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Requires Java 1.5 or higher.  This miner app is not open source.
 
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This software was announced on May 18, 2011<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=8780.0 Browser Bitcoin Miner (No setup, no download, no configuration)]</ref>.
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This software was announced on May 18, 2011<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8780.0 Browser Bitcoin Miner (No setup, no download, no configuration)]</ref>.
  
 
* [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]]  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:07, 10 June 2019

Browser based mining is the practice of utilizing web browsers as bitcoin miners through means of plugins or scripts.

Introduction

This concept was first reached by Bitcoin Plus, a cpu miner that is launched from the browser, requires no installation, and runs as a Java application.

Bitcoin Plus Implementation

The miner connects to a pool and the payout method is pay-per-share. The pool's fee is 3%.

Requires Java 1.5 or higher. This miner app is not open source.

This software was announced on May 18, 2011[1].

External Links

References