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November 27, 2013, 03:02:56 AM
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Just trying to figure out why difficulty is so low on some of them and whether it'd be worth it to buy a mining rig
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November 27, 2013, 04:16:35 AM
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Simple answer: bitcoin is "old" compared to altcoins.

That alone explains why difficulty is so low on many of them...

Bitcoin was two years here before any other altcoin appeared.
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November 27, 2013, 04:23:13 AM
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Any SHA256 coin...
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November 27, 2013, 05:41:09 AM
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best coin you can mine with asic beside bitcoin is peercoin.

good luck.
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