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What is Bitcoin Mining and How to get started doing it or is it even worth it!?



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What is Bitcoin Mining and How to get started doing it or is it even worth it!?

I know I can Google this, and for all intents and purposes I have been. But most of everything I reading about it just like 1, 2, 3 BOOM HEAD EXPLOSION! I know what bitcoin is and sort of how it works. So I've some questions about bc (bitcoin) mining hopefully you can answer them and we'll all learn more about how bitcoin (and bitcoin mining) works!

  1. What do you know about bitcoin mining?
  2. Do you do it yourself?
  3. Is bitcoin mining worth doing?
  4. Do you need a super fast/powerful computer to do bc mining?
  5. How much money in bc can you mean from bc mining?
  6. How can you make money from minded bitcoins?

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robertman11
Simply put, and at a very high level, when you make a transaction using BTC, it requires calculations. A Bitcoin miner makes those calculations and a reward is given to the miner. Here is a better explanation:
Bitcoin mining is the process by which transactions are verified and added to the public ledger, known as the block chain, and also the means through which new bitcoin are released.  Anyone with access to the internet and suitable hardware can participate in mining.  The mining process involves compiling recent transactions into blocks and trying to solve a computationally difficult puzzle.  The participant who first solves the puzzle gets to place the next block on the block chain and claim the rewards.  The rewards, which incentivize mining, are both the transaction fees associated with the transactions compiled in the block as well as newly released bitcoin.
From http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bitcoin-mining.asp

  1. More than most, less than many. 
  2. I have in the past. I had 7 Antminer S5s running.
  3. With the above, I made less than $100 per month after power usage payment. I did not have a cheap power source. The Antminer's were $500 or so each and as the calculations became more difficult, the S5s were using more power than producing income. At the current rate, I would not mine enough to pay back the cost of the hardware before they became useless. I sold them all on eBay. 
  4. You can't mine with a computer any more. You have to have an ASIC like the Antminers. (To clarify, you can mine with a computer, it is just pointless as the difficulty is to high and you'll use more power than you earn. You can also mine cryptocurrencies with a computer but this is in regards to BTC).
  5. If you have no or very low power costs, you can earn money. The amount depends on a lot of factors such as how many machines you have running, the heating/cooling system, etc. Check out Bitcoin mines on Youtube, they are pretty amazing. 
  6. Explained above. 



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MusicMoguls
Bitcoin mining is very profitable if you can negotiate a good electricity rate lol! We have 18 Ant Miner S7 miners and we are doing pretty well. You need a dedicated building with exhaust and you also need to run these machines on 240V electric NOT 120V; a lot of people make that mistake but if you run on 240V your electric is 10-15% CHEAPER. The Bitcoin halving is coming and that will drive the price of Bitcoin WAY Up! We are in the process of ordering the S9, the next batch that comes out, and those are 13TH at 1275 Watts are SUPER profitable. If you have any further questions or concerns feel free to contact me on seoclerks.

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idealmike
Man that is insane! I never really realized that people were doing it on that scale. It shows that it must be worth doing it on that level if that's what you're doing. Stacks and rows of miners. I don't even know what it is entirely that I'm looking at only from what you've told me I've never seen that before it seems incredible. I guess I just want to ask the question that's on everyone's lips and that is how much do you make from all of this? Are you running at a profit? What do you do with bc once you've got them anyway? How do you cash out on on them? Use them to buy something more liquid with which you can then convert into cash somehow I guess right? Or are you just stacking up your bc count and waiting until the price doubles before using them? What is Bitcoin Mining and How to get started doing it or is it even worth it!?

You sir, are a genius! Fair play to you.



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Lynne
Yes I've heard of Bitcoin mining, but that is it. It sounds confusing and not something I am interested in pursuing, especially reading Robertman11's answers!



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idealmike
Yeah I hear you Lynne but it's always something you keep hearing about and thinking, is that a niche I can get in on somehow you know? I mean I used to think about it but it is quite a steep learning curve from the start but it's an interesting thing and making some people a lot of money that get into it on some level. I hope to learn more about it in the future and understand it more but I think I got a bit of reading to do and got my fingers in other pies so to speak as it is anyway but it's just that entrepreneur spirit in me or something I guess. What is Bitcoin Mining and How to get started doing it or is it even worth it!?



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danigo
Helloo, jkeyz2 did do you that things. ,i may interested with it,,but the system is how? May you explain more,,do spend that bitcoin or something else to make it cash,,in our country it didnt support that payment



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MusicMoguls
It cost alot of money and you need to make sure you have 240V electric available in your country



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EliteWriter
I never really understood what they are all about, and thanks to robertman and jkeyz2 I learnt a bit what bitcoin mining is. Considering the high electricity rates it would not be profitable at all for me, and I am not inclined to try it out for sure as I believe that there are so many other more feasible and practical ways to earn money.



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MusicMoguls
Here is a video so you can get an idea 17 machines i have the 18th one but it needs a power supply




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