[2015-12-21] P2Pool Bitcoin Mining Is Far Less Popular Compared to Traditional M

[jdebunt]

Bitcoin mining is an expensive task these days, as mounting electricity costs – combined with a fluctuating Bitcoin price – are making it hard to achieve a return on investment for miners. But that isn’t keeping people from giving it a try anyway, as there is some good money to be made. One of the lingering questions is why so very few people use P2Pool mining, rather than centralized mining pools.


http://themerkle.com/news/p2pool-bitcoin-mining-is-far-less-popular-compared-to-traditional-mining/

[Benarand]

P2Pool bitcoin mining gives out too much dust output. It is very expensive to spend those dusts. The fee is too high.