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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Mining (Altcoins) => Topic started by: ZenJB on September 30, 2016, 08:58:55 AM



Title: Mining hardware compatible with all coins
Post by: ZenJB on September 30, 2016, 08:58:55 AM
Does it exist any mining hardware compatible with all cryptocoins?


Title: Re: Mining hardware compatible with all coins
Post by: HagssFIN on September 30, 2016, 09:24:02 AM
No.


Title: Re: Mining hardware compatible with all coins
Post by: adaseb on September 30, 2016, 10:09:46 AM
yes, called a CPU



Title: Re: Mining hardware compatible with all coins
Post by: HagssFIN on September 30, 2016, 08:18:24 PM
True. I said no because there is some coins that can't be acquired with hardware. GPU and CPU are able to mine most of the coins, but is that profitable or not is a different question.

There is no ASIC hardware that can mine all of the coins.


Title: Re: Mining hardware compatible with all coins
Post by: QuintLeo on September 30, 2016, 10:51:14 PM
Technically, you can mine any coin with most CPUs.

 In practice, most coins are not worth trying to mine with a CPU 'cause it just loses money, too low of hashrate on too much power consumption, so IN PRACTICE the answer is no.