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Topic: is it still worth mining? (Read 3218 times)

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October 26, 2017, 04:17:09 PM
#26
If you have cheap electricity, maybe. Electricity at $0.05 per kilowatt-hour or less is ideal. Unfortunately it might be impossible to recover the cash used to buy the miner. I read an article where the money used to buy miners could actually get a higher profit if BTC were bought directly as the value of BTC rose. Therefore you might want to consider just buying the BTC instead of spending the time, money and effort trying to mine.
You are practically understood the process to make profits on smart way. As you said instead of buying miners and run with electricity cost. We can invest that money in multiple ways like in bitcoins and altcoins as well. Do you think we can't ignore mining for altcoins because am not sure how it gives you hands and it may helps to earn something. I hope you had a very practical experience and some impacts on mining. I will think about investment anyway.
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October 23, 2017, 09:13:08 PM
#25
Hi guys, I heard of lot of 3rd world countries are mining coins....

I'm from the US and IDK if its worth it or not? due to electricity bills and stuff.
As I have heard there are really lots of miners on those 3rd world countries but not on bitcoin mining but rather on altcoin mining instead.Knowing that even on those places the cost of electricity isn't cheap and turning out and comparing the probability of having some good profits will most likely to be seen on altcoin mining but depending on which coin you do mine.Its is actually profitable which most of them do make use 6-10 miners or even more which can be considered as medium scale altcoin mining which would really utilize the usage of those gpu inspite on having an expensive energy.
Mining is a good source of bitcoin, however it was consuming a lots of energy so it's almost break even. Since bitcoin value are starting to increase their price in the market, more miners are continuing their work in mining sites. Therefore I'm sure that countries with cheap price of electricity are very happy because they can earn a lot of income daily.
Agree with you mate bitcoin mining is always worth it, there are also miners building an alternative source of energy to save some money in paying their electricity because mining site consumed huge volume of electricity everyday that is why alternative energy or solar energy in very in demand for the miners and also it was economic friendly. By doing that they can generate much higher profit every day/weeks and month of mining.
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October 23, 2017, 07:10:50 AM
#24
Hi guys, I heard of lot of 3rd world countries are mining coins....

I'm from the US and IDK if its worth it or not? due to electricity bills and stuff.
As I have heard there are really lots of miners on those 3rd world countries but not on bitcoin mining but rather on altcoin mining instead.Knowing that even on those places the cost of electricity isn't cheap and turning out and comparing the probability of having some good profits will most likely to be seen on altcoin mining but depending on which coin you do mine.Its is actually profitable which most of them do make use 6-10 miners or even more which can be considered as medium scale altcoin mining which would really utilize the usage of those gpu inspite on having an expensive energy.
Mining is a good source of bitcoin, however it was consuming a lots of energy so it's almost break even. Since bitcoin value are starting to increase their price in the market, more miners are continuing their work in mining sites. Therefore I'm sure that countries with cheap price of electricity are very happy because they can earn a lot of income daily.
hero member
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October 21, 2017, 10:24:09 PM
#23
Nah its not profitable for the "big coin" as there are warehouse of mining doing it, you can try new coins, they can be more profitable Smiley

 Another ill informed person giving terrible advice.

 See this post....

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.23342615
legendary
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October 21, 2017, 11:39:31 AM
#22
Hi guys, I heard of lot of 3rd world countries are mining coins....

I'm from the US and IDK if its worth it or not? due to electricity bills and stuff.
As I have heard there are really lots of miners on those 3rd world countries but not on bitcoin mining but rather on altcoin mining instead.Knowing that even on those places the cost of electricity isn't cheap and turning out and comparing the probability of having some good profits will most likely to be seen on altcoin mining but depending on which coin you do mine.Its is actually profitable which most of them do make use 6-10 miners or even more which can be considered as medium scale altcoin mining which would really utilize the usage of those gpu inspite on having an expensive energy.
full member
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October 21, 2017, 04:13:58 AM
#21
I think yes it is still worth it if you already have the resources. But if you are thinking of buying the parts needed, then you might get the return for a quite while. Im not saying the mining earning is slow today, but the competition grew already.

So in my opinion, if you are planning to spend a capital for mining, better yet invest it to Bitcoin. Because as all the Bitcoins are mined, the price then might spike up and demand will then be greater then the supply.
sr. member
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October 21, 2017, 02:51:23 AM
#20
Short answer is yes. Long answer: it really depends on how much you're willing to invest into asic machines. Also you have to look at how expansive your electricity is where you live.

Right now I'm mining dash but the difficulty spiked by a lot so its not really worth it for now, I might just switch to an alt coin. Mining is all about making smart moves and keeping your machines as cold as possible (that's another factor you have to look at).
legendary
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Money often costs too much.
October 20, 2017, 07:56:41 PM
#19
mining = gambling. Do you like to gamble?
Not exactly. Gambling ends each round, while mining is a continuous revenue. There is no moment where your have lost your equipment. And the value of coins gained ... just hodl them.
Definitely mining needs deep pockets to endure a longer timespan.
Gambling needs deep pockets to not feel the losses, who will come for sure.
hero member
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October 19, 2017, 06:49:51 PM
#18
i have not long started mining and most services i mine with are paying me more than double back each year, if i can double my original investments each year tean times i would be a very happy man
Ultimately mining suits you. People are so much conscious about this. They want to shift from trading and investing and advertising to something different. They are ready to accept mining as the source of income but I think lack of the knowledge and the expertise made them a little confused. So I suggest mining is really profitable.
Mining is profitable but the only thing is the lack of information on internet and then the persons relating to this are too less in number. You can’t find any better person around you so easily who can help you in your mistakes and problems and then ready to give you better solutions. So yes mining is amazing but it needs some attention.
newbie
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October 14, 2017, 04:01:30 AM
#17
mining = gambling. Do you like to gamble?
legendary
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Money often costs too much.
October 13, 2017, 10:06:44 AM
#16
Hi guys, I heard of lot of 3rd world countries are mining coins....

I'm from the US and IDK if its worth it or not? due to electricity bills and stuff.

The RollingStone magazine once dubbed "Six Ways America Is Like a Third-World Country" so yes, there are a lot of and Us in between them.
No, national economy shouldn't matter on the long run. Depends upon how long you can Hodl. If you mine you should reuse the heat in your home somehow, like a radiator. And keep the BTC.
Than, costs dont really matter.
hero member
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October 13, 2017, 07:11:00 AM
#15
i have not long started mining and most services i mine with are paying me more than double back each year, if i can double my original investments each year tean times i would be a very happy man
Ultimately mining suits you. People are so much conscious about this. They want to shift from trading and investing and advertising to something different. They are ready to accept mining as the source of income but I think lack of the knowledge and the expertise made them a little confused. So I suggest mining is really profitable.
newbie
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October 11, 2017, 03:17:14 AM
#14
What coin is best to mine using GPU at this moment?
newbie
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October 11, 2017, 01:05:28 AM
#13
i have not long started mining and most services i mine with are paying me more than double back each year, if i can double my original investments each year tean times i would be a very happy man
hero member
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October 08, 2017, 02:07:45 PM
#12
Hi guys, I heard of lot of 3rd world countries are mining coins....

I'm from the US and IDK if its worth it or not? due to electricity bills and stuff.
Electricity and mining are like pals. If you have searched through the thread, you must have known by now, that mining consumes a lot of electricity and unless you have a low electricity fee, you may not quickly get your ROI or probably be running losses.

You also just have to make some research on your own to decide how you want to go about it so you can do yourself some favors before quickly opting into it. But sure it pays, if you set it up rightly in the right place.
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October 07, 2017, 03:53:46 PM
#11
It is defo worth mining,, if only on a small scale, like the reply above, don't go for 'main coins, try the alts and newly released, your profits might surprise you..
newbie
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October 07, 2017, 03:50:35 PM
#10
You need a considerable investment. Business plan to be able to mine bitcoin or any other coin. The difficulty has went up and will keep going up, your electricity in your house in most cases will make it unprofitable as time passes without proper execution. I'd say, mining successfully is more risky than most investments. Just buy bitcoin or litecoin and ride it up!
full member
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October 06, 2017, 03:17:18 PM
#9
It depends on how much capital you need to invest in mining rigs. the more you have it the more you'll earn. but right now its hard to run a mining rigs espcially when the market goes down, definitely ur rigs might affected too.
newbie
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October 06, 2017, 01:39:52 PM
#8
Nah its not profitable for the "big coin" as there are warehouse of mining doing it, you can try new coins, they can be more profitable Smiley
legendary
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October 06, 2017, 01:15:46 PM
#7
Hi guys, I heard of lot of 3rd world countries are mining coins....

I'm from the US and IDK if its worth it or not? due to electricity bills and stuff.

Now mining altcoins are much profitable than bitcoin because of the fast mining with the less hash rate expectation to mine the coins easily. If you are planning to invest on ASIC miner you can make much better profit with the multiple rigs. GPU mining will be fit for ETH or Monero mining. Check the near by electronic market to get the components to do set up.
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Alea iacta est
October 06, 2017, 01:07:03 PM
#6
Hi guys, I heard of lot of 3rd world countries are mining coins....

I'm from the US and IDK if its worth it or not? due to electricity bills and stuff.
It depens on how big you can scale. If you have access to cheap internet and you have some capital to invest in miners then it should be profitable for you. If you're just looking to mine bitcoins with your computer it wouldn't be profitable. There are a bunch of calculators out there that will help you estimate how much you will make from mining at the current difficulty.
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October 06, 2017, 10:25:01 AM
#5
it is worth if cheap electricity otherwise does not.
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October 06, 2017, 09:27:07 AM
#4
A cheap electricity will prove that mining is worth it, but if your electricity is more than what you earn than what you earn from mining, then of course you can tell it yourself that mining is not worth it. But I think US have low cost of electricity compared to us, so try if it worth your risk, if you want to be on mining.
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October 06, 2017, 08:43:21 AM
#3
all this is similar to what it was before... it looks Like the shares at that time.for this it is more logical to invest in bitcoin and watch the course.
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October 06, 2017, 02:11:20 AM
#2
If you have cheap electricity, maybe. Electricity at $0.05 per kilowatt-hour or less is ideal. Unfortunately it might be impossible to recover the cash used to buy the miner. I read an article where the money used to buy miners could actually get a higher profit if BTC were bought directly as the value of BTC rose. Therefore you might want to consider just buying the BTC instead of spending the time, money and effort trying to mine.
newbie
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October 06, 2017, 01:11:00 AM
#1
Hi guys, I heard of lot of 3rd world countries are mining coins....

I'm from the US and IDK if its worth it or not? due to electricity bills and stuff.
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