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Qubit algorithm – Miners (ASIC) & list of coins with Qubit PoW algorithm

coinguides — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 13:21:55 +0000

Cryptocurrency miners have used various types of hardware to mine blocks. Initially people used their computer’s CPU power to mine Bitcoin blocks. Then to enhance the hashrate users added graphics hardware which drastically outperformed CPU mining. Then slowly special purpose ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) were designed to mine Bitcoin. Currently only users who own …

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Skein PoW algorithm – Skein ASIC miner and list of coins based on Skein

coinguides — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 12:23:53 +0000

There are a large number of Proof of Work algorithms available but not all of the algorithms can be mined by a regular user. The profitability of mining an algorithm / coin depends on the kind of equipment that you intend to use. Some are CPU mineable; some are GPU friendly and some algorithms are …

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Bitcoin Gold network upgrade! Equihash-BTG – New PoW Algorithm

coinguides — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:50:36 +0000

Bitcoin Gold is a fork of Bitcoin core (BTC) protocol and the main purpose of Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is to make Bitcoin decentralized again. All the features and specifications of Bitcoin Gold is similar to Bitcoin except two aspects; per-block difficulty adjustment and ASIC resistant PoW algorithm. Their mission is to ensure that the system …

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Keccak hashing algorithm (SHA-3) – Keccak Coins and miner for Keccak

coinguides — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:33:39 +0000

Do you feel crypto currency mining is not so fascinating? This bear market could make you feel that way and mining anything is not so profitable currently. It is just a matter of time so keep mining and in the long run you’ll be definitely rewarded. If you ever feel bored then change your routine …

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Equihash PoW Mining Algorithm – List of all Equihash Coins

coinguides — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 12:50:13 +0000

While AMD graphic cards are good at mining Ethash coins, NVIDIA cards are good at mining Equihash and NeoScrypt coins. They are simply better at mining algorithm’s such as Equihash, NeoScrypt, Xevan, lyra2v2 and Tribus. Its proven that NVIDIA cards run solid and provides stable return in these algo’s. If you own a decent NVIDIA …

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Dark Gravity Wave – What is DGW? | Difficulty Retarget Algorithm

coinguides — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:00:14 +0000

In most of our mining guides we’ve shared coins that has difficulty retarget algorithm as Dark Gravity Wave. People often ask what is Dark Gravity wave and how this difficulty retarget algorithm works. If you are following Coin Guides then you’d know that when we give introduction to a coin we’ll first share its technical …

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