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Re:Bitcoin's mining difficulty has increased by 41.9% over t... by elbigbad on Monday December 21, 2015 @11:22PM (#10775809)
The question I haven't seen answered that I'm intrigued by: Assuming I put my 2015 pretty-normal-specs (i7 processor, 8gbs ram) laptop to work bitcoin mining 24 hours a day, how long before I have a single bitcoin?
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Re:Bitcoin's mining difficulty has increased by 41.9% over t... by pmorici on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @12:43AM (#10776058)
Buy a scratch off lottery ticket you would have a better chance of coming out ahead.
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Re:Bitcoin's mining difficulty has increased by 41.9% over t... by techdragon on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @12:11AM (#10775964)
At this point, basically never. Sad but true.
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