Are we seeing the new A7 coming online? That's a huge jump in network power, wow! So much for the halving slowing down network growth.
lets hope they share this power with us soon! I think they've missed their deadline by now.
Topic: Final Diff thread prize is $75 runs Sept 25 to OCT? picks are now closed. - page 7. (Read 8428 times)
October 01, 2016, 12:03:33 AM
lets hope they share this power with us soon! I think they've missed their deadline by now.
September 30, 2016, 11:22:26 AM
25.09.2016 09:16 431424
30.09.2016 15:21 432223
799 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 5.62% Estimated Next Difficulty 254781125633
Remaining Blocks: 1217
it seems hashrate increase slowing down.
30.09.2016 15:21 432223
799 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 5.62% Estimated Next Difficulty 254781125633
Remaining Blocks: 1217
it seems hashrate increase slowing down.
September 30, 2016, 08:26:28 AM
The "Next Difficulty" website paints an even darker picture +11% (range of +8 to +18) using their algorithm and numbers. The BTC price is also still holding in the range of $600-$610. No major changes on the price front for weeks, isn't it?
http://www.nextdifficulty.com/
http://www.nextdifficulty.com/
coinbase price has been 585-631 for 28 days
September 30, 2016, 03:17:19 AM
25.09.2016 09:16 431424
30.09.2016 07:16 432179
755 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 6.64% Estimated Next Difficulty 257238932532
Remaining Blocks: 1261
30.09.2016 07:16 432179
755 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 6.64% Estimated Next Difficulty 257238932532
Remaining Blocks: 1261
September 30, 2016, 01:54:10 AM
The "Next Difficulty" website paints an even darker picture +11% (range of +8 to +18) using their algorithm and numbers. The BTC price is also still holding in the range of $600-$610. No major changes on the price front for weeks, isn't it?
http://www.nextdifficulty.com/
http://www.nextdifficulty.com/
September 29, 2016, 04:14:07 PM
https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty
Bitcoin Difficulty: 241,227,200,230
Estimated Next Difficulty: 262,555,570,992 (+8.84%)
Adjust time: After 1319 Blocks, About 8.5 days -------------Later start for picks 916 will be the start.
Hashrate(?): 1,830,833,624 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):
1 block: 9.2 minutes
3 blocks: 27.7 minutes
6 blocks: 55.4 minutes
Updated: 16:10 (2.9 minutes ago)
please view here
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.16360599
$75 dollar prize picks starting at 916 and ending at 616 will finish this off. (I hope)
Bitcoin Difficulty: 241,227,200,230
Estimated Next Difficulty: 262,555,570,992 (+8.84%)
Adjust time: After 1319 Blocks, About 8.5 days -------------Later start for picks 916 will be the start.
Hashrate(?): 1,830,833,624 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):
1 block: 9.2 minutes
3 blocks: 27.7 minutes
6 blocks: 55.4 minutes
Updated: 16:10 (2.9 minutes ago)
please view here
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.16360599
Those spikes are intense. I was so close last time 
The bitcoin gods will never let you stop this hahahaha there will be no winner for the foreseable future :p
The bitcoin gods will never let you stop this hahahaha there will be no winner for the foreseable future :p$75 dollar prize picks starting at 916 and ending at 616 will finish this off. (I hope)
September 29, 2016, 05:44:56 AM
25.09.2016 09:16 431424
29.09.2016 09:44 432052
628 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 8.51% Estimated Next Difficulty 261748030475
Remaining Blocks: 1388
29.09.2016 09:44 432052
628 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 8.51% Estimated Next Difficulty 261748030475
Remaining Blocks: 1388
September 28, 2016, 01:15:29 PM
numbers are really bad or is the peak spent?
Big peak huuge !
Possibly a burn in test for new gear, or another large pool firing up and testing their setup? Whatever it is, it looks scary. We'll have a 300G difficulty before long (and I remember saying we'll have a 100G diff...).Big peak huuge !
well the s9 at 10 cent power and a diff of 300 makes $3.20 per day
at a diff of 400 makes $1.56 per day
at a diff of 500 makes $0.59 per day
but if you have 5 cent power the s9 makes $2.25 usd a day at a diff of 500
So I can see this moving to a diff of 500 it will take time but looks to happen.
September 28, 2016, 01:03:20 PM
numbers are really bad or is the peak spent?
Big peak huuge !
Possibly a burn in test for new gear, or another large pool firing up and testing their setup? Whatever it is, it looks scary. We'll have a 300G difficulty before long (and I remember saying we'll have a 100G diff...). Big peak huuge !
September 28, 2016, 12:12:46 PM
@philipma1957
no , not really, the peak is spent
seems this time it will happen between 10-15%
25.09.2016 09:16 431424
28.09.2016 16:11 431950
526 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 11.10% Estimated Next Difficulty 268006661971
Remaining Blocks: 1490
no , not really, the peak is spent
seems this time it will happen between 10-15%
25.09.2016 09:16 431424
28.09.2016 16:11 431950
526 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 11.10% Estimated Next Difficulty 268006661971
Remaining Blocks: 1490
September 28, 2016, 11:13:05 AM
numbers are really bad or is the peak spent?
https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty
Bitcoin Difficulty: 241,227,200,230
Estimated Next Difficulty: 257,965,283,462 (+6.94%)
Adjust time: After 1496 Blocks, About 9.9 days
Hashrate(?): 1,912,815,654 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):
1 block: 9.5 minutes
3 blocks: 28.6 minutes
6 blocks: 57.1 minutes
Updated:
Big peak huuge !
https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty
Bitcoin Difficulty: 241,227,200,230
Estimated Next Difficulty: 257,965,283,462 (+6.94%)
Adjust time: After 1496 Blocks, About 9.9 days
Hashrate(?): 1,912,815,654 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):
1 block: 9.5 minutes
3 blocks: 28.6 minutes
6 blocks: 57.1 minutes
Updated:
Big peak huuge !
September 28, 2016, 03:25:58 AM
25.09.2016 09:16 431424
28.09.2016 07:25 431897
473 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 12.39% Estimated Next Difficulty 271103900900
Remaining Blocks: 1543
28.09.2016 07:25 431897
473 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 12.39% Estimated Next Difficulty 271103900900
Remaining Blocks: 1543
September 27, 2016, 11:55:55 PM
Sad to see final thread, it's been a lot of fun thanks phil for running them. It sure is high already I hope it goes down as price does not seem match the difficulty jump up, which makes margins smaller... and smaller.
And I agree ETH is interesting they stopped a theft but at a high cost... price went down even had the ETC come out of it. It was a unique situation with a lot of powerful whales that did not want to lose money.
yeah frankly I could go for 50-100k but for lack of protection I stay in the 10k to 15k area.And I agree ETH is interesting they stopped a theft but at a high cost... price went down even had the ETC come out of it. It was a unique situation with a lot of powerful whales that did not want to lose money.
Right now I have :
4 s-9s = 5200
27 gpus + pcs = 7800
6 or 7 k in mixed coins
2 k in cash
which adds to 22000, but the pc gear has real value so I can be higher in my investment
Also Bitcoin itself hasn't been hacked AFAIK, it is just the exchanges that have to be treating funds like fort knox. I still feel that it is pretty secure holding your coins as long as you don't do sketch stuff.
September 27, 2016, 04:54:09 PM
Are we seeing the new A7 coming online? That's a huge jump in network power, wow! So much for the halving slowing down network growth.
September 27, 2016, 02:53:08 PM
Sad to see final thread, it's been a lot of fun thanks phil for running them. It sure is high already I hope it goes down as price does not seem match the difficulty jump up, which makes margins smaller... and smaller.
And I agree ETH is interesting they stopped a theft but at a high cost... price went down even had the ETC come out of it. It was a unique situation with a lot of powerful whales that did not want to lose money.
yeah frankly I could go for 50-100k but for lack of protection I stay in the 10k to 15k area.And I agree ETH is interesting they stopped a theft but at a high cost... price went down even had the ETC come out of it. It was a unique situation with a lot of powerful whales that did not want to lose money.
Right now I have :
4 s-9s = 5200
27 gpus + pcs = 7800
6 or 7 k in mixed coins
2 k in cash
which adds to 22000, but the pc gear has real value so I can be higher in my investment
September 27, 2016, 01:47:03 PM
Sad to see final thread, it's been a lot of fun thanks phil for running them. It sure is high already I hope it goes down as price does not seem match the difficulty jump up, which makes margins smaller... and smaller.
And I agree ETH is interesting they stopped a theft but at a high cost... price went down even had the ETC come out of it. It was a unique situation with a lot of powerful whales that did not want to lose money.
And I agree ETH is interesting they stopped a theft but at a high cost... price went down even had the ETC come out of it. It was a unique situation with a lot of powerful whales that did not want to lose money.
September 27, 2016, 01:33:08 PM
I think the large theft of BTC from bitfinex set the price back and from the viewpoint of big money guys show the huge weakness of btc
It is too easy to get it stolen and BTC helps the thief to get away with it.
Compare it to ETH while it may be just as easy to steal ETH prevented the thief from keeping it.
I am a nobody money wise in these coin games, but a big player had to be swayed by the results of the two thefts.
It is too easy to get it stolen and BTC helps the thief to get away with it.
Compare it to ETH while it may be just as easy to steal ETH prevented the thief from keeping it.
I am a nobody money wise in these coin games, but a big player had to be swayed by the results of the two thefts.
It's not necessarily a weakness of BTC, but a big player needs to keep big money at the exchange.
It doesn't have to be seen as a bitcoin weakness. If the exchange can this easily get hacked, I can understand why some are not eager to keep value (money or BTC) on services so weak and gave up this business.
As for the diff jumping compared to the ½ ing the s-9 is 2.5 x better the ½ ing is 2 x worse
scale that against the diff of 213 on july 4 the diff should be 266 today it is 241 so the adjustment is lower.
Many fail to see that the jump from s7 to s9 in eff more then makes up for the ½ ing.
scale that against the diff of 213 on july 4 the diff should be 266 today it is 241 so the adjustment is lower.
Many fail to see that the jump from s7 to s9 in eff more then makes up for the ½ ing.
Wow, I didn't know either that the difference between them is SO big.
Yes, if the efficiency also makes up for the halving, then indeed the price is more than OK now for the miners, no reason to force it to rise.
it is actually worse the new s-7's are at .28 to .29 watts a gh the s-9s at .1 to .11 watts a gh
As for what coin to have to be safe I am not so sure big hitters feel safe with either coin as there are a lot of ways to lose them.
But ETH manage to stop a 100 million theft or manipulation coins.
BTC has not done this that I know of.
September 27, 2016, 10:22:22 AM
I think the large theft of BTC from bitfinex set the price back and from the viewpoint of big money guys show the huge weakness of btc
It is too easy to get it stolen and BTC helps the thief to get away with it.
Compare it to ETH while it may be just as easy to steal ETH prevented the thief from keeping it.
I am a nobody money wise in these coin games, but a big player had to be swayed by the results of the two thefts.
It is too easy to get it stolen and BTC helps the thief to get away with it.
Compare it to ETH while it may be just as easy to steal ETH prevented the thief from keeping it.
I am a nobody money wise in these coin games, but a big player had to be swayed by the results of the two thefts.
It's not necessarily a weakness of BTC, but a big player needs to keep big money at the exchange.
It doesn't have to be seen as a bitcoin weakness. If the exchange can this easily get hacked, I can understand why some are not eager to keep value (money or BTC) on services so weak and gave up this business.
As for the diff jumping compared to the ½ ing the s-9 is 2.5 x better the ½ ing is 2 x worse
scale that against the diff of 213 on july 4 the diff should be 266 today it is 241 so the adjustment is lower.
Many fail to see that the jump from s7 to s9 in eff more then makes up for the ½ ing.
scale that against the diff of 213 on july 4 the diff should be 266 today it is 241 so the adjustment is lower.
Many fail to see that the jump from s7 to s9 in eff more then makes up for the ½ ing.
Wow, I didn't know either that the difference between them is SO big.
Yes, if the efficiency also makes up for the halving, then indeed the price is more than OK now for the miners, no reason to force it to rise.
September 27, 2016, 10:06:56 AM
25.09.2016 09:16 431424
27.09.2016 14:06 431779
355 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 12.00% Estimated Next Difficulty 270168286664
Remaining Blocks: 1661
27.09.2016 14:06 431779
355 BLOCKS Estimated Next Difficulty Change: 12.00% Estimated Next Difficulty 270168286664
Remaining Blocks: 1661
September 27, 2016, 07:12:02 AM
So while I did not want to run any more threads it looks like the universe has a different plan for threads then I did.
So one more last thread.
So one more last thread.
I was surprised to see this thread. But it's always a nice surprise.
I do read them and I do enjoy reading them and playing into this.
Funny how before the halving everybody was saying that the hashrate would go down and the price would go up but the complete opposite happened.
If I remember it well, the price had quite a jump last winter. The new price was good enough to cover the mining costs and since then the price mostly grew. We had 240$ or so, and now it's 600$.
The halving was expected to bring a pump and dump, but when everybody expects that, the speculators stay away
There was a pump before the halving (760$?).I think the large theft of BTC from bitfinex set the price back and from the viewpoint of big money guys show the huge weakness of btc
It is too easy to get it stolen and BTC helps the thief to get away with it.
Compare it to ETH while it may be just as easy to steal ETH prevented the thief from keeping it.
I am a nobody money wise in these coin games, but a big player had to be swayed by the results of the two thefts.
As for the diff jumping compared to the ½ ing the s-9 is 2.5 x better the ½ ing is 2 x worse
scale that against the diff of 213 on july 4 the diff should be 266 today it is 241 so the adjustment is lower.
Many fail to see that the jump from s7 to s9 in eff more then makes up for the ½ ing.
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