{"id":67187,"date":"2016-01-19T15:31:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T20:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/getting-started-with-bitcoin-mining-what-is-bitcoin-mining\/"},"modified":"2016-01-19T15:31:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T20:31:15","slug":"getting-started-with-bitcoin-mining-what-is-bitcoin-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/bitcoin-2\/getting-started-with-bitcoin-mining-what-is-bitcoin-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting started with Bitcoin mining  What is Bitcoin Mining &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Price    ... Global    Vol. ... Diff. ...                     You will learn (1) how bitcoin mining works,  (2) how to start mining bitcoins, (3) what the best  bitcoin mining software is, (4) what the best bitcoin  mining hardware is, (5) where to find the best bitcoin  mining pools and (6) how to optimize your bitcoin  earnings.  <\/p>\n<p>    Bitcoin mining is difficult to do profitably but if you try    then this Bitcoin miner is    probably a good shot.  <\/p>\n<p>    Before you start mining Bitcoin, it's useful to understand what    Bitcoin mining really means. Bitcoin mining is legal and is    accomplished by running SHA256 double round hash verification    processes in order to validate Bitcoin transactions and provide    the requisite security for the public ledger of the Bitcoin    network. The speed at which you mine Bitcoins is measured in    hashes per second.  <\/p>\n<p>    The Bitcoin network compensates Bitcoin miners for their effort    by releasing bitcoin to those who contribute the needed    computational power. This comes in the form of both newly    issued bitcoins and from the transaction fees included in the    transactions validated when mining bitcoins. The more computing    power you contribute then the greater your share of the reward.  <\/p>\n<p>    Purchasing Bitcoins - Although it's not yet    easy to buy bitcoins, it's getting simpler every day. You may    want to check the bitcoin charts.  <\/p>\n<p>    To begin mining bitcoins, you'll need to acquire bitcoin mining    hardware. In the early days of bitcoin, it was possible to mine    with your computer CPU or high speed video processor card.    Today that's no longer possible. Custom Bitcoin ASIC chips    offer performance up to 100x the capability of older systems    have come to dominate the Bitcoin mining industry.  <\/p>\n<p>    Bitcoin mining with anything less will consume more in    electricity than you are likely to earn. It's essential to mine    bitcoins with the best bitcoin mining hardware built    specifically for that purpose. Several companies such as Avalon    offer excellent systems built specifically for bitcoin mining.  <\/p>\n<p>    Currently, based on (1) price per hash and (2)    electrical efficiency the best Bitcoin miner options are:  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                Manufacturer              <\/p>\n<p>                  $1,589.00                <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                  $499.97                <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                  $33.87                <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      Once you've received your bitcoin mining hardware, you'll      need to download a special program used for Bitcoin mining.      There are many programs out there that can be used for      Bitcoin mining, but the two most popular are CGminer and      BFGminer which are command line programs.    <\/p>\n<p>      If you prefer the ease of use that comes with a GUI, you      might want to try EasyMiner which is a click and go      windows\/Linux\/Android program.    <\/p>\n<p>      You may want to learn more detailed information on the      best bitcoin mining      software.    <\/p>\n<p>      Once you're ready to mine bitcoins then we recommend joining      a Bitcoin mining pool. Bitcoin mining pools are groups of      Bitcoin miners working together to solve a block and share in      it's rewards. Without a Bitcoin mining pool, you might mine      bitcoins for over a year and never earn any bitcoins. It's      far more convenient to share the work and split the reward      with a much larger group of Bitcoin miners. Here are some      options:    <\/p>\n<p>      For a fully decentralized pool, we highly recommend p2pool.    <\/p>\n<p>      The following pools are believed to be currently fully      validating blocks with Bitcoin Core 0.9.5 or later      (0.10.2 or later recommended due to DoS vulnerabilities):    <\/p>\n<p>      The next step to mining bitcoins is to set up a Bitcoin      wallet or use your existing Bitcoin wallet to receive the      Bitcoins you mine. A Bitcoin wallet is like a traditional      wallet and can be software, mobile or web-based. Bitcoin hardware      wallets are also available.    <\/p>\n<p>      Bitcoins are sent to your Bitcoin wallet by using a unique      address that only belongs to you. The most important step in      setting up your Bitcoin wallet is securing it from potential      threats by enabling two-factor authentication or keeping it      on an offline computer that doesn't have access to the      Internet. Wallets can be obtained by downloading a software      client to your computer.    <\/p>\n<p>      For help in choosing a Bitcoin wallet then you can       get started here.    <\/p>\n<p>      You will also need to be able to buy and sell your Bitcoins.      For this we recommend:    <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Read the rest here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoinmining.com\/getting-started\/\" title=\"Getting started with Bitcoin mining  What is Bitcoin Mining ...\">Getting started with Bitcoin mining  What is Bitcoin Mining ...<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Price ... 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