Generally, when cryptocurrency enthusiasts hear the word “premine”, they’re disgusted. But, wait! Hear me out… I’m going to change your mind. Here’s why and how, a premine can be a rather good thing, for a blockchain. Funding Assistance If a coin is created, with no premine, and no ICO(that’s a Read more…
Finally, after months and months of empty promises, and sad attempts… Vertcoin has a functional AMD friendly mining software available. Upon release of the miner I was relieved to know that the never-ending project had finally been completed. However, due to the fact that they had missed their promised release Read more…
The fresh release of an ASIC machine can either be good, or bad for a blockchain’s economy and overall health. Due to the release of the Bitmain Z9, I’ve been seeing this topic appear once again, and I figured it was a good time to do a write-up. What Is Read more…
After seeing, “”Does anyone know if it would be possible to run a local p2pool node on a raspberry pi 2? I can’t run my pc 24/7 so anytime i have to restart the p2pool it loses my shares.” on Reddit, I knew it was my time to do some Read more…
Recently, ThePirateBay(a known torrent site) had gotten called out, for making their traffic mine bitcoin or other currency via JavaScript. This had sparked my interest with the idea of browser based mining, and how it can be done. The Non-Shady Concept You visit your favorite blog(damnit, this means it’s not Read more…