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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Mining (Altcoins) => Topic started by: Netverkskort on December 08, 2017, 11:29:05 PM



Title: Ethereum Classic Mining
Post by: Netverkskort on December 08, 2017, 11:29:05 PM
Can i use a Bitcoin Asic mining hardware with 1TH to mine ethereum classic or other alt coins? Or can i just mine bitcoin with bitcoin hardware?


Title: Re: Ethereum Classic Mining
Post by: Vann on December 08, 2017, 11:34:04 PM
No. ASIC's are specialized mining hardware. BTC Asic can only mine SHA-256 algorithm coins. ETH/ETC  is a Ethash algorithm coin that can only be mined with GPU or CPU.


Title: Re: Ethereum Classic Mining
Post by: terrenceschroeder on December 08, 2017, 11:59:42 PM
Can i use a Bitcoin Asic mining hardware with 1TH to mine ethereum classic or other alt coins? Or can i just mine bitcoin with bitcoin hardware?
It it better to mine ETC with GPU especially AMD RX 570,580. Dont use ASIC for ETHASH Algorithm.


Title: Re: Ethereum Classic Mining
Post by: Netverkskort on December 09, 2017, 12:17:57 AM
Thanks for the fast and good answers guys. :D