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We use the average monthly increase over the last 90 days. So a 77% increase per 30 day period compounded over 90 days (3 periods) gives a 457% increase. This was done to smooth out the spiking that occurs when the 30 day window changes between 2 and 3 difficulty periods, and to reduce the impact if there is a large spike in network speed in the near term that is not typical of the historical growth trend.

If you notice it again feel free to post a screen shot so I can try and recreate the issue.


I'm glad you enjoy it.


Thank you. We're trying to stay away from forecast numbers and just provide a resource for consolidating information. I added it to our task list though to figure out the best way to approach it.


Thanks for catching this. We had overlapping product numbers for the Monarch and Cointerra products so they were both displaying the same information. This should be fixed now.

Update Aug 14 2013: TGB Mining Dashboard 1.1

In addition to adding new ASIC companies and products that have announced over the last few weeks, such as Bitfury and Hash Fast, we've added a few features that will make analyzing available options even easier.

• We've made it even easier to share your analysis with custom URLs. After each analysis is performed a URL is created at the top of the payment schedule. Simply click the button next to the URL to copy it and you can send it to other miners or store it for later analysis. Any time someone uses the new URL it will have all of the parameters and results preloaded for them.
• Previously the auto-populated monthly difficulty increase used a 30-day window, which led to some dramatic fluctuations as the 30-day window alternated between 2 and 3 difficulty increases. We are now using the 90-day increase to smooth out that monthly increase estimate.

As a general rule please do not take any auto-populated fields as endorsement of those values. We're trying to get them as accurate as possible, but every field should be customized each user's personal needs.

That's a good point. I changed the headings to just show the unitsand reversed the power / GH ratio to match the cost.


Dree seems to have answered your question well, but this raises the point that we need to make it easier to share the inputs. I'll try and get a solution out in a week or so.

Then it was all worth it.

Thanks, I'm glad you like it


Looking into Avalon Clones a bit, there are a few flags that raise questions: they haven't demonstrated a working prototype; there is no personal contact information on the web site; and they said they had two funding rounds so won't need to do pre-orders in their press release, yet are requesting preorders on their product page. We'll continue to watch it for developments, but at this point I dont feel comfortable putting it on our page.

Thanks for the suggestion, I changed the Cost Efficiency column to reflect $/GH.


I see, this was an ease of use decision since the drop down gets more complex as we add in different combinations of chips and boards in addition to the complete sets. I added your suggestion to our to-do list and I'll try and figure out the cleanest way to add this option.


Yes, the main question is whether network difficulty increases can maintain the rapid rate we've seen over the last few months. It is probably worth playing with that value a bit to see how it affects any future investments.

You can select the currency in the top right of the Mining Payout Schedule section to reflect BTC mined. It will display both the monthly BTC returned as well as cumulative values.

BitBurner only offers the ASIC PCBs, with customer furnished chips. He does not offer the complete sets like the Terrahash set that's listed in the upper section. We had to separate out chips, boards, and chip+board sets in order to allow for fair comparisons. The chips as well as PCB boards available are listed under the complete sets in their own sections.

Thank you for the feedback. If you look at the MH/$ column, you'll see that the ASICMiner USB Erupter actually has one of the worst MHash/$ at 4.

At the current network difficulty growth rate of 62% per month if the device, shipping, and electricity costs were $0, the USB miner could be expected to return 0.41 BTC. Now add in additional costs like electricity and setup costs, and you can determine what the maximum you would be willing to pay and still make a profit. All of the settings should be tailorable to your individual costs and what your projections of network difficulty will be.

Update Aug 14 2013: TGB Mining Dashboard 1.1

mining.thegenesisblock.com

In addition to adding new ASIC companies and products that have announced over the last few weeks, such as Bitfury and HashFast, we've added a few features that will make analyzing available options even easier.

• We've made it even easier to share your analysis with custom URLs. After each analysis is performed a URL is created at the top of the payment schedule. Simply click the button next to the URL to copy it and you can send it to other miners or store it for later analysis. Any time someone uses the new URL it will have all of the parameters and results preloaded for them.
• Previously the auto-populated monthly difficulty increase used a 30-day window, which led to some dramatic fluctuations as the 30-day window alternated between 2 and 3 difficulty increases. We are now using the 90-day increase to smooth out that monthly increase estimate.

As a general rule please do not take any auto-populated fields as endorsement of those values. We're trying to get them as accurate as possible, but every field should be customized each user's personal needs.


Original Post July 22 2013: TGB Mining Dashboard 1.0

We’re the team behind The Genesis Block. We just built a Mining Dashboard as a free tool for the bitcoin community and would love your feedback. In short, it helps make a mining investment decision by providing full info on hardware options and providing a monthly payout schedule. You can check it out here: mining.thegenesisblock.com


Our team pre-loaded data inputs for available equipment, meaning all you have to do is select the hardware you’re interested in and the date you expect to start mining. The site then provides a month-by-month payout schedule based on operating costs and expected network growth. There’s also a sortable table at the bottom comparing ASIC options all in one place.

Any comments or criticisms are very much welcome. We love building these tools and want to make them as helpful as possible. Full screen shot below:

It does seem that that the arrival date is pivotal to getting a good return. As these ASICs get pushed back their profitability seems to decrease almost exponentially.

Thanks for the support.

Yes, it does appear at the current rate of difficulty increases that the USB miner would be more of a novelty than a proper investment. The ASIC table on the bottom of the page can be sorted by MH/s, and when used with the expected delivery time will provide a good estimate for the most profitable investments.

We’re the team behind The Genesis Block. We just built a Mining Dashboard as a free tool for the bitcoin community and would love your feedback. In short, it helps make a mining investment decision by providing full info on hardware options and showing a full payout schedule over time for each choice. You can check it out here: mining.thegenesisblock.com



Our team pre-loaded data inputs for available equipment, meaning all you have to do is select the hardware you’re interested in and the date you expect to start mining. The site then provides a month-by-month payout schedule based on operating costs and expected network growth. There’s also a sortable table at the bottom comparing ASIC options all in one place.

Any comments or criticisms are very much welcome. We love building these tools and want to make them as helpful as possible.