Diff thread Feb 19 to Mar 3? picks are closed.... prize = 0.2 btc

[Mikestang]

I think the reason why the difficulty stayed the same is because if you look at ETH hashrate, it went up by 300,000MHs, which is about 15,000 280X, each 280X uses about 175 Watts so about 2,625,000 Watts which at 0.50W/GHS is about 5,250,000 GHS.

So its accounts for the 5PH/s loss in BTC hashrate.

You're assuming that 100% of the Eth mining is being done with psu's that were taken from active bitcoin miners; I don't think that's an accurate assumption.

[philipma1957]

I think the reason why the difficulty stayed the same is because if you look at ETH hashrate, it went up by 300,000MHs, which is about 15,000 280X, each 280X uses about 175 Watts so about 2,625,000 Watts which at 0.50W/GHS is about 5,250,000 GHS.

So its accounts for the 5PH/s loss in BTC hashrate.

well we are - 3.49%  that is about 38.39 ph

there are multiple factors

ETH grew
PPC grew

Weather is warmer not then the jan 22 to feb 14 runup

Unknowns------ Ghost cities in China with ghost mining

A chinese farm did get busted stealing power.

Someone had a 3 week 1 cent power contract and ran  older gear for the Jan 22 feb 14 time solt.

Then turned the gear down

Just don't know whats up.


https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty

Bitcoin Difficulty:   163,491,654,909
Estimated Next Difficulty:   157,781,913,541 (-3.49%)
Adjust time:   After 21 Blocks, About 3.6 hours
Hashrate(?):   1,193,634,996 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):   
1 block: 10.2 minutes
3 blocks: 30.6 minutes
6 blocks: 1.0 hours



we have 3 hours to go   and we are at 3.49%

good luck to the close ones.

[RichBC]

well we are - 3.49%  that is about 38.39 ph

there are multiple factors

ETH grew
PPC grew

Weather is warmer not then the jan 22 to feb 14 runup

Unknowns------ Ghost cities in China with ghost mining

A chinese farm did get busted stealing power.

Someone had a 3 week 1 cent power contract and ran  older gear for the Jan 22 feb 14 time solt.

Then turned the gear down

Just don't know whats up.

I have another much simpler theory.... Which is that during the second half of last Period the rate was dropping all the way. Because of this we actually had an overcorrection of about 3.5%. I think we have actually been flat for this Period, disguised of course by the usual variances, and have now had payback for the overcorrection?


Rich

[notlist3d]

I think the reason why the difficulty stayed the same is because if you look at ETH hashrate, it went up by 300,000MHs, which is about 15,000 280X, each 280X uses about 175 Watts so about 2,625,000 Watts which at 0.50W/GHS is about 5,250,000 GHS.

So its accounts for the 5PH/s loss in BTC hashrate.

well we are - 3.49%  that is about 38.39 ph

there are multiple factors

ETH grew
PPC grew

Weather is warmer not then the jan 22 to feb 14 runup

Unknowns------ Ghost cities in China with ghost mining

A chinese farm did get busted stealing power.

Someone had a 3 week 1 cent power contract and ran  older gear for the Jan 22 feb 14 time solt.

Then turned the gear down

Just don't know whats up.


https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty

Bitcoin Difficulty:   163,491,654,909
Estimated Next Difficulty:   157,781,913,541 (-3.49%)
Adjust time:   After 21 Blocks, About 3.6 hours
Hashrate(?):   1,193,634,996 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):   
1 block: 10.2 minutes
3 blocks: 30.6 minutes
6 blocks: 1.0 hours



we have 3 hours to go   and we are at 3.49%

good luck to the close ones.

ETH and PPC are a good point.   If we could get some alt coins that truly bring profit and ROI on machines.... would be good as miners to have more the just BTC to mine profitably.

I don't believe the one about stealing electricity.  Just someone saying they saw a tweet... seems to good to be true.  Also I think they would get gear out of there quick and to another location.  So would be temporary.

I still have a lot more questions then anwsers to go from 13+ to this... still just don't get it.

[philipma1957]

Only 10 blocks left


https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty

Bitcoin Difficulty:   163,491,654,909
Estimated Next Difficulty:   157,935,482,316 (-3.40%)
Adjust time:   After 10 Blocks, About 1.7 hours
Hashrate(?):   1,194,154,556 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):   
1 block: 10.2 minutes
3 blocks: 30.6 minutes
6 blocks: 1.0 hours
Updated:   17:40 (3.3 minutes ago)



final picks

-5.8 = edonkey


-4.1 = blindminer
-3.8 = Chris_Sabian
-3.6 = Kexkey
-3.4 = HerbPean                 We have a few with a shot  ------- GOOD LUCK
-3.1 = tertius993
-3.0 = wlefever
-2.9 = alh
-2.8 = networkgeek24


-2.7 = radiumsoup
-2.5 = Mikestang
-2.2 = indiemax
-1.7 = zebedee
-1.4 = bomberb17
-1.2 = philipma1957      this has my  -1.11% included within. if I win i roll it over.
-1.0 = HagssFIN
-0.9 = Witrebel  (I understand that to mean "-0.9 to -0.81" )  < correct
-0.8 = vortexz
-0.7 = ailikun
-0.5 = alfacro
-0.3 = RichBC
-0.2 = sloopy
  0.0 = adaseb
+0.1 = mavericklm
+0.4 = CrazyGuy
+0.7 = Notlist3d
+1.0 = tlhILwI
+1.1 = fr4nkthetank
+1.2 = vapourminer
+1.3 = VRobb
+1.4 = leowonderful        corrected from +1.43
+1.5 = Amph
+1.9 = tss
+2.0 = ezeminer
+2.2 = Valkir
+2.5 = pusttiu
+3.2 = Biodom
+3.5 = Last of the V8s
+4.2 = VirosaGITS
+4.6 = kipper01
+7.1 = psi


8 or so are in the zone

[Chris_Sabian]

Looks like -3.10%

[networkgeek24]

Ugh, so close!

[wlefever]

Dang another .01% loss for me lol congrats to -3.10%

[VRobb]

tertius993 winner winner!  Frankly I've never been happier to be wrong before, glad it went neg!

[HerbPean]

Congrats !

[philipma1957]

I need a btc addy to pay the 0.20

Nice win.


link to new thread

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1387464.msg14099542#msg14099542

[mavericklm]

-3.10% yeyyyyy

[RichBC]

Very nice win, well done to tertius993

Rich

[tertius993]

Wow, I won!

Thanks very much all, especially Philip for running the competition.

My address: 17nYQgCcomdjEhLW6t3tRS2DYrQ2pS6xyd

[philipma1957]

Wow, I won!

Thanks very much all, especially Philip for running the competition.

My address: 17nYQgCcomdjEhLW6t3tRS2DYrQ2pS6xyd

Prize has been sent from my coinbase account

https://blockchain.info/tx/b1fd7710df611369fc7d95ac1e88a9ed9f11d6bc0aa44e2e495cde1e8ff50adb

https://blockchain.info/address/17nYQgCcomdjEhLW6t3tRS2DYrQ2pS6xyd



To all here is the next thread link:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1387464.0


locking this one