What would be a good place to start for option 2
I'm so sorry. Here is the information you need.
There are 2 routes to mining. I have listed them below.
Route 1 (Easy. No thinking involved):Use your computer and go to
https://minergate.com/.
Boom.
No thinking involved.
You started mining.
Congratulations.
Or.
Route 2 (Requires thinking):Learn what a crypto currency is.
Learn about blockchain technology.
Learn about algorithms.
Learn how mining works for Proof-of-Work.
Learn how a GPU/CPU solves those algorithms.
Learn what GPU/GPU works best with the chosen algorithm.
Learn to fine tune and tweak your setup for faster hashing.
Mine.
You won't be a very good miner without knowing what mining is in the first place.
If you want to be profitable, go read on how markets work (I know, I know, more thinking...). Profitability changes all the time.
Education is important and if you aren't willing to educate yourself, BitcoinTalk can't save you.
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