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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Mining (Altcoins) => Topic started by: rikkejohn on April 07, 2014, 11:19:41 PM



Title: asics, mining, btc, alts, set up
Post by: rikkejohn on April 07, 2014, 11:19:41 PM
These standalone miners that I have read about, does i mean you just don't need any other hardware? Or do you plug them into any type of computer?

Sorry for the ignorance, but searching the internet is not really yielding clear yes and no answers.

Also, I can use an asic with any SHA coin, right?

With the difficulty going up for BTC (6000+) it's probably a fool's investment, but it might be a laugh.

Cheers!



Title: Re: asics, mining, btc, alts, set up
Post by: vpitcher07 on April 07, 2014, 11:52:13 PM
To answer the question about the ASIC. Yes, you can use an SHA ASIC for any SHA coin. That being said, there are new dual miners out that can hash both SHA and SCRYPT (like litecoin).