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Because they are entirely digital records, there is a risk of copying, counterfeiting, or double-spending the same coin more than once. Mining solves these problems by making it extremely expensive and resource-intensive to try to do one of these things or otherwise "hack" the network. Indeed, it is far more cost-effective to join the network as a miner than to try to undermine it."}}," type": "Question","name": "How Does Mining Confirm Transactions?","acceptedAnswer": " type": "Answer","text": "In addition to introducing new BTC into circulation, mining serves the crucial role of confirming and validating new transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain. This is important because there is no central authority such as a bank, court, government, or anything else determining which transactions are valid and which are not. Instead, the mining process achieves a decentralized consensus through proof of work (PoW)."," type": "Question","name": "Why Does Mining Use So Much Electricity?","acceptedAnswer": " type": "Answer","text": "In the early days of Bitcoin, anybody could simply run a mining program from their PC or laptop. But as the network got larger and more people became interested in mining, the mining algorithm became more difficult. This is because the code for Bitcoin targets finding a new block once every 10 minutes, on average. If more miners are involved, the chances that somebody will solve the right hash quicker increases, and so the difficulty increases to restore that 10-minute goal. Now imagine if thousands, or even millions more times that mining power joins the network. That's a lot of new machines consuming energy."," type": "Question","name": "Is Bitcoin Mining Legal?","acceptedAnswer": " type": "Answer","text": "The legality of Bitcoin mining depends entirely on your geographic location. The concept of Bitcoin can threaten the dominance of fiat currencies and government control over the financial markets. For this reason, Bitcoin is completely illegal in certain places.Bitcoin ownership and mining are legal in more countries than not. Some examples of places where it was illegal according to a 2018 report were Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nepal, and Pakistan. Since 2018, other countries have banned Bitcoin mining including Bangladesh, China, Dominican Republic, North Macedonia, Qatar, and Vietnam. Overall, Bitcoin use and mining remain legal across much of the globe."," type": "Question","name": "Does Crypto Mining Damage Your GPU/Computer?","acceptedAnswer": " type": "Answer","text": "Because blockchain mining is very resource-intensive, it can put a large strain on your GPU or other mining hardware. In fact, it is not unheard of for GPUs to blow out, or for mining rigs to burst into flames. However, keeping your rigs running at a moderate pace and with sufficient power supplied, it is generally safe."," type": "Question","name": "Can You Mine Bitcoin on Your iPhone?","acceptedAnswer": " type": "Answer","text": "No. Bitcoin mining today requires vast amounts of computing power and electricity to be competitive. Running a miner on a mobile device, even if it is part of a mining pool, will likely result in no earnings."]}]}] EducationGeneralDictionaryEconomicsCorporate FinanceRoth IRAStocksMutual FundsETFs401(k)Investing/TradingInvesting EssentialsFundamental AnalysisPortfolio ManagementTrading EssentialsTechnical AnalysisRisk ManagementNewsCompany NewsMarkets NewsCryptocurrency NewsPersonal Finance NewsEconomic NewsGovernment NewsSimulatorYour MoneyPersonal FinanceWealth ManagementBudgeting/SavingBankingCredit CardsHome OwnershipRetirement PlanningTaxesInsuranceReviews & RatingsBest Online BrokersBest Savings AccountsBest Home WarrantiesBest Credit CardsBest Personal LoansBest Student LoansBest Life InsuranceBest Auto InsuranceAdvisorsYour PracticePractice ManagementFinancial Advisor CareersInvestopedia 100Wealth ManagementPortfolio ConstructionFinancial PlanningAcademyPopular CoursesInvesting for BeginnersBecome a Day TraderTrading for BeginnersTechnical AnalysisCourses by TopicAll CoursesTrading CoursesInvesting CoursesFinancial Professional CoursesSubmitTable of ContentsExpandTable of ContentsWhat Is Bitcoin Mining?Why Bitcoin Needs MinersWhy Mine Bitcoin?How Much a Miner EarnsWhat You Need to Mine BitcoinsThe Mining ProcessWhat Are Mining Pools?A Pickaxe Strategy for Bitcoin MiningDownsides of MiningFrequently Asked QuestionsThe Bottom LineCryptocurrencyBitcoinHow Does Bitcoin Mining Work?ByEuny Hong Full Bio Twitter Euny Hong is the former supervising editor at Investopedia.com. She is also the author of two critically-acclaimed, published books.Learn about our editorial policiesUpdated May 05, 2022Reviewed byJeFreda R. Brown Reviewed byJeFreda R. BrownFull Bio LinkedIn Twitter Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, and researcher who has assisted thousands of clients over a more than two-decade career. She is the CEO of Xaris Financial Enterprises and a course facilitator for Cornell University.Learn about our Financial Review BoardFact checked byKirsten Rohrs Schmitt What Is Bitcoin Mining? Bitcoin mining is the process by which new bitcoins are entered into circulation. It is also the way the network confirms new transactions and is a critical component of the blockchain ledger's maintenance and development. "Mining" is performed using sophisticated hardware that solves an extremely complex computational math problem. The first computer to find the solution to the problem receives the next block of bitcoins and the process begins again.

Mining is a metaphor for introducing new bitcoins into the system because it requires (computational) work just as mining for gold or silver requires (physical) effort. Of course, the tokens that miners find are virtual and exist only within the digital ledger of the Bitcoin blockchain.

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The first thing to consider is the equipment you will use. Mining bitcoins requires you to solve cryptographic problems, so your hardware needs to be capable of accomplishing this. Gone are the days when central processing units (CPUs) could handle bitcoin mining. A new breed of devices has mostly replaced them. Bitcoin mining is an energy-intensive operation, so your device needs to be energy-efficient and sufficiently durable to withstand the demands of continuously operating at the maximum level.

If you have enough computing power and the cost and availability of electric power is not an issue for you, you can opt to mine for bitcoins solo. Note, though, that it would most likely take you longer to generate a bitcoin than if you pool your resources with others. The only disadvantage of mining with others is that you share profits with the other members of the pool.

Mining pools commonly offer cloud-mining packages that fit different budgets. Pricing may correspond with several factors, such as hashing power, cross-referencing, length of the contract, and, sometimes, potential profits. Such packages can set miners back by a minimum upfront cost of US$2,000 on top of a daily fee.

A bitcoin mining calculator is an application that lets you see the amount of profit you can get from a bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining calculators can be downloaded, but some providers embed them on web pages, such as CryptoCompare.

The hardware requirements were not as heavy as today, too. Miners back then only used regular computers since a standard multi-core CPU was enough to produce 50 bitcoins per block. Therefore, the difficulty factor of bitcoin mining in the early days was not very high.


The cloud approach is particularly enticing for less sophisticated users. Those with limited mining experience have the peace of mind of knowing that a dedicated professional is monitoring all of the operational and technical details. You can sit back and wait for the coins to be deposited in your wallet.



[2]The source of the constants used in SHA-256 is interesting. The NSA designed the SHA-256 algorithm and picked the values for these constants, so how do you know they didn't pick special values that let them break the hash? To avoid suspicion, the initial hash values come from the square roots of the first 8 primes, and the Kt values come from the cube roots of the first 64 primes. Since these constants come from a simple formula, you can trust that the NSA didn't do anything shady (at least with the constants).[3]Unfortunately the SHA-256 hash works on a block of 512 bits, but the Bitcoin block header is more than 512 bits. Thus, a second set of 64 SHA-256 hash rounds is required on the second half of the Bitcoin block. Next, Bitcoin uses double-SHA-256, so a second application of SHA-256 (64 rounds) is done to the result.Adding this up, hashing an arbitrary Bitcoin block takes 192 rounds in total. However there is a shortcut. Mining involves hashing the same block over and over, just changing the nonce which appears in the second half of the block. Thus, mining can reuse the result of hashing the first 512 bits, and hashing a Bitcoin block typically only requires 128 rounds.[4]Obviously I didn't just have incredible good fortune to end up with a successful hash.I started the hashing process with a block that had already been successfully mined. In particular I used the one displayed earlier in this article, #286819.[5]Another problem with manual mining is new blocks are mined about every 10 minutes, so even if I did succeed in mining a block, it would be totally obsolete (orphaned) by the time I finished.Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to PinterestLabels:bitcoin,math83 comments:Anonymoussaid...You're insane, but amazing. This is fantastic.
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