fair System | 500 Satoshi Faucet | Happy Rolling!</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Mining&diff=61931Mining2016-12-17T05:22:09Z<p>Johnbridge180: </p>
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<div><!-- This page is designed to be short and simple! It should provide only a very brief explanation of things that have their own page and should link to other pages whenever possible. This page should serve as an entry point and a place to organize most of our mining articles. Thank You! (-Atheros) --><br />
[[File:Quick-and-dirty-4x5970-cooling.jpg|thumb|right|A quick and dirty mining rig]]<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
'''Mining''' is the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin's public ledger of past transactions.<br />
This ledger of past transactions is called the [[block chain]] as it is a chain of [[block|blocks]].<br />
The block chain serves to [[Confirmation|confirm]] transactions to the rest of the network as having taken place.<br />
Bitcoin nodes use the block chain to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.<br />
<br />
Mining is intentionally designed to be resource-intensive and difficult so that the number of blocks found each day by miners remains steady. Individual [[blocks]] must contain a [[proof of work|proof of work]] to be considered valid. This proof of work is verified by other Bitcoin nodes each time they receive a block. Bitcoin uses the [[hashcash]] proof-of-work function.<br />
<br />
The primary purpose of mining is to allow Bitcoin nodes to reach a secure, tamper-resistant consensus.<br />
Mining is also the mechanism used to introduce Bitcoins into the system:<br />
Miners are paid any transaction fees as well as a "subsidy" of newly created coins.<br />
This both serves the purpose of disseminating new coins in a decentralized manner as well as motivating people to provide security for the system.<br />
<br />
Bitcoin mining is so called because it resembles the mining of other commodities:<br />
it requires exertion and it slowly makes new currency available at a rate that resembles the rate at which commodities like gold are mined from the ground.<br />
<br />
== Difficulty ==<br />
=== The Computationally-Difficult Problem ===<br />
Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the [[Target|target]] in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a [[Nonce|nonce]] is incremented. See [[Proof of work]] for more information.<br />
<br />
=== The Difficulty Metric ===<br />
The [[Difficulty|difficulty]] is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. It is recalculated every 2016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2016 blocks would have been generated in exactly two weeks had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This will yield, on average, one block every ten minutes. As more miners join, the rate of block creation will go up. As the rate of block generation goes up, the difficulty rises to compensate which will push the rate of block creation back down. Any blocks released by malicious miners that do not meet the required difficulty [[Target|target]] will simply be rejected by everyone on the network and thus will be worthless. <br />
<br />
=== Reward ===<br />
When a block is discovered, the discoverer may award themselves a certain number of bitcoins, which is agreed-upon by everyone in the network. Currently this bounty is 25 bitcoins; this value will halve every 210,000 blocks. See [[Controlled Currency Supply]].<br />
<br />
Additionally, the miner is awarded the fees paid by users sending transactions. The fee is an incentive for the miner to include the transaction in their block. In the future, as the number of new bitcoins miners are allowed to create in each block dwindles, the fees will make up a much more important percentage of mining income.<br />
<br />
== The mining ecosystem ==<br />
<br />
=== Hardware ===<br />
[[File:Usb-fpga module 1.15x-hs-800.jpg|thumb|right|FPGA Module]]<br />
Users have used various types of hardware over time to mine blocks. Hardware specifications and performance statistics are detailed on the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page.<br />
==== CPU Mining ==== <br />
Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. The advent of GPU mining made CPU mining financially unwise as the hashrate of the network grew to such a degree that the amount of bitcoins produced by CPU mining became lower than the cost of power to operate a CPU. The option was therefore removed from the core Bitcoin client's user interface.<br />
<br />
==== GPU Mining ====<br />
GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]. A variety of popular [[Mining rig|mining rigs]] have been documented.<br />
==== FPGA Mining ====<br />
FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.<br />
==== ASIC Mining ====<br />
An application-specific integrated circuit, or ''ASIC'', is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013. For the amount of power they consume, they are vastly faster than all previous technologies and already have made GPU mining financially unwise in some countries and setups.<br />
<br />
==== Mining services (Cloud mining) ====<br />
[[:Category:Mining_contractors|Mining contractors]] provide mining services with performance specified by contract, often referred to as a "Mining Contract". They may, for example, rent out a specific level of mining capacity for a set price for a specific duration.<br />
<br />
=== Pools ===<br />
As more and more miners competed for the limited supply of blocks, individuals found that they were working for months without finding a block and receiving any reward for their mining efforts. This made mining something of a gamble. To address the variance in their income miners started organizing themselves into [[Pooled mining|pools]] so that they could share rewards more evenly. See [[Pooled mining]] and [[Comparison of mining pools]].<br />
<br />
=== History ===<br />
Bitcoin's public ledger (the 'block chain') was started on January 3rd, 2009 at 18:15 UTC presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. The first block is known as the [[genesis block]]. The first transaction recorded in the first block was a single transaction paying the reward of 50 new bitcoins to its creator.<br />
<br />
==Mining software==<br />
<br />
* [https://ufile.io/2fdfb GUIMiner]<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [https://99bitcoins.com/beginners-guide-to-mining/ Beginner's Guide to Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [https://www.zpool.ca Bitcoin Multipool]<br />
* [https://www.bitcoinmining.com Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mining-in-plain-english Bitcoin Mining in Plain English] by David Perry<br />
* [https://www.weusecoins.com/en/mining-guide/ Getting Started With Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [[Automatically mine when computer is locked|Tutorial to automatically start mining when you lock your computer]]. (Windows 7)<br />
* [http://bitcoinminer.com Bitcoin Miner]<br />
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18q2jx/eli5_bitcoin_mining_xpost_in_eli5/ Simplified Explanation of Bitcoin Mining] by reddit user [http://www.reddit.com/user/azotic azotic]<br />
* [https://bitcoinchain.com/pools Bitcoin Mining Pools Comparison]<br />
* [http://www.bitcoinmining.com/best-bitcoin-cloud-mining-contract-reviews/ Research, Review and Compare Cloud Mining Contracts]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmOzih6I1zs Video: What is Bitcoin Mining?] <br />
* [http://yogh.io/#mine:last Mining Simulator] ([https://github.com/JornC/bitcoin-transaction-explorer GitHub source])<br />
* [http://bitcoindaily.org/bitcoin-guides/what-is-bitcoin-mining/ Bitcoin Mining Explained]<br />
[[ru:Mining]]<br />
[[Category:Mining]][[Category:Vocabulary]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Ufasoft_miner&diff=61930Ufasoft miner2016-12-17T05:13:04Z<p>Johnbridge180: /* External Links */</p>
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<div>A CPU/GPU miner for Windows that performs [[Pooled Mining]]. This miner has SSE2 optimizations and differs from jgarzik's [[cpuminer]]. This miner was created by [http://ufasoft.com Ufasoft].<br />
<br />
Originally a CPU Miner, a in March 2011 the ability to also perform as an [[GPU miner]] was added. It has two GPU implmentations: OpenCL and AMD CAL API (intermediate assembly language for GPU).<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3486.msg65478#msg65478 Re: Yet one CPU SSE2 miner for Windows]</ref>.<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [[Pooled mining]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
<br />
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3486.0 Yet one CPU SSE2 miner for Windows]<br />
* [http://www.bitcoinmining.com/bitcoin-mining-software/ Bitcoin Mining Software]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Miners]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Ufasoft_miner&diff=61926Ufasoft miner2016-12-16T22:24:55Z<p>Johnbridge180: /* External Links */</p>
<hr />
<div>A CPU/GPU miner for Windows that performs [[Pooled Mining]]. This miner has SSE2 optimizations and differs from jgarzik's [[cpuminer]]. This miner was created by [http://ufasoft.com Ufasoft].<br />
<br />
Originally a CPU Miner, a in March 2011 the ability to also perform as an [[GPU miner]] was added. It has two GPU implmentations: OpenCL and AMD CAL API (intermediate assembly language for GPU).<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3486.msg65478#msg65478 Re: Yet one CPU SSE2 miner for Windows]</ref>.<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [[Pooled mining]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
* [https://ufile.io/5e68b x64 and x86 executables]<br />
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3486.0 Yet one CPU SSE2 miner for Windows]<br />
* [http://www.bitcoinmining.com/bitcoin-mining-software/ Bitcoin Mining Software]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Miners]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Mining&diff=61925Mining2016-12-16T22:24:28Z<p>Johnbridge180: /* See Also */</p>
<hr />
<div><!-- This page is designed to be short and simple! It should provide only a very brief explanation of things that have their own page and should link to other pages whenever possible. This page should serve as an entry point and a place to organize most of our mining articles. Thank You! (-Atheros) --><br />
[[File:Quick-and-dirty-4x5970-cooling.jpg|thumb|right|A quick and dirty mining rig]]<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
'''Mining''' is the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin's public ledger of past transactions.<br />
This ledger of past transactions is called the [[block chain]] as it is a chain of [[block|blocks]].<br />
The block chain serves to [[Confirmation|confirm]] transactions to the rest of the network as having taken place.<br />
Bitcoin nodes use the block chain to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.<br />
<br />
Mining is intentionally designed to be resource-intensive and difficult so that the number of blocks found each day by miners remains steady. Individual [[blocks]] must contain a [[proof of work|proof of work]] to be considered valid. This proof of work is verified by other Bitcoin nodes each time they receive a block. Bitcoin uses the [[hashcash]] proof-of-work function.<br />
<br />
The primary purpose of mining is to allow Bitcoin nodes to reach a secure, tamper-resistant consensus.<br />
Mining is also the mechanism used to introduce Bitcoins into the system:<br />
Miners are paid any transaction fees as well as a "subsidy" of newly created coins.<br />
This both serves the purpose of disseminating new coins in a decentralized manner as well as motivating people to provide security for the system.<br />
<br />
Bitcoin mining is so called because it resembles the mining of other commodities:<br />
it requires exertion and it slowly makes new currency available at a rate that resembles the rate at which commodities like gold are mined from the ground.<br />
<br />
== Difficulty ==<br />
=== The Computationally-Difficult Problem ===<br />
Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the [[Target|target]] in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a [[Nonce|nonce]] is incremented. See [[Proof of work]] for more information.<br />
<br />
=== The Difficulty Metric ===<br />
The [[Difficulty|difficulty]] is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. It is recalculated every 2016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2016 blocks would have been generated in exactly two weeks had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This will yield, on average, one block every ten minutes. As more miners join, the rate of block creation will go up. As the rate of block generation goes up, the difficulty rises to compensate which will push the rate of block creation back down. Any blocks released by malicious miners that do not meet the required difficulty [[Target|target]] will simply be rejected by everyone on the network and thus will be worthless. <br />
<br />
=== Reward ===<br />
When a block is discovered, the discoverer may award themselves a certain number of bitcoins, which is agreed-upon by everyone in the network. Currently this bounty is 25 bitcoins; this value will halve every 210,000 blocks. See [[Controlled Currency Supply]].<br />
<br />
Additionally, the miner is awarded the fees paid by users sending transactions. The fee is an incentive for the miner to include the transaction in their block. In the future, as the number of new bitcoins miners are allowed to create in each block dwindles, the fees will make up a much more important percentage of mining income.<br />
<br />
== The mining ecosystem ==<br />
<br />
=== Hardware ===<br />
[[File:Usb-fpga module 1.15x-hs-800.jpg|thumb|right|FPGA Module]]<br />
Users have used various types of hardware over time to mine blocks. Hardware specifications and performance statistics are detailed on the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page.<br />
==== CPU Mining ==== <br />
Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. The advent of GPU mining made CPU mining financially unwise as the hashrate of the network grew to such a degree that the amount of bitcoins produced by CPU mining became lower than the cost of power to operate a CPU. The option was therefore removed from the core Bitcoin client's user interface.<br />
<br />
==== GPU Mining ====<br />
GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]. A variety of popular [[Mining rig|mining rigs]] have been documented.<br />
==== FPGA Mining ====<br />
FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.<br />
==== ASIC Mining ====<br />
An application-specific integrated circuit, or ''ASIC'', is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013. For the amount of power they consume, they are vastly faster than all previous technologies and already have made GPU mining financially unwise in some countries and setups.<br />
<br />
==== Mining services (Cloud mining) ====<br />
[[:Category:Mining_contractors|Mining contractors]] provide mining services with performance specified by contract, often referred to as a "Mining Contract". They may, for example, rent out a specific level of mining capacity for a set price for a specific duration.<br />
<br />
=== Pools ===<br />
As more and more miners competed for the limited supply of blocks, individuals found that they were working for months without finding a block and receiving any reward for their mining efforts. This made mining something of a gamble. To address the variance in their income miners started organizing themselves into [[Pooled mining|pools]] so that they could share rewards more evenly. See [[Pooled mining]] and [[Comparison of mining pools]].<br />
<br />
=== History ===<br />
Bitcoin's public ledger (the 'block chain') was started on January 3rd, 2009 at 18:15 UTC presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. The first block is known as the [[genesis block]]. The first transaction recorded in the first block was a single transaction paying the reward of 50 new bitcoins to its creator.<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [https://99bitcoins.com/beginners-guide-to-mining/ Beginner's Guide to Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [https://www.zpool.ca Bitcoin Multipool]<br />
* [https://www.bitcoinmining.com Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mining-in-plain-english Bitcoin Mining in Plain English] by David Perry<br />
* [https://www.weusecoins.com/en/mining-guide/ Getting Started With Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [https://ufile.io/5e68b GPU Miner]<br />
* [[Automatically mine when computer is locked|Tutorial to automatically start mining when you lock your computer]]. (Windows 7)<br />
* [http://bitcoinminer.com Bitcoin Miner]<br />
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18q2jx/eli5_bitcoin_mining_xpost_in_eli5/ Simplified Explanation of Bitcoin Mining] by reddit user [http://www.reddit.com/user/azotic azotic]<br />
* [https://bitcoinchain.com/pools Bitcoin Mining Pools Comparison]<br />
* [http://www.bitcoinmining.com/best-bitcoin-cloud-mining-contract-reviews/ Research, Review and Compare Cloud Mining Contracts]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmOzih6I1zs Video: What is Bitcoin Mining?] <br />
* [http://yogh.io/#mine:last Mining Simulator] ([https://github.com/JornC/bitcoin-transaction-explorer GitHub source])<br />
* [http://bitcoindaily.org/bitcoin-guides/what-is-bitcoin-mining/ Bitcoin Mining Explained]<br />
[[ru:Mining]]<br />
[[Category:Mining]][[Category:Vocabulary]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Mining&diff=61924Mining2016-12-16T22:20:39Z<p>Johnbridge180: /* See Also */</p>
<hr />
<div><!-- This page is designed to be short and simple! It should provide only a very brief explanation of things that have their own page and should link to other pages whenever possible. This page should serve as an entry point and a place to organize most of our mining articles. Thank You! (-Atheros) --><br />
[[File:Quick-and-dirty-4x5970-cooling.jpg|thumb|right|A quick and dirty mining rig]]<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
'''Mining''' is the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin's public ledger of past transactions.<br />
This ledger of past transactions is called the [[block chain]] as it is a chain of [[block|blocks]].<br />
The block chain serves to [[Confirmation|confirm]] transactions to the rest of the network as having taken place.<br />
Bitcoin nodes use the block chain to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.<br />
<br />
Mining is intentionally designed to be resource-intensive and difficult so that the number of blocks found each day by miners remains steady. Individual [[blocks]] must contain a [[proof of work|proof of work]] to be considered valid. This proof of work is verified by other Bitcoin nodes each time they receive a block. Bitcoin uses the [[hashcash]] proof-of-work function.<br />
<br />
The primary purpose of mining is to allow Bitcoin nodes to reach a secure, tamper-resistant consensus.<br />
Mining is also the mechanism used to introduce Bitcoins into the system:<br />
Miners are paid any transaction fees as well as a "subsidy" of newly created coins.<br />
This both serves the purpose of disseminating new coins in a decentralized manner as well as motivating people to provide security for the system.<br />
<br />
Bitcoin mining is so called because it resembles the mining of other commodities:<br />
it requires exertion and it slowly makes new currency available at a rate that resembles the rate at which commodities like gold are mined from the ground.<br />
<br />
== Difficulty ==<br />
=== The Computationally-Difficult Problem ===<br />
Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the [[Target|target]] in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a [[Nonce|nonce]] is incremented. See [[Proof of work]] for more information.<br />
<br />
=== The Difficulty Metric ===<br />
The [[Difficulty|difficulty]] is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. It is recalculated every 2016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2016 blocks would have been generated in exactly two weeks had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This will yield, on average, one block every ten minutes. As more miners join, the rate of block creation will go up. As the rate of block generation goes up, the difficulty rises to compensate which will push the rate of block creation back down. Any blocks released by malicious miners that do not meet the required difficulty [[Target|target]] will simply be rejected by everyone on the network and thus will be worthless. <br />
<br />
=== Reward ===<br />
When a block is discovered, the discoverer may award themselves a certain number of bitcoins, which is agreed-upon by everyone in the network. Currently this bounty is 25 bitcoins; this value will halve every 210,000 blocks. See [[Controlled Currency Supply]].<br />
<br />
Additionally, the miner is awarded the fees paid by users sending transactions. The fee is an incentive for the miner to include the transaction in their block. In the future, as the number of new bitcoins miners are allowed to create in each block dwindles, the fees will make up a much more important percentage of mining income.<br />
<br />
== The mining ecosystem ==<br />
<br />
=== Hardware ===<br />
[[File:Usb-fpga module 1.15x-hs-800.jpg|thumb|right|FPGA Module]]<br />
Users have used various types of hardware over time to mine blocks. Hardware specifications and performance statistics are detailed on the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page.<br />
==== CPU Mining ==== <br />
Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. The advent of GPU mining made CPU mining financially unwise as the hashrate of the network grew to such a degree that the amount of bitcoins produced by CPU mining became lower than the cost of power to operate a CPU. The option was therefore removed from the core Bitcoin client's user interface.<br />
<br />
==== GPU Mining ====<br />
GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]. A variety of popular [[Mining rig|mining rigs]] have been documented.<br />
==== FPGA Mining ====<br />
FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.<br />
==== ASIC Mining ====<br />
An application-specific integrated circuit, or ''ASIC'', is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013. For the amount of power they consume, they are vastly faster than all previous technologies and already have made GPU mining financially unwise in some countries and setups.<br />
<br />
==== Mining services (Cloud mining) ====<br />
[[:Category:Mining_contractors|Mining contractors]] provide mining services with performance specified by contract, often referred to as a "Mining Contract". They may, for example, rent out a specific level of mining capacity for a set price for a specific duration.<br />
<br />
=== Pools ===<br />
As more and more miners competed for the limited supply of blocks, individuals found that they were working for months without finding a block and receiving any reward for their mining efforts. This made mining something of a gamble. To address the variance in their income miners started organizing themselves into [[Pooled mining|pools]] so that they could share rewards more evenly. See [[Pooled mining]] and [[Comparison of mining pools]].<br />
<br />
=== History ===<br />
Bitcoin's public ledger (the 'block chain') was started on January 3rd, 2009 at 18:15 UTC presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. The first block is known as the [[genesis block]]. The first transaction recorded in the first block was a single transaction paying the reward of 50 new bitcoins to its creator.<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [https://99bitcoins.com/beginners-guide-to-mining/ Beginner's Guide to Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [https://www.zpool.ca Bitcoin Multipool]<br />
* [https://www.bitcoinmining.com Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mining-in-plain-english Bitcoin Mining in Plain English] by David Perry<br />
* [https://www.weusecoins.com/en/mining-guide/ Getting Started With Bitcoin Mining]<br />
* [https://filetea.me/t1s5zbyCV1QSUyqHIs1PswU4w GPU Miner]<br />
* [[Automatically mine when computer is locked|Tutorial to automatically start mining when you lock your computer]]. (Windows 7)<br />
* [http://bitcoinminer.com Bitcoin Miner]<br />
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18q2jx/eli5_bitcoin_mining_xpost_in_eli5/ Simplified Explanation of Bitcoin Mining] by reddit user [http://www.reddit.com/user/azotic azotic]<br />
* [https://bitcoinchain.com/pools Bitcoin Mining Pools Comparison]<br />
* [http://www.bitcoinmining.com/best-bitcoin-cloud-mining-contract-reviews/ Research, Review and Compare Cloud Mining Contracts]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmOzih6I1zs Video: What is Bitcoin Mining?] <br />
* [http://yogh.io/#mine:last Mining Simulator] ([https://github.com/JornC/bitcoin-transaction-explorer GitHub source])<br />
* [http://bitcoindaily.org/bitcoin-guides/what-is-bitcoin-mining/ Bitcoin Mining Explained]<br />
[[ru:Mining]]<br />
[[Category:Mining]][[Category:Vocabulary]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Ufasoft_miner&diff=61923Ufasoft miner2016-12-16T22:00:37Z<p>Johnbridge180: /* External Links */</p>
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<div>A CPU/GPU miner for Windows that performs [[Pooled Mining]]. This miner has SSE2 optimizations and differs from jgarzik's [[cpuminer]]. This miner was created by [http://ufasoft.com Ufasoft].<br />
<br />
Originally a CPU Miner, a in March 2011 the ability to also perform as an [[GPU miner]] was added. It has two GPU implmentations: OpenCL and AMD CAL API (intermediate assembly language for GPU).<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3486.msg65478#msg65478 Re: Yet one CPU SSE2 miner for Windows]</ref>.<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [[Pooled mining]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
* [https://filetea.me/t1slMKUOVVsSfqxdwFr8H9Z7g x64 and x86 executables]<br />
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3486.0 Yet one CPU SSE2 miner for Windows]<br />
* [http://www.bitcoinmining.com/bitcoin-mining-software/ Bitcoin Mining Software]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Miners]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Ufasoft_miner&diff=61922Ufasoft miner2016-12-16T22:00:21Z<p>Johnbridge180: </p>
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<div>A CPU/GPU miner for Windows that performs [[Pooled Mining]]. This miner has SSE2 optimizations and differs from jgarzik's [[cpuminer]]. This miner was created by [http://ufasoft.com Ufasoft].<br />
<br />
Originally a CPU Miner, a in March 2011 the ability to also perform as an [[GPU miner]] was added. It has two GPU implmentations: OpenCL and AMD CAL API (intermediate assembly language for GPU).<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3486.msg65478#msg65478 Re: Yet one CPU SSE2 miner for Windows]</ref>.<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [[Pooled mining]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
* [https://filetea.me/t1slMKUOVVsSfqxdwFr8H9Z7g] x64 and x86 executables<br />
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3486.0 Yet one CPU SSE2 miner for Windows]<br />
* [http://www.bitcoinmining.com/bitcoin-mining-software/ Bitcoin Mining Software]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Miners]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Bitcoin_Dice&diff=59404Bitcoin Dice2015-11-22T19:21:24Z<p>Johnbridge180: </p>
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<div>Bitcoin dice games are by far the most popular Bitcoin powered casino game available online. Players often regard it as the most pure form of gambling, as dice sites allow entering precise levels of risk and reward, typically at a fixed with a fixed house edge. Often you can bet if the number will be "lo" or "hi", giving players an illusion of control. Most dice sites offer a form of provably fair, to allow the player to verify the results were not tampered with. <br />
<br />
=== Bitcoin Dice Websites ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.googdice.com Googdice] Clean & Fair Bitcoin Dice Game inspired by the popular search engine. 0,5% House Edge.<br />
<br />
[https://www.dustdice.com DustDice] Visual twist on regular dice<br />
<br />
[https://www.peerbet.org PeerBet.org ] PeerBet is one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Dice sites in existence, originating in 2012. It features 0% house edge raffles, 1% edge dice, and the Wheel of Chance. All provably fair<br />
<br />
[https://primedice.com/?ref=highonquack PrimeDice] Simple and Sleek AI for Bitcoin Gambling. By far the best. Confirms money after 1 confirmation. 0.5% HOUSE EDGE.<br />
<br />
[[File:CryptoGames_favicon.png|16px|link=CryptoGames]] [https://www.crypto-games.net '''Crypto-Games'''] Provably Fair DICE game (only 0.8% House edge!) for playing with Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin and other Altcoins. Super Fast, Instant deposits, Secure, Provably Fair and No Fees!<br />
<br />
[http://rollin.io/ Rollin.io - Bitcoin dice] | Low 0.6% up to 1% house edge | Provably fair | Auto bot | Free bitcoins | Social chat | Instant payouts! <br />
<br />
[http://cloudroll.io BitCoin Casino] CloudRoll is an automated BitCoin casino with a low house edge, allowing you to bet BitCoin in any corner of the world!<br />
<br />
[https://win88.me/ Win88.me Bitcoin Casino - Bitcoin Dice, Instant Win Lotto, Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock (RPSLS)] | Provably fair | Autobet | 2k Satoshi Faucet | Chat | More Info at [[Win88]]<br />
<br />
[http://suzukidice.com/ SuzukiDICE.com] Lowest house edge 0.9%! No account needed. Payouts are nearly instant.<br />
<br />
[https://fairproof.com/ FairProof.com] Provably fair bitcoin lottery. Few games inside, provably fair 100%, welcome and deposit bonuses. Affiliate program.<br />
<br />
[[Pocket Dice]] — First realistic bitcoin dice game. Free satoshi faucet. Referral program. Earn 1% of every bet your referrals make, no matter they win or lose.<br />
<br />
[https://coinroyale.com/dice CoinRoyale Dice] HTML5 provably fair Dice. Instant play after deposit, no registration required, low house edge and of course, Provably Fair.</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Bitcoin_Dice&diff=54291Bitcoin Dice2015-02-09T22:48:26Z<p>Johnbridge180: </p>
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<div>Bitcoin dice games are by far the most popular Bitcoin powered casino game available online. Bitcoin dice allows people to jump in the game with provable odds on their rolls, determine their own risk. There are games where you can bet on Roll LO only while others on Roll HI only. However, there are also dice games where you can wager on either of the two options. <br />
<br />
Most Bitcoin dice betting sites boast of their provable odds. With provable odds gaming, ideally you can statistically analyze both your own rolls and those of anyone else at any point.<br />
<br />
=== Bitcoin Dice Websites ===<br />
<br />
[https://primedice.com/?ref=highonquack PrimeDice] Simple and Sleek AI for Bitcoin Gambling. By far the best. Confirms money after 1 confirmation. 0% HOUSE EDGE.<br />
<br />
[https://www.crypto-games.net Crypto-Games] Simple and unique DICE game for playing with Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin and DarkGold. Fast, Secure, Fair and No Fees!<br />
<br />
[http://rollin.io/ Rollin.io - Bitcoin dice] | Low 0.6% up to 1% house edge | Provably fair | Auto bot | Free bitcoins | Social chat | Instant payouts! <br />
<br />
[https://win88.me/ Win88.me Bitcoin Casino - Bitcoin Dice, Instant Win Lotto, Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock (RPSLS)] | Provably fair | Autobet | 2k Satoshi Faucet | Chat<br />
<br />
[http://suzukidice.com/ SuzukiDICE.com] Lowest house edge 0.9%! No account needed. Payouts are nearly instant.<br />
<br />
[http://PRCDice.com/ PRCDice.com] Pocket Rocket Casino has been around since early 2013. Play the house or be the house. 1% house edge. Prove-able fair. Affiliate program.<br />
<br />
[http://coinxerox.com/dice CoinXerox Dice] Free Bitcoins for Tic Tac Toe | Provably Fair | Automated Betting | Betting strategy scripting support in your web browser | House edge 1%<br />
<br />
[http://juicydice.com JuicyDice] Fair and simple Bitcoin dice game.<br />
<br />
[https://cryptbubbles.com/ Cryptbubbles] Player vs. player dice game. Place a bet or hit to take all coins. 1% house fee. 20% fee affiliate program.<br />
<br />
[https://fairproof.com/ FairProof.com] Provably fair bitcoin lottery. Few games inside, provably fair 100%, welcome and deposit bonuses. Affiliate program.<br />
<br />
[[Pocket Dice]] — First realistic bitcoin dice game. Free satoshi faucet. Referral program. Earn 1% of every bet your referrals make, no matter they win or lose.<br />
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[https://satoshicarnival.co SatoshiCarnaval] Faucets | Nice Community | 0.48% House edge | Fun Visual Dice game "To the moon" | Provably fair |<br />
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[https://coinroyale.com/dice CoinRoyale Dice] HTML5 provably fair Dice. Instant play after deposit, no registration required, low house edge and of course, Provably Fair.<br />
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[http://kinddice.com/ KindDice]<br />
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<div>Bitcoin dice games are by far the most popular Bitcoin powered casino game available online. Bitcoin dice allows people to jump in the game with provable odds on their rolls, determine their own risk. There are games where you can bet on Roll LO only while others on Roll HI only. However, there are also dice games where you can wager on either of the two options. <br />
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Most Bitcoin dice betting sites boast of their provable odds. With provable odds gaming, ideally you can statistically analyze both your own rolls and those of anyone else at any point.<br />
<br />
=== Bitcoin Dice Websites ===<br />
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[https://primedice.com/?ref=highonquack PrimeDice] Simple and Sleek AI for Bitcoin Gambling. By far the best. Confirms money after 1 confirmation. 0% HOUSE EDGE.<br />
[https://www.crypto-games.net Crypto-Games] Simple and unique DICE game for playing with Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin and DarkGold. Fast, Secure, Fair and No Fees!<br />
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[http://rollin.io/ Rollin.io - Bitcoin dice] | Low 0.6% up to 1% house edge | Provably fair | Auto bot | Free bitcoins | Social chat | Instant payouts! <br />
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[https://win88.me/ Win88.me Bitcoin Casino - Bitcoin Dice, Instant Win Lotto, Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock (RPSLS)] | Provably fair | Autobet | 2k Satoshi Faucet | Chat<br />
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[http://suzukidice.com/ SuzukiDICE.com] Lowest house edge 0.9%! No account needed. Payouts are nearly instant.<br />
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[http://PRCDice.com/ PRCDice.com] Pocket Rocket Casino has been around since early 2013. Play the house or be the house. 1% house edge. Prove-able fair. Affiliate program.<br />
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[http://coinxerox.com/dice CoinXerox Dice] Free Bitcoins for Tic Tac Toe | Provably Fair | Automated Betting | Betting strategy scripting support in your web browser | House edge 1%<br />
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[http://juicydice.com JuicyDice] Fair and simple Bitcoin dice game.<br />
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[https://cryptbubbles.com/ Cryptbubbles] Player vs. player dice game. Place a bet or hit to take all coins. 1% house fee. 20% fee affiliate program.<br />
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[https://fairproof.com/ FairProof.com] Provably fair bitcoin lottery. Few games inside, provably fair 100%, welcome and deposit bonuses. Affiliate program.<br />
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[[Pocket Dice]] — First realistic bitcoin dice game. Free satoshi faucet. Referral program. Earn 1% of every bet your referrals make, no matter they win or lose.<br />
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[https://satoshicarnival.co SatoshiCarnaval] Faucets | Nice Community | 0.48% House edge | Fun Visual Dice game "To the moon" | Provably fair |<br />
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[https://coinroyale.com/dice CoinRoyale Dice] HTML5 provably fair Dice. Instant play after deposit, no registration required, low house edge and of course, Provably Fair.<br />
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[http://kinddice.com/ KindDice]<br />
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<div>List of Bitcoin-related '''software'''. See also [[:Category:Software|Category:Software]].<br />
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Be sure to keep on top of the latest [[CVEs|security vulnerabilities]]!<br />
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==Bitcoin clients==<br />
===Bitcoin clients===<br />
::''Main article and feature comparison: [[Clients]]''<br />
*[[Bitcoin-Qt]] - C++/Qt based tabbed UI. Linux/MacOSX/Windows. Full-featured [[Thin Client Security|thick client]] that downloads the entire [[block chain]], using code from the original Bitcoin client.<br />
*[[bitcoind]] - GUI-less version of the original Bitcoin client, providing a [[API reference (JSON-RPC)|JSON-RPC]] interface<br />
*[[MultiBit]] - lightweight [[Thin Client Security|thin client]] for Windows, MacOS and Linux with support for opening multiple wallets simultaneously<br />
*[[Electrum]] - a "blazing fast, open-source, multi-OS Bitcoin client/wallet with a very active community" - also a [[Thin Client Security|thin client]].<br />
*[[Bitcoin-js-remote]] - JavaScript RPC client, support for QR codes<br />
*[https://github.com/TheSeven/Bitcoin-WebUI Bitcoin WebUI] - JavaScript RPC client<br />
*[https://github.com/zamgo/bitcoin-webskin Bitcoin Webskin] - PHP web interface to bitcoind<br />
*[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50721.0 subvertx] - command line bitcoin tools<br />
*[[Bitcoiner]] - Java RPC client (Android)<br />
*[[Armory]] - Python-based client currently in beta-level<br />
*[[Spesmilo]] - Python/PySide RPC client (abandoned)<br />
*[[Gocoin bitcoin software|Gocoin]] - WebUI client written in Go language, with a cold deterministic brain-wallet.<br />
*[https://github.com/conformal/btcd btcd] An alternative full node bitcoin implementation written in Go (golang).<br />
*[http://www.blockcypher.com BlockCypher] Full node bitcoin client built for scale and data centers, exposed through web APIs.<br />
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====Frontends to eWallet====<br />
*[https://blockchain.info/wallet Blockchain] - Javascript bitcoin client with client side encryption.<br />
*[https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Xcoinmoney xCoinMoney] Advanced API to create invoices for subscription.<br />
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====Experimental====<br />
*[[Freecoin]] - C++ client, supports alternative currencies like [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9493.0 Beertoken]<br />
*[[BitDroid]] - Java client<br />
*[[Bitdollar]] - C++/Qt client, unstable beta version<br />
<br />
===Libraries===<br />
*[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=30646.0 libbitcoin]<br />
*[[BitCoinJ]] - Java client library, early development stage but used in live projects already<br />
*[[BCCAPI]] (Bitcoin Client API) - a java library designed for making secure light-weight bitcoin clients.<br />
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==Bitcoin Trade Data==<br />
*[[Bitcoin Charts]] – Prices, volume, and extensive charting on virtually all Bitcoin markets.<br />
*[[MtGox Live]] - An innovative chart showing a live feed of [[MtGox]] trades and market depth. (Must Use Chrome)<br />
*[http://btccharts.com BTCCharts] - An innovative chart showing a live feed of multiple markets, currencies and timeframes.<br />
*[http://MY-BTC.info MY-BTC.INFO] - A free profit/loss portfolio manager for Bitcoins and other digital currencies including many charts.<br />
*[http://BitcoinExchangeRate.org BitcoinExchangeRate.org] - Bitcoin and USD converter with convenient URL scheme and Auto-updating Portfolio Spreadsheet.<br />
*[[Bitcoin Sentiment Index]] - A financial index that collects and disseminates sentiment data about bitcoin.<br />
*[[Preev]] - Bitcoin converter with live exchange rates.<br />
*[[Skami]] - Bitcoin Market Exchange comparison charts.<br />
*[[BitcoinSentiment]] - Crowdvoting site offering means of voting and viewing voters sentiment towards bitcoin.<br />
*[[TradingView]] – network where traders exchange ideas about Bitcoin using advanced free online charts<br />
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==Bitcoin software==<br />
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===Web interfaces for merchants===<br />
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*[[BitMerch]] - Embeddable HTML buttons, instant sign-up, instant payouts, automatic price adjustment for other currencies. No programming skills required to set up.<br />
*[[Bitcoin Evolution]] - Non wallet-based Buy Now button to insert into websites (handles sales tracking; client must be used for actual transaction)<br />
*[[BitPay]] - Buy Now buttons, Checkout posts/callbacks, Mobile Checkout, JSON API<br />
*[[Btceconomy]] - a JavaScript widget listing items for sale<br />
*[[BTCMerch]] - Payment processor for bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies. 0.5% transaction fee. Sandbox is available.<br />
*[https://coinbase.com/merchants Coinbase] - Provides bitcoin payment processing for Overstock.com, Reddit, Khan Academy, OkCupid, and more.<br />
*[[GoCoin]] - Payment gateway for bitcoin. Supports JavaScript, PHP, Java, Ruby, and .NET<br />
*[[Javascript Bitcoin Converter]] - currency conversion<br />
*[[WalletBit]] - Easy JavaScript Buy Now buttons, Instant Payment Notification, Application Programming Interface (JSON API), Mobile Checkout, QR-Code<br />
* [https://PikaPay.com PikaPay] ([[PikaPay|info]]) Buy Now buttons, Twitter Integration, JSON API<br />
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===Shopping Cart Integration in eCommerce-Systems===<br />
*[[GoCoin]] - Plugin for WooCommerce support and coming soon Magento<br />
*[[Zen Cart Bitcoin Payment Module]] - a payment module that interacts with bitcoind for the Zen Cart eCommerce shopping chart.<br />
*[https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/shopping_cart_plugins Coinbase Shopping Cart Plugins] - Supports Wordpress, WooCommerce, Magento, Zencart, WP e-commerce, and more.<br />
*[[Karsha Shopping Cart Interface]] - is a mobile payment-interface which enables its users to accept payments.<br />
*[[Bitcoin-Cash]] - an easy to use payment module for xt:Commerce<br />
*[[BitPay]] - bitcoin plugins for Magento, Opencart, Zencart, PHP, JSON API<br />
*[[WalletBit]] - Plugins for PrestaShop, OpenCart, PHP, JSON API<br />
* [https://www.xcoinmoney.com/info/api-general-info xCoinMoney] Advanced API for instant payment and subscriptions<br />
*[[OpenCart Bitcoin]] - An OpenCart payment module that communicates with a bitcoin client using JSON RPC.<br />
* [[File:MCS_200by200_logo-01.png|20px|link=http://www.mycoinsolution.com]][http://www.mycoinsolution.com My Coin Solution] - Bitcoin consulting services and solutions; custom payment integrations<br />
*[[OsCommerce_Bitcoin_Payment_Module|OsCommerce Bitcoin Payment Module]] - a payment module that uses a python monitoring script to interact with bitcoind for OsCommerce<br />
* [http://drupal.org/project/uc_bitcoin Drupal Ubercart Bitcoin payment method] enables you to accept Bitcoin as payment for your Drupal/Ubercart enabled website product/services.<br />
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=== Enterprise server ===<br />
*[https://apicoin.io Apicoin] First bitcoin PaaS (Platform as a Service)<br />
*[http://bitsofproof.com Bits of Proof] - a modular enterprise-ready implementation of the Bitcoin protocol.<br />
*[http://www.blockcypher.com BlockCypher] Full node bitcoin client built for scale and data center environments.<br />
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===Web apps===<br />
*[[Bitcoin Central]] - currency exchange<br />
*[https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Coinbase_(business) Coinbase] - an international digital wallet that allows you to securely buy, use, and accept bitcoin currency<br />
*[[Coinnext]] - Cryptocurrency Exchange<br />
*[[Bitcoin Poker Room]] - poker site<br />
*[[Abe]] - block chain viewer<br />
*[[Simplecoin]] - PHP web frontend for a pool<br />
*[[bitcoin_simple_php_tools]] simple php tools for webmasters<br />
* [http://www.coinsummary.com/ CoinSummary] - multi-coin wallet manager with built-in valuation in Bitcoin and major world currencies.<br />
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===White label software===<br />
*[https://www.draglet.com/ draglet] - Bitcoin Exchange Software / white label solution<br />
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===Browser extensions===<br />
*[[Bitcoin Extension]] - check balance and send bitcoins (Chrome)<br />
*[[Bitcoin Prices (extension)]] - monitoring price (Firefox)<br />
*[[Bitcoin Ticker]] - monitoring price (Chrome)<br />
*[[Biticker]] - Bitcoin ticker, currency converter and history price graph (Chrome)<br />
*[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitcoin-microformats/bkanicejfbhlidgjkpenmddnacjengld?hl=en Bitcoin Microformats] Show bitcoin address metadata embedded in a page (Chrome)<br />
*[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitcoin-address-lookup/pmlblkdmadbidammhjiponepngbfcpge?hl=en Bitcoin Address Lookup] Right click an address to view its value. (Chrome)<br />
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===PC apps===<br />
*[http://centrabit.com/ Qt Bitcoin Trader] - Open Source Multi exchange trading client for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux<br />
*[[http://www.mybtc-trader.com MyBTC-Trader.com]] - a MtGox Bitcoin trading client for windows with GUI<br />
*[[Mining Explorer]] - monitoring tool for bitcoin mining<br />
*[[Bitcoin SMS Alert]] - sends SMS text alerts to a user's phone based on BTC price / percent thresholds.<br />
*[[BTConvert]] - currency conversion<br />
*[[Sierra Chart MtGox Bridge]] - real-time charting<br />
*[[BitTicker]] - monitoring price (Mac OS X)<br />
*[[ToyTrader]] - a command line trading tool for [[MtGox]]<br />
*[[goxsh]] - a command-line frontend to the [[MtGox|Mt. Gox Bitcoin Exchange]] (Python)<br />
*[[MyBitcoins gadget]] - monitoring pool earnings / price (Windows gadget)<br />
*[[Bitcoin QR Popup]] - streamlined interface to bitcoin for POS systems (Windows)<br />
*[http://gnome-help.org/content/show.php/Bitcoin+Rate?content=138572 Bitcoin Rate] - Desktop widget with BTC exchange rate (KDE)<br />
*[http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=142344 Bitcoin Monitor] - Desktop widget to monitor status of your Bitcoin miners on mining pools (KDE)<br />
<br />
===Mobile apps===<br />
==== iPhone / iPad ====<br />
*[https://blockchain.info/wallet/iphone-app Blockchain] - Fully featured iphone bitcoin app.<br />
*[[Bitcoin Ticker (iPhone)]] - monitoring price w/push notifications<br />
*[[BitCoins Mobile]] - First iPad native app! Live market data, news feeds, mining pool statistics, full screen exchange price charts, bitcoin network statistical charts. (iPad only, iPhone/iPod Touch coming soon!)<br />
*[https://github.com/teeman/BitcoinTrader BitcoinTrader] - Spend/receive BTC via QR codes, trade, deposit/withdraw, etc. Supports Mt. Gox, TradeHill, ExchB, CampBX, and InstaWallet.<br />
*[[Bit-pay]] - Mobile Checkout, set prices in any currency and receive mobile-to-mobile payment<br />
*[http://blog.coinbase.com/post/64824441934/the-coinbase-ios-app-has-launched Coinbase iPhone App]<br />
*[[Easywallet.org]] - Web based wallet, works with QR Code scanner on iPhone/iPad/iPod touch<br />
*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/btc-miner/id648411895?ls=1&mt=8 BTC Miner (iPhone)] - monitor mining results from various mining pools on iPhone/iPad/iPod touch<br />
*[[BitTick]] - Real-time Bitcoin ticker. Real-time currency convert(support 50+ currency. USD, GBP, EUR, CNY, JPY, CAD, RUB, AUD, BRL, NZD, PLN, KRW…) <br />
<br />
==== Android ====<br />
* Direct link to Android Market bitcoin apps. https://play.google.com/store/search?q=bitcoin<br />
*[[BitCare]] - Track bitcoin wallet balance, trade on Mt.Gox, monitor mining pool hashrate, balance, worker status. <br />
*[[Bitcoin Alert]] - monitoring price (Android)<br />
*[[Bitcoin-android]] - Does not appear to be being maitained anymore. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bitcoinandroid<br />
*[[Bitcoin Wallet Balance]] - view your balance in real time on your android phone<br />
*[[Bitcoin Wallet]] - This is the most functional Android bitcoin wallet application. https://market.android.com/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet<br />
*[[BitcoinSpinner]] - Single address, easy to use, lightweight and open source client. Keys stored on device.<br />
*[[BitcoinX]] - monitoring price (Android)<br />
*[[BitPay]] - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bitcoin.bitpay (Is not related to the bit-pay.com online payment processor.)<br />
*[[Bridgewalker]] - euro-denominated wallet for the Bitcoin economy<br />
*[https://blockchain.info/wallet/android-app Blockchain] - Lightweight Android Bitcoin Client - Also works with blockchain.info web interface and iphone app.<br />
*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coinbase.android&hl=en Coinbase Wallet] - supports buying, selling, sending, requesting, and more.<br />
*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coinbase.android.merchant&hl=en Coinbase Merchant] - makes it easy to accept bitcoin at a retail location<br />
*[[http://coincliff.com CoinCliff]] - Monitors price and fires alarms to wake you up, or notifications, as in text messages (Android)<br />
*[[Easywallet.org]] - Web based wallet, works with QR Code scanner on Android devices<br />
*[[Miner Status]] - monitoring miner status (Android)<br />
*[[SMS Bitcoins]] - transactions by SMS<br />
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==== Windows Phone 7 ====<br />
*Direct link to Windows Phone Marketplace Bitcoin apps: [http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/search?q=bitcoin]<br />
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==== Windows Phone 8 ====<br />
*[[Bitcoin Can]] - Monitoring prices, account balances and mobile trading on multiple exchanges including Coinbase, BTC-E, CampBX, and MtGox. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/bitcoin-can/57fcf4d6-497a-4663-8da3-93cb26c83b11<br />
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see also [[Bitcoin Payment Apps]]<br />
<br />
===Operating systems===<br />
*[[MinePeon]] - Bitcoin mining on the Raspberry PI<br />
*BAMT - a minimal Linux based OS intended for headless mining. Initially announced [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=65915.0 here] (not maintained)<br />
*[[LinuxCoin]] - a lightweight Debian-based OS, with the Bitcoin client and GPU mining software (not maintained)<br />
<br />
===Mining apps===<br />
Main page: [[Mining software]]<br />
*[http://www.mediafire.com/download/xsdzhjplifhdrn3/guiminer20121203.exe GuiMiner] - An easy to use program with multiple miners and a GUI. Does not work with ASICs<br />
*[[50Miner]] - A GUI frontend for Windows(Poclbm, Phoenix, DiabloMiner, cgminer)<br />
*[[BFGMiner]] - Modular ASIC/FPGA/GPU miner in C<br />
*[http://www.groupfabric.com/bitcoin-miner/ Bitcoin Miner by GroupFabric] - Free easy-to-use DirectX GPU miner on the Windows Store<br />
*[[BTCMiner]] - Bitcoin Miner for ZTEX FPGA Boards<br />
*[[Bit Moose]] - Run Miners as a Windows Service.<br />
*[[Poclbm]] - Python/OpenCL GPU miner ([[Poclbm-gui|GUI(Windows & MacOS X)]])<br />
*[[CGMiner]] - ASIC/FPGA/GPU miner in C<br />
*[[Poclbm-mod]] - more efficient version of [[Poclbm]] ([[Poclbm-mod-gui|GUI]])<br />
*[[DiabloMiner]] - Java/OpenCL GPU miner ([[DiabloMiner.app|MAC OS X GUI]])<br />
*[[RPC Miner]] - remote RPC miner ([[RPCminer.app|MAC OS X GUI]])<br />
*[[Phoenix miner]] - miner<br />
*[[Cpu Miner]] - miner<br />
*[[Ufasoft miner]] - miner<br />
*[[Pyminer]] - Python miner, reference implementation<br />
*[[Remote miner]] - mining pool software<br />
*[[Open Source FGPA Bitcoin Miner]] - a miner that makes use of an FPGA Board<br />
*[https://github.com/mkburza/Flash-Player-Bitcoin-Miner Flash Player Bitcoin Miner] - A proof of concept Adobe Flash Player miner<br />
*[http://fabulouspanda.co.uk/macminer/ MacMiner] - A native Mac OS X Bitcoin miner based on cgminer, bfgminer, cpuminer and poclbm<br />
*[[Asteroid]] - Mac-specific GUI based on cgminer<br />
*[[MultiMiner]] - GUI based on cgminer/bfgminer for Windows, OS X and Linux, allows switching between currencies based on profitability<br />
<br />
===Mining Pool Servers (backend)===<br />
Main page: [[Poolservers]]<br />
<br />
*[[ecoinpool]] - Erlang poolserver (not maintained)<br />
*[[Eloipool]] - Fast Python3 poolserver<br />
*[[Pushpoold]] - Old mining poolserver in C (not maintained)<br />
*[[Poold]] - Old Python mining poolserver (not maintained)<br />
*[[PoolServerJ]] - Java mining poolserver (not maintained)<br />
*[[CoiniumServ]] - High performance C# Mono/.Net poolserver.<br />
<br />
===Utilities, libraries, and interfaces:===<br />
*[[BitcoinCrypto]] - a lightweight Bitcoin crypto library for Java/Android<br />
*[[Bitcoin Dissector]] - a wireshark dissector for the bitcoin protocol<br />
*[[Bitcointools]] - a set of Python tools accessing the transaction database and the wallet<br />
*[[Finance::MtGox]] - a Perl module which interfaces with the Mt. Gox API<br />
*[[libblkmaker]] - C library implementation of [[getblocktemplate]] decentralized mining protocol<br />
*[[python-blkmaker]] - Python module implementation of [[getblocktemplate]] decentralized mining protocol<br />
<br />
===Lists of software===<br />
*[[BitGit]] - list of Bitcoin-related opensource projects hosted at Git<br />
<br />
===Developer resources===<br />
*[[:Category:Developer|Category:Developer]]<br />
*[[:Category:Technical|Category:Technical]]<br />
*[[Original Bitcoin client/API calls list]]<br />
*[[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]<br />
*[[PHP_developer_intro|PHP Developer Introduction]]<br />
<br />
===Other===<br />
*[[Bitcoin Consultancy]] - an organization providing open source software and Bitcoin-related consulting<br />
*[[Open Transactions]] - a financial crypto and digital cash software library, complementary to Bitcoin<br />
*[[Moneychanger]] - Java-based GUI for [[Open Transactions]]<br />
*[http://btcnames.org/ BTCnames] - a webbased aliasing service which allows to handle unlimited names for your BTC deposit hashes<br />
*[[Devcoin]] - the open source developer coin<br />
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[[File:Quick-and-dirty-4x5970-cooling.jpg|thumb|right|A quick and dirty mining rig]]<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
'''Mining''' is the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin's public ledger of past transactions.<br />
This ledger of past transactions is called the [[block chain]] as it is a chain of [[block|blocks]].<br />
The block chain serves to [[Confirmation|confirm]] transactions to the rest of the network as having taken place.<br />
Bitcoin nodes use the block chain to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.<br />
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Mining is intentionally designed to be resource-intensive and difficult so that the number of blocks found each day by miners remains steady. Individual [[blocks]] must contain a [[proof of work|proof of work]] to be considered valid. This proof of work is verified by other Bitcoin nodes each time they receive a block. Bitcoin uses the [[hashcash]] proof-of-work function.<br />
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The primary purpose of mining is to allow Bitcoin nodes to reach a secure, tamper-resistant consensus.<br />
Mining is also the mechanism used to introduce Bitcoins into the system:<br />
Miners are paid any transaction fees as well as a "subsidy" of newly created coins.<br />
This both serves the purpose of disseminating new coins in a decentralized manner as well as motivating people to provide security for the system.<br />
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Bitcoin mining is so called because it resembles the mining of other commodities:<br />
it requires exertion and it slowly makes new currency available at a rate that resembles the rate at which commodities like gold are mined from the ground.<br />
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== Difficulty ==<br />
=== The Computationally-Difficult Problem ===<br />
Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the [[Target|target]] in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a [[Nonce|nonce]] is incremented. See [[Proof of work]] for more information.<br />
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=== The Difficulty Metric ===<br />
The [[Difficulty|difficulty]] is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. It is recalculated every 2016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2016 blocks would have been generated in exactly two weeks had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This will yield, on average, one block every ten minutes. As more miners join, the rate of block creation will go up. As the rate of block generation goes up, the difficulty rises to compensate which will push the rate of block creation back down. Any blocks released by malicious miners that do not meet the required difficulty [[Target|target]] will simply be rejected by everyone on the network and thus will be worthless. <br />
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=== Reward ===<br />
When a block is discovered, the discoverer may award themselves a certain number of bitcoins, which is agreed-upon by everyone in the network. Currently this bounty is 25 bitcoins; this value will halve every 210,000 blocks. See [[Controlled Currency Supply]].<br />
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Additionally, the miner is awarded the fees paid by users sending transactions. The fee is an incentive for the miner to include the transaction in their block. In the future, as the number of new bitcoins miners are allowed to create in each block dwindles, the fees will make up a much more important percentage of mining income.<br />
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== The mining ecosystem ==<br />
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=== Hardware ===<br />
[[File:Usb-fpga module 1.15x-hs-800.jpg|thumb|right|FPGA Module]]<br />
Users have used various types of hardware over time to mine blocks. Hardware specifications and performance statistics are detailed on the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page.<br />
==== CPU Mining ==== <br />
Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. The advent of GPU mining made CPU mining financially unwise as the hashrate of the network grew to such a degree that the amount of bitcoins produced by CPU mining became lower than the cost of power to operate a CPU. The option was therefore removed from the core Bitcoin client's user interface.<br />
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==== GPU Mining ====<br />
GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]. A variety of popular [[Mining rig|mining rigs]] have been documented.<br />
==== FPGA Mining ====<br />
FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.<br />
==== ASIC Mining ====<br />
An application-specific integrated circuit, or ''ASIC'', is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013. For the amount of power they consume, they are vastly faster than all previous technologies and already have made GPU mining financially unwise in some countries and setups.<br />
<br />
==== Mining services (Cloud mining) ====<br />
[[:Category:Mining_contractors|Mining contractors]] provide mining services with performance specified by contract, often referred to as a "Mining Contract". They may, for example, rent out a specific level of mining capacity for a set price for a specific duration.<br />
<br />
=== Software ===<br />
<br />
==== GuiMiner ====<br />
Guiminer is a miner with a simple and easy to use interface. [http://www.mediafire.com/download/xsdzhjplifhdrn3/guiminer20121203.exe Download]<br />
<br />
=== Pools ===<br />
As more and more miners competed for the limited supply of blocks, individuals found that they were working for months without finding a block and receiving any reward for their mining efforts. This made mining something of a gamble. To address the variance in their income miners started organizing themselves into [[Pooled mining|pools]] so that they could share rewards more evenly. See [[Pooled mining]] and [[Comparison of mining pools]].<br />
<br />
=== History ===<br />
Bitcoin's public ledger (the 'block chain') was started on January 3rd, 2009 at 18:15 UTC presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. The first block is known as the [[genesis block]]. The first transaction recorded in the first block was a single transaction paying the reward of 50 new bitcoins to its creator.<br />
<br />
== Downloads ==<br />
* [http://privatecloud-hosting.com/upload/up/guiminer/ Download Guiminer]<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [http://BitcoinMiner.net Comprehensive Guide Bitcoin Miner and Mining]<br />
* [http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mining-in-plain-english Bitcoin Mining in Plain English] by David Perry<br />
* [[Automatically mine when computer is locked|Tutorial to automatically start mining when you lock your computer]]. (Windows 7)<br />
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18q2jx/eli5_bitcoin_mining_xpost_in_eli5/ Simplified Explanation of Bitcoin Mining] by reddit user [http://www.reddit.com/user/azotic azotic]<br />
* [http://www.vnbitcoin.org/bitcoincalculator.php Bitcoin Mining Calculator]<br />
* [http://www.MiningContracts.com Research, Review and Compare Cloud Mining Contracts]<br />
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/xsdzhjplifhdrn3/guiminer20121203.exe Download Guiminer]<br />
[[ru:Mining]]<br />
[[Category:Mining]][[Category:Vocabulary]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Mining&diff=48823Mining2014-07-15T17:35:06Z<p>Johnbridge180: </p>
<hr />
<div><!-- This page is designed to be short and simple! It should provide only a very brief explanation of things that have their own page and should link to other pages whenever possible. This page should serve as an entry point and a place to organize most of our mining articles. Thank You! (-Atheros) --><br />
[[File:Quick-and-dirty-4x5970-cooling.jpg|thumb|right|A quick and dirty mining rig]]<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
'''Mining''' is the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin's public ledger of past transactions.<br />
This ledger of past transactions is called the [[block chain]] as it is a chain of [[block|blocks]].<br />
The block chain serves to [[Confirmation|confirm]] transactions to the rest of the network as having taken place.<br />
Bitcoin nodes use the block chain to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.<br />
<br />
Mining is intentionally designed to be resource-intensive and difficult so that the number of blocks found each day by miners remains steady. Individual [[blocks]] must contain a [[proof of work|proof of work]] to be considered valid. This proof of work is verified by other Bitcoin nodes each time they receive a block. Bitcoin uses the [[hashcash]] proof-of-work function.<br />
<br />
The primary purpose of mining is to allow Bitcoin nodes to reach a secure, tamper-resistant consensus.<br />
Mining is also the mechanism used to introduce Bitcoins into the system:<br />
Miners are paid any transaction fees as well as a "subsidy" of newly created coins.<br />
This both serves the purpose of disseminating new coins in a decentralized manner as well as motivating people to provide security for the system.<br />
<br />
Bitcoin mining is so called because it resembles the mining of other commodities:<br />
it requires exertion and it slowly makes new currency available at a rate that resembles the rate at which commodities like gold are mined from the ground.<br />
<br />
== Difficulty ==<br />
=== The Computationally-Difficult Problem ===<br />
Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the [[Target|target]] in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a [[Nonce|nonce]] is incremented. See [[Proof of work]] for more information.<br />
<br />
=== The Difficulty Metric ===<br />
The [[Difficulty|difficulty]] is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. It is recalculated every 2016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2016 blocks would have been generated in exactly two weeks had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This will yield, on average, one block every ten minutes. As more miners join, the rate of block creation will go up. As the rate of block generation goes up, the difficulty rises to compensate which will push the rate of block creation back down. Any blocks released by malicious miners that do not meet the required difficulty [[Target|target]] will simply be rejected by everyone on the network and thus will be worthless. <br />
<br />
=== Reward ===<br />
When a block is discovered, the discoverer may award themselves a certain number of bitcoins, which is agreed-upon by everyone in the network. Currently this bounty is 25 bitcoins; this value will halve every 210,000 blocks. See [[Controlled Currency Supply]].<br />
<br />
Additionally, the miner is awarded the fees paid by users sending transactions. The fee is an incentive for the miner to include the transaction in their block. In the future, as the number of new bitcoins miners are allowed to create in each block dwindles, the fees will make up a much more important percentage of mining income.<br />
<br />
== The mining ecosystem ==<br />
<br />
=== Hardware ===<br />
[[File:Usb-fpga module 1.15x-hs-800.jpg|thumb|right|FPGA Module]]<br />
Users have used various types of hardware over time to mine blocks. Hardware specifications and performance statistics are detailed on the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page.<br />
==== CPU Mining ==== <br />
Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. The advent of GPU mining made CPU mining financially unwise as the hashrate of the network grew to such a degree that the amount of bitcoins produced by CPU mining became lower than the cost of power to operate a CPU. The option was therefore removed from the core Bitcoin client's user interface.<br />
<br />
==== GPU Mining ====<br />
GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]. A variety of popular [[Mining rig|mining rigs]] have been documented.<br />
==== FPGA Mining ====<br />
FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.<br />
==== ASIC Mining ====<br />
An application-specific integrated circuit, or ''ASIC'', is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013. For the amount of power they consume, they are vastly faster than all previous technologies and already have made GPU mining financially unwise in some countries and setups.<br />
<br />
==== Mining services (Cloud mining) ====<br />
[[:Category:Mining_contractors|Mining contractors]] provide mining services with performance specified by contract, often referred to as a "Mining Contract". They may, for example, rent out a specific level of mining capacity for a set price for a specific duration.<br />
<br />
=== Software ===<br />
<br />
==== GuiMiner ====<br />
Guiminer is a miner with a simple and easy to use interface. [http://109.73.172.66/~private1/upload/up/guiminer/ Download]<br />
<br />
=== Pools ===<br />
As more and more miners competed for the limited supply of blocks, individuals found that they were working for months without finding a block and receiving any reward for their mining efforts. This made mining something of a gamble. To address the variance in their income miners started organizing themselves into [[Pooled mining|pools]] so that they could share rewards more evenly. See [[Pooled mining]] and [[Comparison of mining pools]].<br />
<br />
=== History ===<br />
Bitcoin's public ledger (the 'block chain') was started on January 3rd, 2009 at 18:15 UTC presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. The first block is known as the [[genesis block]]. The first transaction recorded in the first block was a single transaction paying the reward of 50 new bitcoins to its creator.<br />
<br />
== Downloads ==<br />
* [http://privatecloud-hosting.com/upload/up/guiminer/ Download Guiminer]<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [http://BitcoinMiner.net Comprehensive Guide Bitcoin Miner and Mining]<br />
* [http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mining-in-plain-english Bitcoin Mining in Plain English] by David Perry<br />
* [[Automatically mine when computer is locked|Tutorial to automatically start mining when you lock your computer]]. (Windows 7)<br />
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18q2jx/eli5_bitcoin_mining_xpost_in_eli5/ Simplified Explanation of Bitcoin Mining] by reddit user [http://www.reddit.com/user/azotic azotic]<br />
* [http://www.vnbitcoin.org/bitcoincalculator.php Bitcoin Mining Calculator]<br />
* [http://www.MiningContracts.com Research, Review and Compare Cloud Mining Contracts]<br />
* [http://privatecloud-hosting.com/upload/up/guiminer/ Download Guiminer]<br />
[[ru:Mining]]<br />
[[Category:Mining]][[Category:Vocabulary]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Mining&diff=48822Mining2014-07-15T17:34:22Z<p>Johnbridge180: /* See Also */</p>
<hr />
<div><!-- This page is designed to be short and simple! It should provide only a very brief explanation of things that have their own page and should link to other pages whenever possible. This page should serve as an entry point and a place to organize most of our mining articles. Thank You! (-Atheros) --><br />
[[File:Quick-and-dirty-4x5970-cooling.jpg|thumb|right|A quick and dirty mining rig]]<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
'''Mining''' is the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin's public ledger of past transactions.<br />
This ledger of past transactions is called the [[block chain]] as it is a chain of [[block|blocks]].<br />
The block chain serves to [[Confirmation|confirm]] transactions to the rest of the network as having taken place.<br />
Bitcoin nodes use the block chain to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.<br />
<br />
Mining is intentionally designed to be resource-intensive and difficult so that the number of blocks found each day by miners remains steady. Individual [[blocks]] must contain a [[proof of work|proof of work]] to be considered valid. This proof of work is verified by other Bitcoin nodes each time they receive a block. Bitcoin uses the [[hashcash]] proof-of-work function.<br />
<br />
The primary purpose of mining is to allow Bitcoin nodes to reach a secure, tamper-resistant consensus.<br />
Mining is also the mechanism used to introduce Bitcoins into the system:<br />
Miners are paid any transaction fees as well as a "subsidy" of newly created coins.<br />
This both serves the purpose of disseminating new coins in a decentralized manner as well as motivating people to provide security for the system.<br />
<br />
Bitcoin mining is so called because it resembles the mining of other commodities:<br />
it requires exertion and it slowly makes new currency available at a rate that resembles the rate at which commodities like gold are mined from the ground.<br />
<br />
== Difficulty ==<br />
=== The Computationally-Difficult Problem ===<br />
Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the [[Target|target]] in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a [[Nonce|nonce]] is incremented. See [[Proof of work]] for more information.<br />
<br />
=== The Difficulty Metric ===<br />
The [[Difficulty|difficulty]] is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. It is recalculated every 2016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2016 blocks would have been generated in exactly two weeks had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This will yield, on average, one block every ten minutes. As more miners join, the rate of block creation will go up. As the rate of block generation goes up, the difficulty rises to compensate which will push the rate of block creation back down. Any blocks released by malicious miners that do not meet the required difficulty [[Target|target]] will simply be rejected by everyone on the network and thus will be worthless. <br />
<br />
=== Reward ===<br />
When a block is discovered, the discoverer may award themselves a certain number of bitcoins, which is agreed-upon by everyone in the network. Currently this bounty is 25 bitcoins; this value will halve every 210,000 blocks. See [[Controlled Currency Supply]].<br />
<br />
Additionally, the miner is awarded the fees paid by users sending transactions. The fee is an incentive for the miner to include the transaction in their block. In the future, as the number of new bitcoins miners are allowed to create in each block dwindles, the fees will make up a much more important percentage of mining income.<br />
<br />
== The mining ecosystem ==<br />
<br />
=== Hardware ===<br />
[[File:Usb-fpga module 1.15x-hs-800.jpg|thumb|right|FPGA Module]]<br />
Users have used various types of hardware over time to mine blocks. Hardware specifications and performance statistics are detailed on the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page.<br />
==== CPU Mining ==== <br />
Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. The advent of GPU mining made CPU mining financially unwise as the hashrate of the network grew to such a degree that the amount of bitcoins produced by CPU mining became lower than the cost of power to operate a CPU. The option was therefore removed from the core Bitcoin client's user interface.<br />
<br />
==== GPU Mining ====<br />
GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]. A variety of popular [[Mining rig|mining rigs]] have been documented.<br />
==== FPGA Mining ====<br />
FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.<br />
==== ASIC Mining ====<br />
An application-specific integrated circuit, or ''ASIC'', is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013. For the amount of power they consume, they are vastly faster than all previous technologies and already have made GPU mining financially unwise in some countries and setups.<br />
<br />
==== Mining services (Cloud mining) ====<br />
[[:Category:Mining_contractors|Mining contractors]] provide mining services with performance specified by contract, often referred to as a "Mining Contract". They may, for example, rent out a specific level of mining capacity for a set price for a specific duration.<br />
<br />
=== Software ===<br />
<br />
==== GuiMiner ====<br />
Guiminer is a miner with a simple and easy to use interface. [http://109.73.172.66/~private1/upload/up/guiminer/ Download]<br />
<br />
=== Pools ===<br />
As more and more miners competed for the limited supply of blocks, individuals found that they were working for months without finding a block and receiving any reward for their mining efforts. This made mining something of a gamble. To address the variance in their income miners started organizing themselves into [[Pooled mining|pools]] so that they could share rewards more evenly. See [[Pooled mining]] and [[Comparison of mining pools]].<br />
<br />
=== History ===<br />
Bitcoin's public ledger (the 'block chain') was started on January 3rd, 2009 at 18:15 UTC presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. The first block is known as the [[genesis block]]. The first transaction recorded in the first block was a single transaction paying the reward of 50 new bitcoins to its creator.<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [http://BitcoinMiner.net Comprehensive Guide Bitcoin Miner and Mining]<br />
* [http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mining-in-plain-english Bitcoin Mining in Plain English] by David Perry<br />
* [[Automatically mine when computer is locked|Tutorial to automatically start mining when you lock your computer]]. (Windows 7)<br />
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18q2jx/eli5_bitcoin_mining_xpost_in_eli5/ Simplified Explanation of Bitcoin Mining] by reddit user [http://www.reddit.com/user/azotic azotic]<br />
* [http://www.vnbitcoin.org/bitcoincalculator.php Bitcoin Mining Calculator]<br />
* [http://www.MiningContracts.com Research, Review and Compare Cloud Mining Contracts]<br />
* [http://privatecloud-hosting.com/upload/up/guiminer/ Download Guiminer]<br />
[[ru:Mining]]<br />
[[Category:Mining]][[Category:Vocabulary]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Mining&diff=48797Mining2014-07-14T16:52:34Z<p>Johnbridge180: </p>
<hr />
<div><!-- This page is designed to be short and simple! It should provide only a very brief explanation of things that have their own page and should link to other pages whenever possible. This page should serve as an entry point and a place to organize most of our mining articles. Thank You! (-Atheros) --><br />
[[File:Quick-and-dirty-4x5970-cooling.jpg|thumb|right|A quick and dirty mining rig]]<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
'''Mining''' is the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin's public ledger of past transactions.<br />
This ledger of past transactions is called the [[block chain]] as it is a chain of [[block|blocks]].<br />
The block chain serves to [[Confirmation|confirm]] transactions to the rest of the network as having taken place.<br />
Bitcoin nodes use the block chain to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.<br />
<br />
Mining is intentionally designed to be resource-intensive and difficult so that the number of blocks found each day by miners remains steady. Individual [[blocks]] must contain a [[proof of work|proof of work]] to be considered valid. This proof of work is verified by other Bitcoin nodes each time they receive a block. Bitcoin uses the [[hashcash]] proof-of-work function.<br />
<br />
The primary purpose of mining is to allow Bitcoin nodes to reach a secure, tamper-resistant consensus.<br />
Mining is also the mechanism used to introduce Bitcoins into the system:<br />
Miners are paid any transaction fees as well as a "subsidy" of newly created coins.<br />
This both serves the purpose of disseminating new coins in a decentralized manner as well as motivating people to provide security for the system.<br />
<br />
Bitcoin mining is so called because it resembles the mining of other commodities:<br />
it requires exertion and it slowly makes new currency available at a rate that resembles the rate at which commodities like gold are mined from the ground.<br />
<br />
== Difficulty ==<br />
=== The Computationally-Difficult Problem ===<br />
Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the [[Target|target]] in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a [[Nonce|nonce]] is incremented. See [[Proof of work]] for more information.<br />
<br />
=== The Difficulty Metric ===<br />
The [[Difficulty|difficulty]] is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. It is recalculated every 2016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2016 blocks would have been generated in exactly two weeks had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This will yield, on average, one block every ten minutes. As more miners join, the rate of block creation will go up. As the rate of block generation goes up, the difficulty rises to compensate which will push the rate of block creation back down. Any blocks released by malicious miners that do not meet the required difficulty [[Target|target]] will simply be rejected by everyone on the network and thus will be worthless. <br />
<br />
=== Reward ===<br />
When a block is discovered, the discoverer may award themselves a certain number of bitcoins, which is agreed-upon by everyone in the network. Currently this bounty is 25 bitcoins; this value will halve every 210,000 blocks. See [[Controlled Currency Supply]].<br />
<br />
Additionally, the miner is awarded the fees paid by users sending transactions. The fee is an incentive for the miner to include the transaction in their block. In the future, as the number of new bitcoins miners are allowed to create in each block dwindles, the fees will make up a much more important percentage of mining income.<br />
<br />
== The mining ecosystem ==<br />
<br />
=== Hardware ===<br />
[[File:Usb-fpga module 1.15x-hs-800.jpg|thumb|right|FPGA Module]]<br />
Users have used various types of hardware over time to mine blocks. Hardware specifications and performance statistics are detailed on the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page.<br />
==== CPU Mining ==== <br />
Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. The advent of GPU mining made CPU mining financially unwise as the hashrate of the network grew to such a degree that the amount of bitcoins produced by CPU mining became lower than the cost of power to operate a CPU. The option was therefore removed from the core Bitcoin client's user interface.<br />
<br />
==== GPU Mining ====<br />
GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]. A variety of popular [[Mining rig|mining rigs]] have been documented.<br />
==== FPGA Mining ====<br />
FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.<br />
==== ASIC Mining ====<br />
An application-specific integrated circuit, or ''ASIC'', is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013. For the amount of power they consume, they are vastly faster than all previous technologies and already have made GPU mining financially unwise in some countries and setups.<br />
<br />
==== Mining services (Cloud mining) ====<br />
[[:Category:Mining_contractors|Mining contractors]] provide mining services with performance specified by contract, often referred to as a "Mining Contract". They may, for example, rent out a specific level of mining capacity for a set price for a specific duration.<br />
<br />
=== Software ===<br />
<br />
==== GuiMiner ====<br />
Guiminer is a miner with a simple and easy to use interface. [http://109.73.172.66/~private1/upload/up/guiminer/ Download]<br />
<br />
=== Pools ===<br />
As more and more miners competed for the limited supply of blocks, individuals found that they were working for months without finding a block and receiving any reward for their mining efforts. This made mining something of a gamble. To address the variance in their income miners started organizing themselves into [[Pooled mining|pools]] so that they could share rewards more evenly. See [[Pooled mining]] and [[Comparison of mining pools]].<br />
<br />
=== History ===<br />
Bitcoin's public ledger (the 'block chain') was started on January 3rd, 2009 at 18:15 UTC presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. The first block is known as the [[genesis block]]. The first transaction recorded in the first block was a single transaction paying the reward of 50 new bitcoins to its creator.<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [http://BitcoinMiner.net Comprehensive Guide Bitcoin Miner and Mining]<br />
* [http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mining-in-plain-english Bitcoin Mining in Plain English] by David Perry<br />
* [[Automatically mine when computer is locked|Tutorial to automatically start mining when you lock your computer]]. (Windows 7)<br />
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18q2jx/eli5_bitcoin_mining_xpost_in_eli5/ Simplified Explanation of Bitcoin Mining] by reddit user [http://www.reddit.com/user/azotic azotic]<br />
* [http://www.vnbitcoin.org/bitcoincalculator.php Bitcoin Mining Calculator]<br />
* [http://www.MiningContracts.com Research, Review and Compare Cloud Mining Contracts]<br />
[[ru:Mining]]<br />
[[Category:Mining]][[Category:Vocabulary]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Mining&diff=44824Mining2014-03-07T20:16:28Z<p>Johnbridge180: /* Miner Downloads */</p>
<hr />
<div><!-- This page is designed to be short and simple! It should provide only a very brief explanation of things that have their own page and should link to other pages whenever possible. This page should serve as an entry point and a place to organize most of our mining articles. Thank You! (-Atheros) --><br />
[[File:Quick-and-dirty-4x5970-cooling.jpg|thumb|right|A quick and dirty mining rig]]<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
'''Mining''' is the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin's public ledger of past transactions.<br />
This ledger of past transactions is called the [[block chain]] as it is a chain of [[block|blocks]].<br />
The block chain serves to [[Confirmation|confirm]] transactions to the rest of the network as having taken place.<br />
Bitcoin nodes use the block chain to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.<br />
<br />
Mining is intentionally designed to be resource-intensive and difficult so that the number of blocks found each day by miners remains steady. Individual [[blocks]] must contain a [[proof of work|proof of work]] to be considered valid. This proof of work is verified by other Bitcoin nodes each time they receive a block. Bitcoin uses the [[hashcash]] proof-of-work function.<br />
<br />
The primary purpose of mining is to allow Bitcoin nodes to reach a secure, tamper-resistant consensus.<br />
Mining is also the mechanism used to introduce Bitcoins into the system:<br />
Miners are paid any transaction fees as well as a "subsidy" of newly created coins.<br />
This both serves the purpose of disseminating new coins in a decentralized manner as well as motivating people to provide security for the system.<br />
<br />
Bitcoin mining is so called because it resembles the mining of other commodities:<br />
it requires exertion and it slowly makes new currency available at a rate that resembles the rate at which commodities like gold are mined from the ground.<br />
<br />
== Difficulty ==<br />
=== The Computationally-Difficult Problem ===<br />
Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the [[Target|target]] in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a [[Nonce|nonce]] is incremented. See [[Proof of work]] for more information.<br />
<br />
=== The Difficulty Metric ===<br />
The [[Difficulty|difficulty]] is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. It is recalculated every 2016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2016 blocks would have been generated in exactly two weeks had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This will yield, on average, one block every ten minutes. As more miners join, the rate of block creation will go up. As the rate of block generation goes up, the difficulty rises to compensate which will push the rate of block creation back down. Any blocks released by malicious miners that do not meet the required difficulty [[Target|target]] will simply be rejected by everyone on the network and thus will be worthless. <br />
<br />
=== Reward ===<br />
When a block is discovered, the discoverer may award themselves a certain number of bitcoins, which is agreed-upon by everyone in the network. Currently this bounty is 25 bitcoins; this value will halve every 210,000 blocks. See [[Controlled Currency Supply]].<br />
<br />
Additionally, the miner is awarded the fees paid by users sending transactions. The fee is an incentive for the miner to include the transaction in their block. In the future, as the number of new bitcoins miners are allowed to create in each block dwindles, the fees will make up a much more important percentage of mining income.<br />
<br />
== The mining ecosystem ==<br />
<br />
=== Hardware ===<br />
[[File:Usb-fpga module 1.15x-hs-800.jpg|thumb|right|FPGA Module]]<br />
Users have used various types of hardware over time to mine blocks. Hardware specifications and performance statistics are detailed on the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page.<br />
==== CPU Mining ==== <br />
Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. As the network hashrate grew with more power efficient GPU miners the amount of Bitcoin's produced by CPU mining became lower than the cost of power to operate the CPUS. The option still exists in the reference Bitcoin client, but it is disabled by default.<br />
<br />
==== GPU Mining ====<br />
GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]. A variety of popular [[Mining rig|mining rigs]] have been documented.<br />
==== FPGA Mining ====<br />
FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.<br />
==== ASIC Mining ====<br />
An application-specific integrated circuit, or ''ASIC'', is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013. For the amount of power they consume, they are vastly faster than all previous technologies and already has made GPU mining financially unwise in some countries and setups.<br />
<br />
==== Mining services ====<br />
[[:Category:Mining_contractors|Mining contractors]] provide mining services with performance specified by contract. They may, for example, rent out a specific level of mining capacity for a set price for a specific duration.<br />
<br />
Mining shares provide Mining as a Service (MaaS). These break large-scale datacenter mining down to easily manageable pieces that are available in the form of shares of equipment.<br />
<br />
Hosted mining services create some systemic risk for the Bitcoin system because they undermine the security assumption that the control of mining power is well distributed. If too much mining becomes consolidated in large hosting providers and an attacker is able to compromise some of these providers they could potentially disrupt the Bitcoin system or rip off people they transact with with reversals.<br />
<br />
=== Pools ===<br />
As more and more miners competed for the limited supply of blocks, individuals found that they were working for months without finding a block and receiving reward for their mining efforts. This made mining something of a gamble. To address the variance in their income miners started organizing themselves into [[Pooled mining|pools]] so that they could share rewards more evenly. See [[Pooled mining]] and [[Comparison of mining pools]].<br />
<br />
=== History ===<br />
Bitcoin's public ledger (the 'block chain') was started on January 3rd, 2009 at 18:15 UTC presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. The first block is known as the [[genesis block]]. The first transaction recorded in the first block was a single transaction paying the reward of 50 new bitcoins to its creator.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mining-in-plain-english Bitcoin Mining in Plain English] by David Perry<br />
* [[Automatically mine when computer is locked|Tutorial to automatically start mining when you lock your computer]]. (Windows 7)<br />
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18q2jx/eli5_bitcoin_mining_xpost_in_eli5/ Simplified Explanation of Bitcoin Mining] by reddit user [http://www.reddit.com/user/azotic azotic]<br />
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[[File:Quick-and-dirty-4x5970-cooling.jpg|thumb|right|A quick and dirty mining rig]]<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
'''Mining''' is the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin's public ledger of past transactions.<br />
This ledger of past transactions is called the [[block chain]] as it is a chain of [[block|blocks]].<br />
The block chain serves to [[Confirmation|confirm]] transactions to the rest of the network as having taken place.<br />
Bitcoin nodes use the block chain to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.<br />
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Mining is intentionally designed to be resource-intensive and difficult so that the number of blocks found each day by miners remains steady. Individual [[blocks]] must contain a [[proof of work|proof of work]] to be considered valid. This proof of work is verified by other Bitcoin nodes each time they receive a block. Bitcoin uses the [[hashcash]] proof-of-work function.<br />
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The primary purpose of mining is to allow Bitcoin nodes to reach a secure, tamper-resistant consensus.<br />
Mining is also the mechanism used to introduce Bitcoins into the system:<br />
Miners are paid any transaction fees as well as a "subsidy" of newly created coins.<br />
This both serves the purpose of disseminating new coins in a decentralized manner as well as motivating people to provide security for the system.<br />
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Bitcoin mining is so called because it resembles the mining of other commodities:<br />
it requires exertion and it slowly makes new currency available at a rate that resembles the rate at which commodities like gold are mined from the ground.<br />
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== Difficulty ==<br />
=== The Computationally-Difficult Problem ===<br />
Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the [[Target|target]] in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a [[Nonce|nonce]] is incremented. See [[Proof of work]] for more information.<br />
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=== The Difficulty Metric ===<br />
The [[Difficulty|difficulty]] is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. It is recalculated every 2016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2016 blocks would have been generated in exactly two weeks had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This will yield, on average, one block every ten minutes. As more miners join, the rate of block creation will go up. As the rate of block generation goes up, the difficulty rises to compensate which will push the rate of block creation back down. Any blocks released by malicious miners that do not meet the required difficulty [[Target|target]] will simply be rejected by everyone on the network and thus will be worthless. <br />
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=== Reward ===<br />
When a block is discovered, the discoverer may award themselves a certain number of bitcoins, which is agreed-upon by everyone in the network. Currently this bounty is 25 bitcoins; this value will halve every 210,000 blocks. See [[Controlled Currency Supply]].<br />
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Additionally, the miner is awarded the fees paid by users sending transactions. The fee is an incentive for the miner to include the transaction in their block. In the future, as the number of new bitcoins miners are allowed to create in each block dwindles, the fees will make up a much more important percentage of mining income.<br />
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== The mining ecosystem ==<br />
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=== Hardware ===<br />
[[File:Usb-fpga module 1.15x-hs-800.jpg|thumb|right|FPGA Module]]<br />
Users have used various types of hardware over time to mine blocks. Hardware specifications and performance statistics are detailed on the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page.<br />
==== CPU Mining ==== <br />
Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. As the network hashrate grew with more power efficient GPU miners the amount of Bitcoin's produced by CPU mining became lower than the cost of power to operate the CPUS. The option still exists in the reference Bitcoin client, but it is disabled by default.<br />
<br />
==== GPU Mining ====<br />
GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]. A variety of popular [[Mining rig|mining rigs]] have been documented.<br />
==== FPGA Mining ====<br />
FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.<br />
==== ASIC Mining ====<br />
An application-specific integrated circuit, or ''ASIC'', is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013. For the amount of power they consume, they are vastly faster than all previous technologies and already has made GPU mining financially unwise in some countries and setups.<br />
<br />
==== Mining services ====<br />
[[:Category:Mining_contractors|Mining contractors]] provide mining services with performance specified by contract. They may, for example, rent out a specific level of mining capacity for a set price for a specific duration.<br />
<br />
Mining shares provide Mining as a Service (MaaS). These break large-scale datacenter mining down to easily manageable pieces that are available in the form of shares of equipment.<br />
<br />
Hosted mining services create some systemic risk for the Bitcoin system because they undermine the security assumption that the control of mining power is well distributed. If too much mining becomes consolidated in large hosting providers and an attacker is able to compromise some of these providers they could potentially disrupt the Bitcoin system or rip off people they transact with with reversals.<br />
<br />
=== Pools ===<br />
As more and more miners competed for the limited supply of blocks, individuals found that they were working for months without finding a block and receiving reward for their mining efforts. This made mining something of a gamble. To address the variance in their income miners started organizing themselves into [[Pooled mining|pools]] so that they could share rewards more evenly. See [[Pooled mining]] and [[Comparison of mining pools]].<br />
<br />
=== History ===<br />
Bitcoin's public ledger (the 'block chain') was started on January 3rd, 2009 at 18:15 UTC presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. The first block is known as the [[genesis block]]. The first transaction recorded in the first block was a single transaction paying the reward of 50 new bitcoins to its creator.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
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* [http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mining-in-plain-english Bitcoin Mining in Plain English] by David Perry<br />
* [[Automatically mine when computer is locked|Tutorial to automatically start mining when you lock your computer]]. (Windows 7)<br />
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18q2jx/eli5_bitcoin_mining_xpost_in_eli5/ Simplified Explanation of Bitcoin Mining] by reddit user [http://www.reddit.com/user/azotic azotic]<br />
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[[Category:Mining]][[Category:Vocabulary]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Earning_bitcoins&diff=44536Earning bitcoins2014-02-20T16:41:36Z<p>Johnbridge180: </p>
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<div>The following page lists different Bitcoin affiliate programs and Bitcoin bonus programs. Bonus programs allow you to earn bitcoins by doing things like taking surveys, answering questions, trying apps, viewing advertisements, referring others to the website, and making purchases at other websites.<br />
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== Find more bonus programs ==<br />
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* [http://bonusbitcoin.weebly.com/ BonusBitcoin List] A list of bitcoin bonus offers. Updated almost every day.<br />
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===Bitcoin exchanges===<br />
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[https://www.coinmama.com/coinmama-affiliate-program-earn-free-bitcoins/ Coinmama] – Buy bitcoins with a credit card or with Western Union. Receive 5% of the amount purchased by your referred customer.<br />
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[http://coinbase.com Coinbase] – The leading program for US residents seeking to buy Bitcoins. Receive $5 when your referred customer purchases $100 or more.<br />
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[https://bitcoinera.net/ Bitcoinera.net] Bitcoin investments. Earn bitcoins by referring new investors to Bitcoinera.net, earn 2% monthly of the money your referrals deposit (1% and 0.5% for 2nd and 3rd tier referrals)<br />
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[http://www.royalbitcoin.com/ RoyalBitcoin] Earn bitcoins by sharing your custom affiliate betting address. Affiliates earn 1% of the total volume of bets that are placed through their addresses. Payments are made daily in BTC. No minimums or maximums, 1% is paid regardless of whether players have won or lost.<br />
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===Advertising===<br />
[http://www.bitvisitor.com/affiliates.php BitVisitor] – Pay users to visit websites. There’s a 50% revenue share lifetime model.<br />
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[https://cpanova.com/ CPAnova] Earn bitcoins by monetizing your premium content, such as videos, pictures, blogs. One of the first fully-featured CPA affiliate network to offer bitcoin payouts. They currently only offer link-locking, but they plan to offer site-locking and virtual-currency tools in the near future. The referral programme offers permanent 5% commissions on affiliates who sign up from your referral link.<br />
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===Gambling sites===<br />
[https://sealswithclubs.eu/affiliates/ Seals With Clubs] – Play Bitcoin poker. Earn revenue share from house rake. <br />
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===Mining===<br />
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===Domain hosting===<br />
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==Additional Affiliate Program Resources==<br />
[http://affiliates.99bitcoins.com 99 Affiliates] - A blog about Bitcoin affiliate programs. Includes real live use cases and conversion data.<br />
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== Offer Programs ==<br />
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* [http://bitbucks.com/ BitBucks] Earn bitcoins by filling out surveys and participating in promotional offers. Roughly 2000+ offers available worldwide: most are free but some require minor deposits (however the bitcoin-payout is usually comparatively larger than the deposit). Some offers require Facebook authentication [no personal information is collected]. The referral system pays 10% commissions on all earnings made by users who use your referral-link. No account is needed and you can earn bitcoins from any computer, phone or tablet.<br />
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* [http://www.bitcoinget.com BitcoinGet] Earn bitcoins for watching videos, completing tasks, and completing offers. No signup required. Just enter your Bitcoin address to start earning. No minimum payout. Payments are made daily to reduce transaction fees.<br />
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* [http://www.freedigitalmoney.com/Bitcoins Free Digital Money] Earn bitcoins by participating in sponsored offers. There are approximately 1000 offers available. Some offers are free and some require a purchase. Bitcoins are sent to you immediately after you participate in each offer. No account is needed to participate in offers.<br />
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* [http://www.iwantfreebitcoins.com iWantFreeBitCoins] Earn bitcoins by participating in sponsored offers. There are approximately 700 offers available. Some offers are free and some require a purchase. You receive a currency called BitPoints added to your balance immediately after you participate in each offer. Your BitPoints can be converted to bitcoins when you request a payout, which will be processed the following Wednesday or Sunday. The referral program pays 25% of everything earned by each user you refer. An account is needed to participate in offers.<br />
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* [http://www.rugatu.com/ Rugatu Q&A] Get bitcoins by answering questions that other members have posted. A great way to do some freelancing job if you have an area of expertise and help support the bitcoin community. Sometimes higher value bounties are posted for programmers or media artists. You can login with your existing google, facebook, yahoo or openid account.<br />
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* [https://www.trybtc.com/ TryBTC] Features interactive tutorials in which users are given a small amount of Bitcoin to send to charitable causes and share with friends. In the process they are taught about concepts such as wallets, addresses, transactions, and the Bitcoin Blockchain. You get to keep up to 5 cents in BTC at the end.<br />
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* [http://btcnews.nl/_bonus/bonus_programmas.php BtcNews.nl] Similar to BitcoinGet. Earn bitcoins by filling out surveys and participating in promotional offers. Roughly 2000+ offers available worldwide: all are free. The referral system pays 10% commissions on all earnings made by users who use your referral-link. No account is needed and you can earn bitcoins from any computer, phone or tablet. At the moment the language is only in Dutch, but all worldwide users can participate when understanding the structure of the page.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [[Trade|Bitcoin Businesses]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Earning_bitcoins&diff=40273Earning bitcoins2013-08-19T03:41:56Z<p>Johnbridge180: /* Find more bonus programs */</p>
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<div>These websites have bonus programs that allow you to earn bitcoins by doing things like taking surveys, answering questions, trying apps, viewing advertisements, referring others to the website, and making purchases at other websites. Some of these have many of the same offers (but they give different payouts for participating in those offers).<br />
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== Offer Programs ==<br />
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* [http://bitbucks.com/ BitBucks] Earn bitcoins by filling out surveys and participating in promotional offers. Roughly 2000+ offers available worldwide: most are free but some require minor deposits (however the bitcoin-payout is usually comparatively larger than the deposit). Some offers require Facebook authentication [no personal information is collected]. The referral system pays 10% commissions on all earnings made by users who use your referral-link. No account is needed and you can earn bitcoins from any computer, phone or tablet.<br />
<br />
* [http://www.bitcoinget.com BitcoinGet] Earn bitcoins for watching videos, completing tasks, and completing offers. No signup required. Just enter your Bitcoin address to start earning. No minimum payout. Payments are made daily to reduce transaction fees.<br />
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* [http://www.bitvisitor.com/ Bitvisitor] Earn bitcoins by visiting participating websites. Enter a bitcoin address to start visiting websites. No signup required. Each visit must last 5 minutes and requires entering a captcha. Payment is sent immediately after each visit. Website owners bid on how much they will pay for each visit.<br />
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* [http://www.earnfreebitcoins.com EarnFreeBitcoins] Similar to Bitvisitor, you earn bitcoins for visiting websites. No signup, but you must visit each website for the specified period of time, and also enter a captcha in order to receive payment. Payments are queued to reduce transaction fees.<br />
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* [http://www.freedigitalmoney.com/Bitcoins Free Digital Money] Earn bitcoins by participating in sponsored offers. There are approximately 1000 offers available. Some offers are free and some require a purchase. Bitcoins are sent to you immediately after you participate in each offer. No account is needed to participate in offers.<br />
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* [http://www.iwantfreebitcoins.com/ iWantFreeBitCoins] Earn bitcoins by participating in sponsored offers. There are approximately 700 offers available. Some offers are free and some require a purchase. You receive a currency called BitPoints added to your balance immediately after you participate in each offer. Your BitPoints can be converted to bitcoins when you request a payout, which will be processed the following Wednesday or Sunday. The referral program pays 25% of everything earned by each user you refer. An account is needed to participate in offers.<br />
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* [http://www.rugatu.com/ Rugatu Q&A] Get bitcoins by answering questions that other members have posted. A great way to do some freelancing job if you have an area of expertise and help support the bitcoin community. Sometimes higher value bounties are posted for programmers or media artists. You can login with your existing google, facebook, yahoo or openid account.<br />
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* [http://bfg.swfchan.com/?start The BFG Program] Link to swfchan.com and earn bitcoins. BFG stands for "Bitcoins For Gets". The site is a flash archive and when someone watches or downloads a flash they make a "get". Each new IP that you bring to the site and that makes a get adds points into your account, which will be converted to bitcoins upon withdrawal.<br />
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== Find more bonus programs ==<br />
<br />
* [http://bonusbitcoin.weebly.com/ BonusBitcoin List] A list of bitcoin bonus offers. Updated almost every day.<br />
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== Affiliate Programs ==<br />
<br />
* [https://www.bitcoin.de/en/registrieren Bitcoin.de] Every new user currently gets 0.01 Bitcoins for free. Affiliate program – users get Bitcoins for advising bitcoin.de to other users.<br />
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* [https://bitmillions.com/ BitMillions - Bitcoin Lottery] Earn bitcoins by sharing your custom affiliate betting address. Earn 20% of house fees for life. Our affiliate program uses a 60 days cookie. Affiliate earnings will be paid btw 1 and 5 blocks, expect real time winnings! Earning are sent without deducting any transaction fee! Banners provided for affiliates. More info at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=155027.0<br />
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* [http://www.royalbitcoin.com/ RoyalBitcoin] Earn bitcoins by sharing your custom affiliate betting address. Affiliates earn 1% of the total volume of bets that are placed through their addresses. Payments are made daily in BTC. No minimums or maximums, 1% is paid regardless of whether players have won or lost.<br />
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* [http://satoshi36.com/affiliate Satoshi36 Bitcoin lottery] Get bitcoins by referring new people to Satoshi36. Enter your bitcoin adress to generate the unique url. You will get 50% of lottery profit from every winning player, who visits the site via your url.<br />
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* [https://strikesapphire.com/ StrikeSapphire Casino] StrikeSapphire offers professional affiliates up to 35% revenue shares. Affiliates are paid through their StrikeSapphire casino account. The program is only available outside the US. Affiliates are approved individually. To qualify, prospective affiliates must email help (at) StrikeSapphire.com.<br />
<br />
* [https://btc-asia.com/ BTC-Asia - Secure Bitcoin Escrows] Earn bitcoins by sharing your affiliate links. Become an affiliate and share 30% of our escrow transaction fees for each completed transaction you refer to us. Banners provided for affiliates. More info at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=237121.0<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [[Trade|Bitcoin Businesses]]</div>Johnbridge180https://tests.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Earning_bitcoins&diff=40272Earning bitcoins2013-08-19T03:40:31Z<p>Johnbridge180: Added list of bonus offers page</p>
<hr />
<div>These websites have bonus programs that allow you to earn bitcoins by doing things like taking surveys, answering questions, trying apps, viewing advertisements, referring others to the website, and making purchases at other websites. Some of these have many of the same offers (but they give different payouts for participating in those offers).<br />
<br />
== Offer Programs ==<br />
<br />
* [http://bitbucks.com/ BitBucks] Earn bitcoins by filling out surveys and participating in promotional offers. Roughly 2000+ offers available worldwide: most are free but some require minor deposits (however the bitcoin-payout is usually comparatively larger than the deposit). Some offers require Facebook authentication [no personal information is collected]. The referral system pays 10% commissions on all earnings made by users who use your referral-link. No account is needed and you can earn bitcoins from any computer, phone or tablet.<br />
<br />
* [http://www.bitcoinget.com BitcoinGet] Earn bitcoins for watching videos, completing tasks, and completing offers. No signup required. Just enter your Bitcoin address to start earning. No minimum payout. Payments are made daily to reduce transaction fees.<br />
<br />
* [http://www.bitvisitor.com/ Bitvisitor] Earn bitcoins by visiting participating websites. Enter a bitcoin address to start visiting websites. No signup required. Each visit must last 5 minutes and requires entering a captcha. Payment is sent immediately after each visit. Website owners bid on how much they will pay for each visit.<br />
<br />
* [http://www.earnfreebitcoins.com EarnFreeBitcoins] Similar to Bitvisitor, you earn bitcoins for visiting websites. No signup, but you must visit each website for the specified period of time, and also enter a captcha in order to receive payment. Payments are queued to reduce transaction fees.<br />
<br />
* [http://www.freedigitalmoney.com/Bitcoins Free Digital Money] Earn bitcoins by participating in sponsored offers. There are approximately 1000 offers available. Some offers are free and some require a purchase. Bitcoins are sent to you immediately after you participate in each offer. No account is needed to participate in offers.<br />
<br />
* [http://www.iwantfreebitcoins.com/ iWantFreeBitCoins] Earn bitcoins by participating in sponsored offers. There are approximately 700 offers available. Some offers are free and some require a purchase. You receive a currency called BitPoints added to your balance immediately after you participate in each offer. Your BitPoints can be converted to bitcoins when you request a payout, which will be processed the following Wednesday or Sunday. The referral program pays 25% of everything earned by each user you refer. An account is needed to participate in offers.<br />
<br />
* [http://www.rugatu.com/ Rugatu Q&A] Get bitcoins by answering questions that other members have posted. A great way to do some freelancing job if you have an area of expertise and help support the bitcoin community. Sometimes higher value bounties are posted for programmers or media artists. You can login with your existing google, facebook, yahoo or openid account.<br />
<br />
* [http://bfg.swfchan.com/?start The BFG Program] Link to swfchan.com and earn bitcoins. BFG stands for "Bitcoins For Gets". The site is a flash archive and when someone watches or downloads a flash they make a "get". Each new IP that you bring to the site and that makes a get adds points into your account, which will be converted to bitcoins upon withdrawal.<br />
<br />
== Find more bonus programs ==<br />
<br />
* [http://bonusbitcoin.weebly.com/ BonusBitcoin List] A list of bitcoin bonus offers.<br />
<br />
== Affiliate Programs ==<br />
<br />
* [https://www.bitcoin.de/en/registrieren Bitcoin.de] Every new user currently gets 0.01 Bitcoins for free. Affiliate program – users get Bitcoins for advising bitcoin.de to other users.<br />
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