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avikz (OP)
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January 31, 2022, 05:48:33 PM
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During the initial days of bitcoin mining evolution, we have seen USB stick miners. It wasn't very popular but it was there and people have used them.

Just wondering if you know any USB miner hardware for altcoins.  Any leads will be appreciated.

As of now I am mining ETH using my Nvidia graphics card which is providing around 27 mh/s power. It's not significant but I am want to scale up with small investment.

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January 31, 2022, 09:01:55 PM
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27MH? I'm guessing that's a gtx1660  Grin usb miners that are available supports on sha256 algorithm and that's BTC I've never seen any made for altcoins before

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January 31, 2022, 10:01:30 PM
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"Scale up" and "USB miners" don't go together, they are toys at best.

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January 31, 2022, 10:42:40 PM
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there is a ltc/doge stick available.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2420357.0

not a great item but it mines at a profit IIRC

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February 01, 2022, 04:26:17 AM
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Those USB miners sticks were typically developed so people can get an intro to mining without having to spend tons of money. They were never designed to be used as money making miners.

Usually people bought them as a hobby and were just messing around with them. They are only available for Sha256 and Scrypt Algos and nothing for ETH.

Since ETH requires a DAG I don’t see a usb stick miner being possible.
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February 01, 2022, 11:09:12 AM
Last edit: February 01, 2022, 12:37:23 PM by avikz
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27MH? I'm guessing that's a gtx1660  Grin usb miners that are available supports on sha256 algorithm and that's BTC I've never seen any made for altcoins before

Great Spot! It's 1660 Ti to be precise. Not a great tool for mining but runs the games with ease.

"Scale up" and "USB miners" don't go together, they are toys at best.

Understood! That's true! But the prices of ASIC miners are so high, it will break my bank account. I am looking for a cheaper alternative which can be profitable.

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February 01, 2022, 03:45:31 PM
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With your desire to mine altcoins and the high cost of ASICs, GPUs are the best way to scale up gradually and on a budget.

USB stick miners are an interesting idea but not very practical. The high power demands of mining vs the low power of USB
make for too many compromises.

The Moonlander (scrypt) is probably the most well known, I hear philipma might have some.

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February 02, 2022, 11:21:15 AM
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Understood! That's true! But the prices of ASIC miners are so high, it will break my bank account. I am looking for a cheaper alternative which can be profitable.
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