Hirom ( @Hirom@beehaw.org ) to Technology · 7 months agoBitcoin mining is no longer profitablewww.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1186
arrow-up1186external-linkBitcoin mining is no longer profitablewww.pcworld.com Hirom ( @Hirom@beehaw.org ) to Technology · 7 months agomessage-square72linkfedilink
minus-square kittenroar ( @kittenroar@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoTrue, but the outlay of cost for the hardware was higher than the value of Bitcoin you would receive.
minus-square Boomkop3 ( @Boomkop3@reddthat.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoThe power bill is more of a concern. Eventually it’ll pay itself back
minus-square vrighter ( @vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoit has to pay for itself faster than it becomes unprofitale. Which is never, now
minus-square Boomkop3 ( @Boomkop3@reddthat.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI know, not the point
minus-square DragonTypeWyvern ( @DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoGo for that moonshot bro, your creditors will be happy to wait I’m sure.
minus-square Boomkop3 ( @Boomkop3@reddthat.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoJust clarifying the idea. I don’t support crime by holding up such networks
minus-square MDCCCLV ( @MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoIn theory if you didn’t have heating you could get a cheap used machine and run it and the revenue might cover the cost of heating and you get a free to run space heater.
True, but the outlay of cost for the hardware was higher than the value of Bitcoin you would receive.
The power bill is more of a concern. Eventually it’ll pay itself back
it has to pay for itself faster than it becomes unprofitale. Which is never, now
I know, not the point
Go for that moonshot bro, your creditors will be happy to wait I’m sure.
Just clarifying the idea. I don’t support crime by holding up such networks
In theory if you didn’t have heating you could get a cheap used machine and run it and the revenue might cover the cost of heating and you get a free to run space heater.