Try https://pool.viabtc.com/tools/txaccelerator/  or http://confirmtx.com/ or https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2204426.0

blockchains is pretty overloaded at the moment so do not expect conf. any soon (but you might be lucky)

Great approach IMO. Not greedy (as you are not going all in  ... afterall this is investment as any other bears certain risk ). Good for you.
I have nothing else to say. Welcome among us and wish you good luck.

use google specific site search
just put in:
This will search only through this forum (in addition you can specify timeframe ... last day, week, month...)

Above example should point you to this thread.

Let me give you my opinion. Anytime I see someone asking how to earn trust, become escrow and similar questions a red flag pops up.

But back to topic.
I bet the best (and quickest) way to become escrow is to reveal your identity (provably) ... e.g. meet in person with some trusted members, start visiting conferences etc.  ... simply become a public person (so people can hunt you down when you will try some scam).
Otherwise it think it's long way for you to become trusted and it's not only about amounts but also risks (unused opportunities to scam). Like ... prove you held some other people funds you could run away with but didn't ... big plus for you.

I'll recommend you ledger HW wallet. It's cheap and easy to use.

One of the most easiest way to purchase BTC is using coinbase. I don't think there is any detailed quide required. Just install the app, click buy and they will guide you how to proceed.
Maybe just add: when you will be using fiat, you have to count with delay due to KYC & AML regulations and reveal your identity (by uploading ID pic. or even making a selfie while holding your ID ... depends on exchange).
Alternative is to use localbitcoins ... there you can find sellers with same bank or even meet in person and trade for cash. It's much quicker (but be careful and deal only trusted sellers ... those with good feedback) 

If you keep bought BTCs in coinbase wallet you can sell them (and buy again) very quickly. But once you transfer them to HW wallet you would need to move them back to exchange for sale ( which costs you additional fees and time). So it's upt to you.

crypto-games and bitdice are my favorites.

Hmm, interesting. Saying you are new to bitcointalk but sentence after saying you had an account already..?  nvm

No limits to number of posts. Just do not make garbage posts and offtopics. ( think I've read we should not post too much in off topic section ... not sure about this).
Just for the record, if you are hunting activity there is no need to make more than 1 post daily (your activity won't rise any faster if you make more posts)

I mined with them back in 2014, that time it was barely profitable (but free trial so why not). I affraid they implemented some features to prevent people using free trials for mining.
One thing is sure, if it would be profitable it would have been sold out already.

Hi and welcome in this interesting world.

Thats's question. I believe it should be locked to the price at the moment you confirmed the purchase but I'm not 100% sure about.
Haven't you been provided with ratio and amount of BTCs you will receive before the actual trade confirmation?

Just for the record, the delay is most probably caused by the fiat transfer ( confirmations identity with bank etc. ) not on the BTC side.

I also think bitmain will refuse taking care of that.

This is big error on the hosting company side. I bet such damage would have been visible on the box at first sight. To me the second option you mentioned (dropped by hosting worker) is very probable. I would insist on them to take care of.
Would you mind sharing which hosting we are talking about?

I have similar issue with fan ( only one of the 3 sticks ordered ).
Time to time starts making really annoying noise ... i also think is's increasing in speed as the noise level is increasing as well (and i can feel unusual vibrations when touch it) but after restarting the miner it's back to normal.
I also tried to tighten/loose the screws but that just change the noise frequency (pitch or what it's called)   ... I have quite wide range of fans on hand so will try to find some that fits ... so no big issue.

But have other question.
Wanted to put one of sticks on USB cable and put it between window frames to keep it cold ( i have double windows in my house ) ... miner recognize the stick (green led is on) but won't show any hashrate (just zeros).
Can be the long cable cause of this issue? It's 2 meters long. I tried it with shorter one (1 m) and that works well.

Anyhow, OP you did a great job, thanks for these awesome miniminers.

Yea, if you have a capital you can afford to invest (risk) then go for it. Just keep in mind the profits are not guaranteed so do no go all in.
Every new miner is warmly welcomed as this contributes to the decentralization. The only problem is the ASICs are quite expensive toys so not everybody can afford it.

You're welcome

Yes. The receive code is you public addres (you can check balance using any blockchain explorer to see there are no funds yet ... e.g. https://blockchain.info ).
Funds are sent to this address once you reach given threshold ( this is how all the pools works ).
You would have to do real 'solo mining' to receive coins directly to your wallet ... but for such thing you would need multiple Antminers S9s (to have at least some chance to successfully mine a block)

Yes, this is same for all.



Yes, every single transaction requires proper fee to be processed (otherwise it will 'stuck' and funds will return to sending address after some time)


I already specified the main problem. You need to have ASIC to be able to mine BTC and I don't think the above is good miner at all. I have strong feeling the name 'microsoft miner' is just attempt to get some trustiness using well known brand ( big red flag ) ... I'm pretty sure after months of mining  (when you finaly reach the payout limit) they will not send you anything.

To sum up:
Wanna mine BTC? Purchase ASIC, learn what pools are and how to setup miner.
Wanna mine Altcoins? Purchase some good GPU (some of those listed at whattomine.com )

I see you don't get it.
What you have mined so far (those 1000 sat.) is not yet in your coinbase wallet ... it's just balance at the pool/miner side  ... (i'm not familiar with microsoft miner but I'm pretty sure this is how it works).
This balance needs to be transfered to your coinbase ... and this transfer will cost you min. 20 000 satoshi.

As of mining rigs ...do not mine BTC with them, you have to mine altcoins (ETH, ZEC, MONA ....  check https://whattomine.com for profitability) or you can use e.g nicehash (which will automatically convert mined altcoins to BTC).

Check the link above.  I used coinomi without any issues ... but if you have segwit address ( beginning with 3 ) it won't work .... and I have no clue how to get BTG from segwit addresses.

1st DO NOT MINE. It's wasting energy (you'll pay more for electricity than you'll earn) ...  you have to use specific hardware called ASIC (search for Antminer S9 or Avalon 741 .... pretty expensive toy)
2nd there is usually minimal payout limit. 1000 satoshi is not enough to cover the transaction fees   (to successfuly transfer BTC you need to pay at least 20000 satoshi  ... now you see why it's not worth trying )

Yeah, smells scammy indeed. In addition OP is flooding entire forum with this crap (reporting to mods).

@all others use some trusted wallets instead ( e.g as per my guide here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2347158 )

The one you will be sweeping. Because after that the private key is compsomised (not so private anymore ) and is much better to not use the address any further. 
e.g. there is possible leak due to using hacked device etc.

I'm not much a slot player but I enjoyed satoshi's secret at bitdice (I like the background music  )

They miss the oportunity to sell it asap but they are still valid holders. Sooner or later they realize it and start claiming their coins. For example such people are quite lucky with BCH ( because the price went up significantly ). Myself sold major part of BCH as well as BTG already (dumped 90% of BTG because i do not trust this coin at all).