Bitcoin Mining vs. Gold Mining: a Comparison
In the ongoing discussion about Bitcoin price volatility, one theory for a rapidly falling Bitcoin price is the fact that so many coins are mined every day. Currently, Bitcoin miners produce 3600 coins daily. These miners must pay bills, such as rent and electricity, which cannot presently be paid for with Bitcoin. Therefore, large portions of Bitcoin mining profit must be converted to fiat in order to pay expenses and keep Bitcoin mining operations afloat. This constant selling creates a baseline of downward pressure on the Bitcoin price; in order for the price to remain stable, demand....
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Bitcoin.com has launched its mining page, where newcomers can learn all the basics about how our favorite digital currency is created. Genesis Mining is helping promote our educational efforts on the mining front by being our first featured cloud mining service. The mining page on Bitcoin.com currently features a brief explanation of Bitcoin mining, with....
Russia can legalize cryptocurrency mining and stablecoins backed by gold under government control, a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament has suggested. The statement comes after Bank of Russia proposed a wide-ranging ban on the use of cryptocurrencies, and their trading and mining. Mining and Some Stablecoins Can Be Legalized in Russia, Duma Deputy Insists The free circulation of cryptocurrencies must not be allowed as they carry risks for unqualified investors, but Russia may permit the use of gold-backed stablecoins and the mining of cryptocurrencies under government control,....
For Bitcoin cloud mining, names quickly come to mind such as Cex.io or PBmining. But what about on the Scrypt side of the spectrum? Genesis Mining plans to change just that. Before going over what makes Genesis Mining stand out, what are some of the benefits of having your hash power the cloud versus setting up your own rig? Well, for one, you don’t have to set it up. Even for experienced miners, it’s a hassle to buy parts and assemble the parts; make sure everything is working, etc. After that, you have to somehow isolate the heat and noise coming from usually multiple graphics cards....
I'm just not a big fan of "miners". No, not the miners themselves but the word itself may be a negative as bitcoin strives for popularity. The word throws us for a loop by taking us back to the days of gold mining and gold coins. So, naturally, bitcoin must be mined like gold but this clearly is a bad word choice. The word means physical work, like when they dug gold out of the ground and refined it with hammer and chisel. Bitcoin miners are not miners at all. They are community record keepers. Imagine if we would have come out of the gate with the bitcoin protocol, releasing periodic....
Trust is a component in both gold currency and Bitcoin, although working in two fundamentally different ways. With gold, trust is almost always required, be it in mining, minting, or banking. On the other hand, with Bitcoin, mandatory trust only enters the equation with a centralized mining network. All other trust requirements with Bitcoin occur when an individual voluntarily gives a company or other person control over his or her coins. However, contrary to popular belief, Bitcoin’s trustless nature does not necessarily make it a winner over gold when it comes to trust. If Bitcoin mining....